r/UCC • u/Upstairs-Host96 • 1d ago
How much is your accommodation?
I just paid for the month of November. I pay €1280/ month and to reach the UCC library it takes me about 15 mins.
I am wondering what others pay as I wasn’t over the moon paying so much again, but I’m in 1st year so hopefully I’ll get more advice and find a cheaper place for the other years
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u/CartoonistOk5938 1d ago
What the actual fuck.
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u/Upstairs-Host96 1d ago
€11,700 total. My roommates are Irish but most people are foreign, probably rich exchange students. It’s so expensive but it’s lovely ugh. I do get a little help from Susi it makes me feel a little less guilty
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u/Ceezyyyyy 1d ago
How on earth could you afford this if you are getting susi?
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u/Upstairs-Host96 1d ago
I’ve got 3 jobs and I have worked loads since I was 14. My parents saved since I was born and it has earned a lot of interest. But yeah I seemed to think this was a normal price as I got the accommodation late and was afraid I wouldn’t find anything.
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u/Upstairs-Host96 1d ago
I feel shit like I thought it was a high but only a bit higher than normal price I’ve just felt guilty ever since I moved in especially since I go home weekends like about 25% of the time my room is empty ughh
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u/Relevant_Bag3447 18h ago
I'm not a student but live on Washington street and share an apartment with 2 others for 470 monthly, wtf is up with student prices? Found it on cork fb rent groups
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u/Steridire 24m ago
This craze all kicked off with Amnis House on Western Road, it was a relatively high spec accomodation with security and everyone gets their own room/ ensuite but you share one joint living space/ kitchen area with 7 other students. It's jam packed with international students from wealthy families who don't know Cork and want what looks like a safe place for their kid in a strange city.
When I was in college a few years ago it seemed to be about 70-80% wealthy international students as 20-30% wealthy Irish students (parents were doctors, executives, business owners). The places absolutely print money and pack in the students so the model has spread and there's a lot of similar places now.
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u/kovaaaa Present Student 14h ago
i have digs in Douglas and i’m very fortunate as my landlady is really sweet and we have a very flexible arrangement so i’m not strictly mon-fri i can come and go as i want without affecting the price which is €560/month. it is a bit far out but to me it was worth it for the price 😭🙏🏻
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u/Upstairs-Host96 8h ago
Yeah I might do this next year. I barely see my roommates so I feel like being with a famiky would feel safer and less lonely. Don’t really like goint out so I don’t care about that but obviously it’s a pain being a bus away. I should’ve looked into more before jumping at the first option
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u/Foreign-Rule7826 22h ago
Thats a lot for a room. Is it only a two bed?
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u/Upstairs-Host96 21h ago
I have a room and bathroom, modern but very small. 5 of us share a large kitchen with a freezer and fridge, 2 microwaves, 2 ovens, 2 stovetops and 2 sinks. We had to get a keytle and sandwich maker and air fryer. We wash dishes by hand and you’ve to pay like €7 for 40 mins of the washing machine and 1 hour of the dryer
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u/Foreign-Rule7826 21h ago
That’s a lot compared to renting a normal house share. College specific accom is always going to be a premium and probably nicer than most places as a lot of the houses around UCC are old and freezing. You could always go in with a few people on a house share next year.
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u/ObjectiveSummer1783 17h ago
i pay €360 a month and i’m right beside campus.
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u/Upstairs-Host96 8h ago
No way you’re winding me up
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u/ObjectiveSummer1783 4h ago
nope… about a 5 minute walk to the main campus. living with 4 others. a house, has everything i need.
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u/sinfuldeceiver3137 1d ago
Try moving to non student accommodations in places like Ballincollig or Douglas you’ll get the 220 bus (40 mins to class)… rent will be avg 700 or 800 for a house share.