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At what salary in Ireland can you be considered to have a decent life?

steddyeddy

Obviously this is highly subjective and dependent on your dependents but let's say talk about single life and married/partnered with two kids. A lot of people say the harder you work in this country the more screwed over you get and in some ways I agree. So what would you have to do to have the sort of life you want?

Which professions would you bank on to have a decent life here?

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Dravokivich

Shenshen wrote: »

I don't feel we're denying ourselves anything at the moment (current combined income just over 40k, and we're paying back a mortgage), but I'm never short on things I would spend money on if I had more.

You'll be a bit stuffed if you were looking for that mortgage now.

beertons

Another 10 or so wouldn't go astray.

Shenshen

I don't feel we're denying ourselves anything at the moment (current combined income just over 40k, and we're paying back a mortgage), but I'm never short on things I would spend money on if I had more.

osarusan

What's 'a decent life'?

Boaty

For a single person, 50k would give a very decent lifestyle

Winterlong

Depends on where you live.
Depends on your financial commitments.
Depends on how much want to put away for savings/pension.
Depends on your expectations of a 'decent life'.

In my case this is always 10% more than I earn.

endacl

Depends on your outgoings.

We did a budget there yesterday. Our bills (mortgage, utilities, insurance, housekeeping etc.) come to about €900 a month. We're doing grand. If we'd bought a house at the height of the lunacy, we'd be fcuked.

tigger123

It's all tied to house prices and mortgage repayments, so currently with the housing crisis what it takes to have a comfortable life is way over inflated. I'd reckon a combined income of 120k per year between you and your partner (?)

If house prices became more realistic that would tumble. Ditto with childcare costs.

snubbleste

AnthonyCny wrote: »

Living in Donegal, I can survive easily live with my girlfriend on approx. €30k per year. Includes rent and at least 2 foreign holidays a year.
No children. I hear they are expensive.

Well, up there it is different.

Mantis Toboggan

Depends very much on where you live.

Grayson

Depends on where you live. If you're a single person in their 30's it'd be nice to rent your own place. Just a small one bed flat. That would cost a fortune anywhere in Dublin and would be out of reach of a lot of people. Even sharing a flat with someone is too expensive now. I've heard of rooms in apts going for a grand a month in Dublin. Outside Dublin the price drops dramatically. The single biggest expense for most people is the mortgage/rent.

AnthonyCny

Living in Donegal, I can survive easily live with my girlfriend on approx. €30k per year. Includes rent and at least 2 foreign holidays a year.

No children. I hear they are expensive.

Parachutes

Even people on minimum wage here have 10x better life than most people on the planet.