Would it be cheaper to live in Enhland

Feck Enhland. I'm for Whales.

Icaras wrote: »

But the council tax pays for something like all bins, emergency services (which can be pretty good) , greens to be cut and kept tidy and some sort of sensible planning when new developments are being build - like having shops within walking distance.

Well, even if that was the case here, try sell that to the Irish public who do not like parting with their cash!

Tail Docker wrote: »

That post is made all the funnier by reality, where everything here is dearer..

Really? Think its about the same, well it is with NI after currency conversion.

efb wrote: »

Not really, and the pay in the UK is lower

It is correct. I work for a british multinational in Ireland. I occasionally am seconded to the UK where I fall under the UK tax system whilst working there. I pay considerably less tax in the UK on the same earnings than I would here. I can make a direct comparison.

The tax bands are completely different. You need to be earning considerably more to hit the higher tax rates in the UK. And there is not the USC sucking up another chunk.

What makes you think that I was wrong?

Lived in england for a bit as a student and worked though college there

The pay is far lower over there
Council tax in a crap area of Liverpool would be around 1k per year on a salary of someone getting 12k per which is min wage its quiet a lot
Then you got water charges
Car tax however is cheaper

Lets compaire shall we


Ireland
House worth between 150k and 200k in Dublin
Property tax €315
Water chargers €240
Bin collection €240 (average)
Total: €795 per year on 2014 figures

England
House worth around 100k in Liverpool (houses are cheaper there)
council tax £1,936.27
Water around 160 pounds a year
No bin charges as its in council tax
total 2096.27 pounds per year

Dont forget they pay higher prsi etc too in the UK on 600 pounds a week they took around 200 from tax and prsi there

jjbrien wrote: »

Lived in england for a bit as a student and worked though college there

The pay is far lower over there
Council tax in a crap area of Liverpool would be around 1k per year on a salary of someone getting 12k per which is min wage its quiet a lot
Then you got water charges
Car tax however is cheaper

Lets compaire shall we


Ireland
House worth between 150k and 200k in Dublin
Property tax €315
Water chargers €240
Bin collection €240 (average)
Total: €795 per year on 2014 figures

England
House worth around 100k in Liverpool (houses are cheaper there)
council tax £1,936.27
Water around 160 pounds a year
No bin charges as its in council tax
total 2096.27 pounds per year

Dont forget they pay higher prsi etc too in the UK on 600 pounds a week they took around 200 from tax and prsi there

The council tax bands aren't based on the current value,they are based on the value in 1991, the year before council tax was introduced. So on a house currently worth 100k it would probably be less than that, especially outside London.

If you live alone you get a 25% discount and also if you earn less than a certain amount a week or are on benefits

theteal wrote: »

That council tax figure is a chunk higher than I'd expect. Our 2 bed house in Romford (london borough of havering) is worth about £220k and council tax is ~£1300. It does seem steep at first but I can get a basic weekly shop here for £30 and I was drinking pints for £2.39 last night so that stuff helps even it up. Also got a root canal done for £240 a couple of years ago!

Enhland ftw!

When I lived in London, the council tax on the 2 bed flat we rented in chiswick was £1700. Outside of London I'd expect it to be a lot less.

Cost of living is a lot less there, definitely cheaper than Ireland. And the NHS is brilliant. I'd move back there tomorrow if I could