Years ago I talked with Americans who ERed in rural Ireland and they couldn't say enough good things about the place, including that the cost of land and cost of living was reasonable.
Lately I have been hearing that rural Ireland is no longer inexpensive and may be downright expensive.
Anyone out there who can give us some reference points on cost of living vs the U.S.?
Also, I know in Ireland you'd have a smaller car, you wouldn't expect to necessarily have all the goodies you can get at WalMart here etc, so I am trying to compare a reasonable middle-of-the-road lifestyle by local standards in Ireland with a reasonable middle-of-the-road cost of living here, (for example, something like spending 30k a year for a couple in North Carolina, fully paid house, and not including health insurance, car depreciation or investment management fees.)
Any thoughts?
Lately I have been hearing that rural Ireland is no longer inexpensive and may be downright expensive.
Anyone out there who can give us some reference points on cost of living vs the U.S.?
Also, I know in Ireland you'd have a smaller car, you wouldn't expect to necessarily have all the goodies you can get at WalMart here etc, so I am trying to compare a reasonable middle-of-the-road lifestyle by local standards in Ireland with a reasonable middle-of-the-road cost of living here, (for example, something like spending 30k a year for a couple in North Carolina, fully paid house, and not including health insurance, car depreciation or investment management fees.)
Any thoughts?