Living in Dublin while going to TCD

Ekancone

Hi as per my post below im thinking of doing a masters at TCD. I am wondering what the cost of living is like for a Msc student going to TCD? Im talking about basic living expenses. I have calculated that going to the UK will cost me between €20,000 - €30,000 incl fees depending on where i go. Not including the fees, how much do people reckon it would set me back if my cash is limited (in otherwords im paying for myself). Where is reasonable to live in terms of rent/distance from TCD?

Any advice appreciated

ApeXaviour

I know of people who get by on €12,000 (£8,000) per year. That's accomodation, food and some drinking money. It's a thrifty lifestyle granted but it can easily be done.

Ekancone

ApeXaviour wrote:

I know of people who get by on €12,000 (£8,000) per year. That's accomodation, food and some drinking money. It's a thrifty lifestyle granted but it can easily be done.

Yeah i can be as thrifty as they come, where did they live?

Boston

forget renting in trinity, expensive, restrictive hole. You're talking between 400 and 500 euro a month renting in dublin per month per person sharing, not including bills like gas and power.

Ekancone

Boston wrote:

forget renting in trinity, expensive, restrictive hole. You're talking between 400 and 500 euro a month renting in dublin per month per person sharing, not including bills like gas and power.

Wow, someone reckoned Drumcondra would be reasonable enough, that not the case?

400 - 500 is about right for either;
3+ people in house anywhere in city centre
Really, really bad place (saw a couple for €100 per week - no natural light or room)
2 Bed quite far out

rudie-

phibsboro is the place to be if your within 5 mins walk to the shopping center you can get decent rent i that neck of the woods. if you want somewhere nice go for the ifsc looked at a few places there last year, all very nice, expensive unless your sharing tho

Edwardius

err, look at daft.ie to get an idea of rent prices. A single person apartment is way too pricey. Drumcondra is the habitat of schoolteachers, students and general midland folk and you probably won't get murdered there (don't walk hone through summerhill at night, in this case, you will). phibsboro ok to live in (it gets a bit hairy towards cabra though), easy to get into town, decent facilities, generally well constructed houses and full of bloody students too. rathmines, rathgar and ranelagh seem to be half reasonable when it comes to renting on the southside. Be warned though, you really are ****ed if looking for a house, given the letting market at the minute. it's ridiculous.

Ekancone

Dead Ed wrote:

err, look at daft.ie to get an idea of rent prices. A single person apartment is way too pricey. Drumcondra is the habitat of schoolteachers, students and general midland folk and you probably won't get murdered there (don't walk hone through summerhill at night, in this case, you will). phibsboro ok to live in (it gets a bit hairy towards cabra though), easy to get into town, decent facilities, generally well constructed houses and full of bloody students too. rathmines, rathgar and ranelagh seem to be half reasonable when it comes to renting on the southside. Be warned though, you really are ****ed if looking for a house, given the letting market at the minute. it's ridiculous.

Im not going for another year, if i go at all. thanks for advice

I've just been through the whole process and decided that this year (my final) I wanted a place that was quiet and comfortable.

So I ended up pretty much beside Trinity though it is expensive!

Saying that - its the same price as as some places in Rathmines that were a damn sight further out and in no way as good a nick.

Plus I have a Balcony!

Lesson of the story - take your time and look around, and be careful when looking around Rathmines as there is a load of **** in the market at the moment.

I'd agree with Boston - on campus is overpriced for what you get, my current place is on par with the price of Goldsmith and I get a flat shared with one other person.

Ekancone

Never mind

daithifleming

daithifleming wrote:

Never mind

I'd imagine that there are quite a few people who are in the same position as you, but are coming this year.

Ekancone

Deleted User wrote:

I'd imagine that there are quite a few people who are in the same position as you, but are coming this year.

No that was an edit, i had just said that i had found really cheap places on daft.ie but then i discovered that they are shared rooms...


Actually i dont have a clue what im looking for, what postcodes should i be ideally looking for?

Boston

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daithifleming

daithifleming wrote:

No that was an edit, i had just said that i had found really cheap places on daft.ie but then i discovered that they are shared rooms...


Actually i dont have a clue what im looking for, what postcodes should i be ideally looking for?

Sorry about that!

D1/D2 for proximity, but they are pricey.

D4/D6 have some nice places for less...

Any further then that and you're going to be trekking in

Not sure of the Northside postcodes.

spurious

North Strand/Fairview is a 20 minute walk from Trinity (if that).
Dublin 3.

Boston

spurious wrote:

North Strand/Fairview is a 20 minute walk from Trinity (if that).
Dublin 3.

I've come accross something odd of late, daft.ie seems to think the northstrand is in dublin 1, now maybe some of it is but certainly not where I live.

Daft also thinks that Tallaght is City Centre....

cianclarke

Deleted User wrote:

Lesson of the story - take your time and look around, and be careful when looking around Rathmines as there is a load of **** in the market at the moment.

Second that one, there is a *lot* of **** on rathmines - all three places I saw on Rathmines Road Lower were abysmal for the price they were charging. Thankfully got somewhere nice in the end, but on the pricier end of the scale.
The only place any way decent seems to be daft.ie. Also, if you're looking for city centre keep in mind that D2 has plenty of spots, but there are parts of D8 which are only slightly further down the quays but still very central.

newestUser

Remember to check if you can get a Higher Education Grant from a Local Authority. There's some details about it on this thread.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055121639

If you're eligible, you get about 3000 euro per year and your fees paid up to about 5000 euro. Not too shabby!

Ekancone

newestUser wrote:

Remember to check if you can get a Higher Education Grant from a Local Authority. There's some details about it on this thread.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055121639

If you're eligible, you get about 3000 euro per year and your fees paid up to about 5000 euro. Not too shabby!

Yeah im getting the grant now so i should get it when i go to 4th level.