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Not that I’m aware of, though it would be nice. I get why though. I moved to Dublin from the US (from an expensive part of California) and I was shocked by the
by BlackjackCF 3y ago
Not that I’m aware of, though it would be nice.
I get why though. I moved to Dublin from the US (from an expensive part of California) and I was shocked by the rent. It was more expensive than apartments I was paying for in the US, but Irish software wages are a fraction of what you’d get in the US.
- elictronic 3y agoI am a little surprised by this. Are you sure you were comparing similiar styles and areas. Looking around online Dublin looks to be 26% cheaper than San Francisco. Rent for a single person is quite a bit lower and even rent for a family shows it to be lower but not by as much? I just glanced at https://livingcost.org/cost/dublin/san-francisco https://livingcost.org/cost/dublin/san-francisco so not sure how accurate those style calculators are and is the cause of my questioning your statement.
- shevlinn 3y agoThe conditions of some properties in Dublin are abominable. My friend paid $1000 a month for a 70sq foot room with no windows or ventilation, in a 3 bed house with a single bathroom. Most new grad's going in to SWE from a top university in the country would be making on average 38k annual after tax. If you're irish, there's no point putting yourself through the misery of living in Dublin. You can just go live in London, or work remote and live anywhere in the EU.
- Macha 3y agoIt's 26% cheaper on rent than SF but half the gross salaries for software devs and higher taxes on that gross. Also, SF is possibly one the worst places on earth for affordability, alongside Manhattan, so it's rather alarming how close Dublin is to those prices these days. Honestly, as a software dev you are better off in the US because you're going to be on the winning side of that income inequality.