A SURVEY compiled by the accommodation office at Limerick Institute of Technology shows that the city beats Cork, Dublin and Galway when it comes to the cost of digs, house and student village accommodation.
The information was gathered from accommodation office websites, letting websites, direct contacts with landlords and letting agencies and newspaper advertisements.
Galway was ranked the second cheapest city, with Cork in third place; Dublin was considerably more expensive than the other cities surveyed.
In Limerick and Galway it costs €70 per week on average to rent a room in a house, some €30 per week cheaper than the equivalent accommodation in Dublin, and €10 cheaper than Cork.
Limerick offers the cheapest digs accommodation that includes meals and shared facilities often in a family home with Galway and Cork on average €10 per week more expensive and Dublin as much as €35 per week more expensive.
Limerick also provides the most affordable option when it comes to student village accommodation at an average of €65 for a single room and €50 for a twin.
Galway student village accommodation averages at €75 for a single and €55 for a twin; Cork at €70 for a single and €60 for a twin and Dublin top of the scale at €115 for a single and €100 for a twin.
