A FEW DAYS ago, it was revealed that Dublin ranks among the most expensive cities to live in Europe.
Of course this won’t come as a surprise to anyone that lives here…
1. Dublin: the city where people are charged nearly €3 for a bottle of water
Sure doesn’t it fall from the sky, etc.
2. And where protein bars are a frankly extortionate price
€4.40!
3. A city where restaurants have the gall to charge €8 for a bowl of porridge
Your mother would be appalled.
4. And fancy hotels think €35 is reasonable for an Irish breakfast
€40 if you count the room service charge.
5. Dublin: where €775,000 will get you a three-bed semi-detached house
While you can get a private cottage overlooking an enormous lake for less in Co. Cork
6. Dublin: where you can expect to pay €800 for the privilege of sharing a house with strangers
7. After you’ve paid nearly a fiver for a tiny chicken fillet
TO SAY NOTHING OF THE COUSCOUS.
8. And €10.60 for a glass of white wine
Wonderful.
9. Where a queue to get into Jo Malone to be expected
10. And you can expect to pay four quid for what is essentially stock
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
11. Nothing says ‘Celtic Tiger’ like ‘delivery doggy treat’
12. Or a €12 box of cereal
13. And can we talk about the cocktails?
Lads, take it down a notch.
14. The most notions-y thing of all, though? ATMs refusing to give out smaller denominations
Jesus wept.
Amazed that Temple Bar receipt didn’t get another run out
It seems to me that the majority of items and prices quoted are predominantly from one quarter of the city, targeting a specific demograph – all examples shown are from Dublin 2, Dublin 4, and Dublin 6.
Meanwhile, one can also get a breakfast roll and coffee for €2.75 in Centra on North King Street: why is this? Perhaps because the much-hyped recovery is only benefitting certain sectors of the city – while the rest are left behind with Garda stations closed amidst open gang warfare, as indicated by the march last night in the inner city.
Two Dublins exist; one of which is eminently reported on by the media – and the other studiously ignored.
Oops, did I not ‘get with the recovery’? Ah well…
Utter nonsense.
If you don’t want to pay €3 for a bottle of water – Don’t f–king pay €3 for a bottle of water.
Likewise wine, or a bowl of stock.
Unfortunate the housing issue is a little more complex and its a matter of supply and demand. We have a choicer there too in voting for local councils and governments with a plan to address this. But half of us don’t bother voting at all so…
€10.60 for a glass of white wine…just don’t pay it. Time that Dubs started to organise a ‘boycott the pub’ day – until these greedy publicans get the message.
They have such a powerful lobby and influence over our politicians that they can prevent a large Wetherspoons pub and restaurant from opening in Camden street.
A project that would provide jobs and business not to mention punters being able to avail of a tipple at a very affordable price.
It was at the airport, food & drink is always expensive at the airport because they have a captive audience.
I genuinely am happy enough for Dublin to have as many expensive places to eat as humanly possible, my favourite thing about finding a restaurant is finding somewhere kind of diamond in the rough where the food is good, the atmosphere is good and the prices are in line with the quality of the food. If you want silver service it is fair enough that you should expect to pay for it. What really annoys me is the constant creeping of all prices in an upward direction without any increase in service levels or food quality.
You check how much the chicken costs before you buy it. I’ve to save for my operation, now there is a receipt that’ll make you cry, I’m checking the price in everything. At this rate I should be able to get the surgery in oh saw a year. This is off topic, sorry. Also yeah certain areas mentioned there. I live in Dublin 8 and it’s not nearly as expensive
I always here people saying Dublin is the most expensive this-and-that. But i think most people deep down think this, on some level, is a good thing – despite complaining about it.
Its not a good thing, you may think high wages offset high cost of living (which they often do) but they don’t in Ireland. Even with high wages the cost of living still puts the irish on par with poorer EU states, below Cyprus in fact. In terms of ACTUAL consumption, irish people get a lesser quality of life for their money.
A bowl of porridge may be valued at 8 euro but its real cost is 1.5% of your weekly wage, im not sure you would see that in many other places.
Didn’t even need to read this article to get the gist. The author must be a stupid mullah begrudger.
Makes me sick, you all come to this beautiful city to work and live and constantly give out about it. F*ck back off to you sheep shite holes if Dublin disagrees with you so much.
Prices aren’t a sudden surprise that gets sprung on you when you get to the cash desk. Don’t like the price? Don’t buy it. Simple.