The cost of Living in Dubai

[APals]

Good to hear your comments. So that means the monthly rent is going to be somewhere around 12,500 dirhams. That seems affordable. What are the monthly figures for other major costs?

1- Monthly food expense? in the case that most of the times you would be cooking and eating at home; somtimes, like on weekends, you eat out at places like Burj-ul-Arab or Fairmont.

2- Monthly utility expense (Electricity, Gas, Phone)? Though this would be taken care of, but i would appreciate if you could give an idea on this. Electricity and gas consumption for a 2 bedroom apartment; comfortable use of phone/cell phones.

3- Petrol? One car but of a high engine capacity.

4- Monthly entertainment expenditure? Clubbing in high-end nightclubs, beach activities, cinema, etc.

5- What salary do you generally pay to house servants such as a maid/driver?

I know you may be required to come up with some effort to state these figures but i would greatly appreciate your input in this regard. Thanks very much.

[APals]

Yea roshan you're right, demand is high because of the way airlines are expanding and buying more aircrafts, but its more of the profession's standing as a highly paid one.

[Gashead]

Originally Posted by APals

Good to hear your comments. So that means the monthly rent is going to be somewhere around 12,500 dirhams. That seems affordable. What are the monthly figures for other major costs?

1- Monthly food expense? in the case that most of the times you would be cooking and eating at home; somtimes, like on weekends, you eat out at places like Burj-ul-Arab or Fairmont.

2- Monthly utility expense (Electricity, Gas, Phone)? Though this would be taken care of, but i would appreciate if you could give an idea on this. Electricity and gas consumption for a 2 bedroom apartment; comfortable use of phone/cell phones.

3- Petrol? One car but of a high engine capacity.

4- Monthly entertainment expenditure? Clubbing in high-end nightclubs, beach activities, cinema, etc.

5- What salary do you generally pay to house servants such as a maid/driver?

I know you may be required to come up with some effort to state these figures but i would greatly appreciate your input in this regard. Thanks very much.

If you plan to eat at the Burj al Arab at weekends I would suggest money isn't an issue.

[vincenzo caselli]

i have a budget of 80 000euros = 470 000 dhs and i want to buy an appartment, than i'll search for any job i have a bachelor in Economics and a Mba. i think that once i resolve the accomodation problem i can survive.

All
I read all your posts regularly and frankly im amazed by some of the stuff that is listed here.

I have just written an article for a major profesional trade magazine in my specific inustry answering the relevance and realities of recruiting into the gulf and ME region from externally, which is something i specialise in. In that, as I have below, the main focus is - Be realistic, do your research, and bluntly dont be ridiculous!!

If you are thinking of posting on here - DO YOUR RESEARCH yourself. You all ask questions which others cannot answer for you, and to boot they are very subjective - specific only to your circumstances. Why do you ask others to do your thinking for you? The posts on here genrally demonstrate a very indian / ethnic mentality.

This is a fantatstic forum for sharing information, but it fails massively on ataully being useful. Thats not because of the answers given by readers. Its because of the questions posed .... and i can tell from reading most of these posts that you are mainly ethnic Indian, Asian subcontinet individuals.

Some of the ridiculous questions / comments / things said ~
1. Eating at weekends at the Burj al Arab - Do you think you'll get in?
2. Someone who wants to live the high life???? I will assume you are an ethnic person, possibly a Pakistani ( this is apparent from the language of your post) and therefore a Muslim - nightclubs, beaches ??? ( by the way a salary of 60,000Dhms is over GBP110,000 or USD 220,000 - decide for yourself if that isnt enough to satisfy yourself)
3. Will i be responsible for tax in Canada - im not a tax advisor
4. should i do my MBA at manchester or Cranfield, what do recruiters percieve better - recruiters dont really care becuase they know that education beyond what is necessary is not deemed important to career - experience counts ( but then most non-westerns dont understand that concept)

Now if you are offended by my scathing remarks, just stop to think for a minute. You are generally individuals from 2nd or 3rd world economies of cities. I would venture to say yu are not White anglosaxon protestant with blond hair, blue eyes etc.
Therefore let me tel you frankly and openly that you are tretaed as a second or third class citizen in the Middle East in general and Dubai in particular.

I relocate people everyday to the Middle East , and the pretensions shown by some of the posts on this forum are actually amazing. Thats why I specifically only work with realistic, grounded and reasonable expectations from western educated individuals only. They do not have delusions of grandeur, and they do their home work in an objective manner, research their options relative to their own circumstances, and you can work with them....

Lecture over, if I have offended, i didnt intend to, just treat this as a wake up call - be relialistic and dont be judgemental based on others peoples comments, as you can only truly form an opinion through you own experiences.

Or ignore me if you think Im wrong... i dont really care - Im british, 2 degrees, didnt waste my time doing an MBA, professionally qualified in the profesion in which i recruit, have been recruiting professionals into the gulf region in general for over 15 years, and yes I do know what im talking about.

Take it easy!!

CM

ps.
in my rant above i forgot to mention

80,000 euros or 470,000dhms will not buy you very much at all in dubai at the moment, perhaps a nice studio in international city or if your lucky a very run down 1 bed apt in an ethnic dominated part of town
advice ( for what its worth) - get your job sorted first , rent very cheaply for a year or so, maybe 2, save loads of cash and go and invest in morroco or panama!
be nice!
CM

[APals]

With the very comforting discussion that WAS taking place, one vainglorious idiot (was that offensive? my pleasure) pops in and does what he does best: blabber.

Though giving comments to this guy's post is a waste of time in the first place, seeing such discriminatory, narrow-minded approach compels me to reply. I'll one by one, comment on some of the nonsense you've written -

"Eating at weekends at the Burj al Arab - Do you think you'll get in?" - Is getting in Burj al Arab some kind of a big deal in your reality? You have here either demonstrated your petty mentality (entering Burj al Arab is some sort of a deal for this guy) or discriminatory mentality (the pathetic idea that only whites go there or something? Surely and sadly you're white).

"Someone who wants to live the high life???? I will assume you are an ethnic person, possibly a Pakistani ( this is apparent from the language of your post) and therefore a Muslim - nightclubs, beaches ???" - That was 'a high life', not 'the high life'. Assuming you know your language, you must have realized how that one word changes the impression of that phrase (which you have inserted all by yourself). I will assume you are an ethnic person. I dont know what in the world you meant by that phrase, every person in this world has some ethnicity. possibly a Pakistani I dont know on what ridiculous observation you have made that judgement, but i've clearly judged from your nonsense that you're a british. ( this is apparent from the language of your post) What is apparent from the language of your post is that you need to get some Learn English classes. and therefore a Muslim - nightclubs, beaches ??? Yes i'm a Muslim, and extremely proud to be one. Where does my religion say not to have fun? If you dont know about it, dont make ridiculous statements of writing nightclubs beaches with three question marks denoting some weird unhealthy excitement to the idea of a muslim going to the beach.

( by the way a salary of 60,000Dhms is over GBP110,000 or USD 220,000 - decide for yourself if that isnt enough to satisfy yourself) The first thing here is i'm not clear-cut of what is the cost of living in Dubai. Everything is relative. Rents in Dubai are comparable to Geneva. 100,000 pounds and 200,000 dollars are the same amount, but they wont buy you the same lifestyle in London and New York City. To know what satisfies me, i need to see the entire picture which also constitutes my personal agenda which you know nothing about. So yes i will decide for myself, thank you for reminding me that.

Will i be responsible for tax in Canada - im not a tax advisor Who asked you what you are? I didnt write that and i dont know whose post you quoted here, but could you be more blunt arrogant?

should i do my MBA at manchester or Cranfield, what do recruiters percieve better - recruiters dont really care becuase they know that education beyond what is necessary is not deemed important to career - experience counts ( but then most non-westerns dont understand that concept) Again i didnt wrote this, but a graduate program is education beyond career importance!? So education till what level do you see important towards career? High School? Doesnt really matter if i graduate from Oxford or Oxford Brooks huh? experience counts No doubt it does, but you cant shrink down qualification to the level of negligibility. ( but then most non-westerns dont understand that concept) Again your display of pathetic discriminatory mentality. I pity you again.

You are generally individuals from 2nd or 3rd world economies of cities. Step on my advice of getting Learning English classes and just cure this curiosity of mine: Who in the world has recruited you?


I would venture to say yu are not White anglosaxon protestant with blond hair, blue eyes etc. Who the hell needs blond hair and blue eyes. I'm proud to be tall, dark, and handsome. Thats where your hometown chicks attract too.

DO YOUR RESEARCH yourself. You all ask questions which others cannot answer for you, and to boot they are very subjective - specific only to your circumstances. Why do you ask others to do your thinking for you? Nobody's being asked to do the thinking here. Its as simple as this: If you live in a certain city, you know the expenses and cost-of-living over there at your fingertips. If you ask me how much a buffet in a 5-star restaurant cost me in your city, i'll tell that to you now and i'll tell you any other cost, i dont need to research on that and thats the mere help people were inquiring about here.

Or ignore me if you think Im wrong Sure thing

... i dont really care Who cares what you care?

Im british, 2 degrees, didnt waste my time doing an MBA, professionally qualified in the profesion in which i recruit, have been recruiting professionals into the gulf region in general for over 15 years, and yes I do know what im talking about. What are you doing over here? Bragging? If you're indeed bragging, i miserably fail to understand upon what are you self-glorifying? That you're british? Who gives a damn. 2 degrees? Doesnt almost everybody does that? MBA? Ha! With over 15 years of experience, you must be someone around 40. By virtue of what are you saying all this to an individual who has the potential to earn over 200k at the age of 25!?

With all due respect, nobody gives a **** if you're a british or whatever. No white is superior over black as no black is superior over white. You have intellectuals everywhere as you have fools (you've demonstrated that yourself). As ashamed as i feel to say this to someone who's probably some 15 years older than me: growup.

Take it easy!!

[georgihh]

Originally Posted by vincenzo caselli

i have a budget of 80 000euros = 470 000 dhs and i want to buy an appartment, than i'll search for any job i have a bachelor in Economics and a Mba. i think that once i resolve the accomodation problem i can survive.

i have a budget of 80 000euros = 470 000 dhs
80000 euros is not 470 000 dhs
And Dubai is not as good as is to be.
My advice is don’t waste where money in a place where you don’t know what is all about

Well that was a very enlightening response from Mr APals. I can imagine a very angry and indignant fist shaking type response :-)

Just thought I would point out that those were my views, in the form of a rant ( as i called it, waranted or not, I did also point out my intention was not to offend). Right or wrong, a forum such as this does allow us to share our views, aslong as we do not break its rules.

As is clear, one particular individual has taken exception to the worded examples used ( amongst others) and has taken this very personally, despite me aimimg the 'rant' at ALL of those who have posted on this string since its beginning, and one which some of us have been contributing to right from the outset.

My comments were meant in a generic light, to take them in any other way would be discriminating, I agree, and that would be pretty odd coming from a brown-skinned, ethnic, Muslim like myself.......

In any case, I must be vain glorious, and a fool, in writing the words I did. For that I apologise, and please feel free to continue this 'discussion' despite my foolish words of attempted advice.... those of you who know who I am and have worked with myself before, know my agenda, therefore we shall continue as before.

As for the tall dark and handsome 25 year old who can earn 200k ( I assume he is talking about Rupees), good luck to you ... I hope you find what youre after, and the advice which you seek. I genuinely wish you well, even though you entirely missed my point.

All the best,

ps. sorry, I missed the point about the hometown chicks, as a 40 year old, I obviously dont know what youre talking about.

Originally Posted by georgihh

i have a budget of 80 000euros = 470 000 dhs
80000 euros is not 470 000 dhs
And Dubai is not as good as is to be.
My advice is don’t waste where money in a place where you don’t know what is all about

Agree with Georgi

Buying in dubai at that price level is not going to get you much - You'd be better advised to look at Ajman or RAK as more upcimg emirates , Abu Dhabi is not a lot better than Dubai, in terms of what you get for your money.
My advice on morroco, turky and panama are quite serious - if you are looking for a decent return on investment.
best
CM