Living Expenses for single person

Gael23 · 13-01-2014 6:47pm #1

What's a decent salary for a single person to live on? Mainly interested in outside Dublin.

Scouser · 13-01-2014 6:47pm

1million dollars

Cash

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 13-01-2014 6:48pm

€400,000 a year. Covers the essentials

kneemos · 13-01-2014 6:48pm

Depends what you call living sugar.

oppenheimer1 · 13-01-2014 6:49pm

ryanf1 wrote: »

What's a decent salary for a single person to live on? Mainly interested in outside Dublin.

That's an impossible question to answer tbh. Only you can decide if the wage offered can meet your lifestyle expectations.

Gael23 · 13-01-2014 6:53pm

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

That's an impossible question to answer tbh. Only you can decide if the wage offered can meet your lifestyle expectations.

I know there are many variables but for rent, bills, food etc. would say 1k a month or so cover all that?

kneemos · 13-01-2014 6:55pm

ryanf1 wrote: »

I know there are many variables but for rent, bills, food etc. would say 1k a month or so cover all that?

Minimum wage then.

renraw · 13-01-2014 6:56pm

To have a life? 25k. It just depends on how you spend money!

Bepolite · 13-01-2014 6:57pm

Anything around €30,000 should be fairly decent outside of Dublin.

Gael23 · 13-01-2014 6:58pm

No it's not minimum wage but I'm just finishing college so want to get an idea what it costs to live!

Arthur Rimbaud · 13-01-2014 6:59pm

€22k would have you renting a house, eating out once a week, or be able to afford having friends over for dinner, and 2 or 3 foreign holidays, within Europe, and be able to buy nice, but not extravagant clothes.

Source: personal experience.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 13-01-2014 6:59pm

ryanf1 wrote: »

What's a decent salary for a single person to live on? Mainly interested in outside Dublin.

Do you drive?
Are you gonna need sky tv, broadband?
Mobile phone?
Gym?
Rent a room or a whole apartment?
Cook food or eat out?
Drink/smoke?
Designer clothes or penny's?

Answer those and you'll have a better idea.

renraw · 13-01-2014 7:00pm

Bepolite wrote: »

Anything around €30,000 should be fairly decent outside of Dublin.

Where in fairness, are you living??

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 13-01-2014 7:01pm

Arthur Rimbaud wrote: »

€22k would have you renting a house, eating out once a week, or be able to afford having friends over for dinner, and 2 or 3 foreign holidays, within Europe, and be able to buy nice, but not extravagant clothes.

Source: personal experience.

:eek: fair f*cks. I couldn't do all that on 22k

Chucken · 13-01-2014 7:02pm

ryanf1 wrote: »

No it's not minimum wage but I'm just finishing college so want to get an idea what it costs to live!

LOL

Pity they don't teach stuff like that eh?

Have you not been living up to now?

Gael23 · 13-01-2014 7:05pm

]Do you drive? No, and won't be anytime soon
Are you gonna need sky tv, broadband?
Mobile phone? Yes ,currently €35 a month
Gym? Yes, and fitness classes which are extra cost
Rent a room or a whole apartment? 1 bed if affordable
Cook food or eat out? Maybe eat out once or twice a week
Drink/smoke? Very occasional drinker
Designer clothes or penny's? I mostly shop in the likes of Next and river island. Sometimes would buy designer clothes for christmas or occasions

Answer those and you'll have a better idea.

Chucken · 13-01-2014 7:07pm

Scouser wrote: »

1million dollars

Cash

This. ^^^

ryanf1 wrote: »

]Do you drive? No, and won't be anytime soon
Are you gonna need sky tv, broadband?
Mobile phone? Yes ,currently €35 a month
Gym? Yes, and fitness classes which are extra cost
Rent a room or a whole apartment? 1 bed if affordable
Cook food or eat out? Maybe eat out once or twice a week
Drink/smoke? Very occasional drinker
Designer clothes or penny's? I mostly shop in the likes of Next and river island. Sometimes would buy designer clothes for christmas or occasions

Answer those and you'll have a better idea.

Gael23 · 13-01-2014 7:08pm

Chucken wrote: »

LOL

Pity they don't teach stuff like that eh?

Have you not been living up to now?

Well yes but on a student budget!

wexie · 13-01-2014 7:09pm

ryanf1 wrote: »

No it's not minimum wage but I'm just finishing college so want to get an idea what it costs to live!

'tis a very hard question to answer, I think you might be better off looking for a job, or even just looking for job adds and then see what they're paying and where they are.

Then you can sit down and work it out.

rent
electricity
heating
insurance
car
car tax
insurance
maintenance
food
tv
broadband
etc. etc. etc.

Also you'll probably find it varies wildly from person to person.

renraw · 13-01-2014 7:09pm

Bepolite wrote: »

Anything around €30,000 should be fairly decent outside of Dublin.

Arthur Rimbaud wrote: »

€22k would have you renting a house, eating out once a week, or be able to afford having friends over for dinner, and 2 or 3 foreign holidays, within Europe, and be able to buy nice, but not extravagant clothes.

Source: personal experience.

I'd love that life! Where are you living?? Under a bridge?

Chucken · 13-01-2014 7:10pm

ryanf1 wrote: »

Well yes but on a student budget!

But sure if you survived on that, use it as the amount you can live on.

You're not suddenly going to change your lifestyle are you?

BMJD · 13-01-2014 7:11pm

How much do you spend on cocaine per week?

I'll knock 10% off your current dealer.

the groutch · 13-01-2014 7:12pm

After doing several detailed calculations, I've deduced that you're going to need.....

about tree fiddy.

stek · 13-01-2014 7:14pm

something to remember is that the tax man rides the hole off single people (like me). if you make anything over 25k you will pay 60% tax on it..

kneemos · 13-01-2014 7:14pm

All you really need to know is rent you can figure the rest surely.

Arthur Rimbaud · 13-01-2014 7:22pm

renraw wrote: »

I'd love that life! Where are you living?? Under a bridge?

No, Donegal.

I rented a nice 3 bed house for a hundred quid a week, near the sea, walking distance to major shops, town, etc. (the OP did say "outside Dublin").

Despite what people say, 22k a year (net) is actually a great salary. My gross salary was 24k, I paid 4k in tax, so it was actually €20k net. Despite all the complaining people do about punitive taxation, that's only 16% tax I paid as a full time PAYE worker.

Surfing every day, living in bliss, with €1700 net in my account every month and tiny rent, really now, anything else would have been greedy!:)

renraw · 13-01-2014 7:27pm

Arthur Rimbaud wrote: »

No, Donegal.

I rented a nice 3 bed house for a hundred quid a week, near the sea, walking distance to major shops, town, etc. (the OP did say "outside Dublin").

Despite what people say, 22k a year (net) is actually a great salary. My gross salary was 24k, I paid 4k in tax. Despite all the complaining people do about punitive taxation, that's only 16% tax I paid as a full time PAYE worker.

Surfing every day, living in bliss, with €1700 net in my account every month and tiny rent, really now, anything else would have been greedy!:)

Fair play to ya lad! I believe ya, thousands wouldn't...how bad!

Arthur Rimbaud · 13-01-2014 7:30pm

renraw wrote: »

Fair play to ya lad! I believe ya, thousands wouldn't...how bad!

which part do you have a problem with ? look at rents outside of dublin if you don't believe me.

Some people in dublin pay 700 quid a month for bedsits. On the other hand,

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1408241
http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1408451

€22k is a comfortable life outside of Dublin, for someone young with no family.

Chucken · 13-01-2014 7:32pm

renraw wrote: »

Fair play to ya lad! I believe ya, thousands wouldn't...how bad!

What do you not believe? That he got a house for that money?

Here you go...http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1411813

renraw · 13-01-2014 7:35pm

Arthur Rimbaud wrote: »

which part do you have a problem with ? look at rents outside of dublin if you don't believe me.

Some people in dublin pay 700 quid a month for bedsits. On the other hand,

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1408241
http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1408451

€22k is a comfortable life outside of Dublin, for someone young with no family.

Sound out! fair play to ya!

Tis great lad, its really brilliant!

Bepolite · 13-01-2014 7:36pm

renraw wrote: »

Where in fairness, are you living??

Me? Central Dublin on combined income of about €60,000 (we used to be on more before I went back to college). I reckon the cheapness of living as a couple cancels out the cost of Dublin living so €30,000 for the OP.

We spend around 3-5K on holidays each year, eat out once a week and pay the bills with a fair bit lest over for savings.

renraw · 13-01-2014 7:36pm

Chucken wrote: »

What do you not believe? That he got a house for that money?

Here you go...http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1411813

WOW, I doubt it though...ha

Chucken · 13-01-2014 7:45pm

renraw wrote: »

WOW, I doubt it though...ha

Why?

renraw · 13-01-2014 7:48pm

Chucken wrote: »

Why?

I doubt it because "common sense kicks in"

BrokenArrows · 13-01-2014 7:50pm

stek wrote: »

something to remember is that the tax man rides the hole off single people (like me). if you make anything over 25k you will pay 60% tax on it..

That's not correct. You pay €32,800 @ 20%, Balance @ 41%
http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/it1.html

renraw · 13-01-2014 7:50pm

Bepolite wrote: »

Anything around €30,000 should be fairly decent outside of Dublin.

Where did you say anything about "we", rather than "I"...!!

Bepolite · 13-01-2014 7:52pm

renraw wrote: »

Where did you say anything about "we", rather than "I"...!!

Apologies if dividing by 2 escapes you.

renraw · 13-01-2014 7:53pm

Bepolite wrote: »

Apologies if dividing by 2 escapes you.

Grow up! what does the title say! LIVING EXPENSES FOR A SINGLE PERSON!

Bepolite · 13-01-2014 7:54pm

renraw wrote: »

Grow up! what does the title say! LIVING EXPENSES FOR A SINGLE PERSON!

I'll guide you through it:

60,0000

= 30,000
2

Got it now?

renraw · 13-01-2014 7:57pm

Bepolite wrote: »

I'll guide you through it:

60,0000
= 30,000
2

Got it now?

2 divided by 1 = (what)

A fool dividing whatever, equals an = eegit

Even though, initial request was? A SINGLE PERSON

Bepolite · 13-01-2014 7:58pm

renraw wrote: »

2 divided by 1 = (what)

A fool dividing whatever, equals an = eegit

Even though, initial request was? A SINGLE PERSON

LOL troll fail. How much does living under a bridge cost?

renraw · 13-01-2014 8:00pm

Bepolite wrote: »

LOL troll fail. How much does living under a bridge cost?

really?

Go to bed! silly person!

Gael23 · 13-01-2014 8:05pm

I should start around the 20k mark but in a couple of years that should double.so around mid 40s by the time im in.my 30s

Bepolite · 13-01-2014 8:07pm

ryanf1 wrote: »

I should start around the 20k mark but in a couple of years that should double.so around mid 40s by the time im in.my 30s

That should be grand outside of Dublin. You might struggle a bit to start with, just keep your rent down as much as pos.

renraw · 13-01-2014 8:08pm

Bepolite wrote: »

That should be grand outside of Dublin. You might struggle a bit to start with, just keep your rent down as much as pos.

Go to bed sir/madam! really... enough!!

renraw · 13-01-2014 8:09pm

Bepolite wrote: »

That should be grand outside of Dublin. You might struggle a bit to start with, just keep your rent down as much as pos.

I never take to answering or commenting but I take bepolite to be extremely offensive and just a horrible human being!

ImDave · 13-01-2014 8:30pm

Not to de-rail the thread, but is anyone in Dublin renting a decent spot for themselves on a salary of around €36k?

Super-Rush · 13-01-2014 8:30pm

renraw wrote: »

Where in fairness, are you living??

renraw wrote: »

I'd love that life! Where are you living?? Under a bridge?

renraw wrote: »

Fair play to ya lad! I believe ya, thousands wouldn't...how bad!

renraw wrote: »

Sound out! fair play to ya!

Tis great lad, its really brilliant!

renraw wrote: »

WOW, I doubt it though...ha

renraw wrote: »

I doubt it because "common sense kicks in"

renraw wrote: »

Where did you say anything about "we", rather than "I"...!!

renraw wrote: »

Grow up! what does the title say! LIVING EXPENSES FOR A SINGLE PERSON!

renraw wrote: »

2 divided by 1 = (what)

A fool dividing whatever, equals an = eegit

Even though, initial request was? A SINGLE PERSON

renraw wrote: »

really?

Go to bed! silly person!

renraw wrote: »

Go to bed sir/madam! really... enough!!

renraw wrote: »

I never take to answering or commenting but I take bepolite to be extremely offensive and just a horrible human being!

What is your problem exactly?

anncoates · 13-01-2014 8:32pm

So many lifestyle variables to consider.

You need to assess your intended lifestyle fully before assessing the necessary wage.

Miss Lockhart · 13-01-2014 8:33pm

Bepolite wrote: »

I'll guide you through it:

60,0000
= 30,000
2

Got it now?

Living expenses for a single person are rarely simply half those of a couple. I'm not saying 30k won't be plenty, but this reasoning makes little sense in light of your comment regarding the cheapness of living as a couple.

Scouser · 13-01-2014 8:50pm

all depends where you live (rent)

where you work (commute)

how you live (socialise, shop, car etc etc)

as a single man you would want 25k+ to even consider it

a house share would cost you 400quid min for a room

house rents go skyward from €1000

Living Expenses for single person

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