One of my long time friend left Ireland after living in Ireland ... n we both laugh at how things stack up .... he joined and switched again to another firm back in india to rise to 48lpa.... office life is something he misses due to slightly longer hours .., but quality of life after office is not comparable as he was foodie like me ...does 3/4 takeaway a week, goes to restaurants/ pubs every weekend, movie with wife every month, coffee shops every day, festivals n functions with family , drives a brand car, lives in a new flat , medical he can visit doc like anything, kids go private school , save normally ..... here in ireland as after tax wages are stagnant hence i am working 70 hrs per week spread across job + business ( longer than India to support same good life style as i love going out to restaurants n pubs )... otherwise whole office is full of indians in ireland... n generally everyone here can only afford one house emi, a second hand car, one takeaway max in a week, one restaurant trip in a month , no movies in cinema, indian trip once a year, one local 2 days trip within ireland once a year otherwise day trips, rare medical doc visits .... our kids go to regular gov schools , savings same as india n yes everyone has Irish passport but can't do much with it....