Cost of living, Dubai

Nice comment about the water - that’s really is strange isn’t it? Maybe it’s because people drink the shit out of water there it lowers the cost?

I checked out the bakery list and I’m thinking I could buy a whole lot of cheese for 100 dirhams!!

how’s the rental for a house there?

hi, how much does it cost to rent an aparment in dubai

wats the cost of living per month in dubai for leading a middle class bachelors life.

what will b the approxmate cost of living in dubai for a newly coming bachelor ??????

What will be cost of living per month for a small family (husband, wife and one children) in dubai

please tell me what will my minimum cost of living in dubai with my wife and a baby of 8 months.

Would like to know the cost of living in dubai for myself, wife and baby

Like to know the cost of livin in dubai for myself mwife and 2 kids
middle calss accomdation of two bedrooms
meal
school fee
and Medical etc

i want to know how much money will it take to live in a hostel or if a get a flat.

Hello Sir,

This is Mr. Vipul Chavda from india. I would like to working in Dubai as professional so please provide me how much cost of living for a single person as a class living.

HI
I am moving out to Dubai in next few weeks and was also wondering how much a flat share or studio apartment would expect to cost, not too flash but decent enough?
Also how much is a beer say in comparison to london and supermarket shopping. Is the same price or more expensive than day to day living in london?
cheers!
katie

what will be the living cost in dubai with wife.
approx. two bed.furnished flat in apartment

Hi,
does anyone have information on Recruitment agencies who deal with IT/Telecommunications jobs?
rgds,
Daniel

please let me know what is the cost of food in one month if i will cook by my self there? i am a filipino. so i am particular with price of rice, meat , vegies and also i should like to have an info regarding the price of soap, toothpaste, shampoos, detergents. thank you very much your response will be highly appreciated.

could you please let em know what the cost of food and housing woild be for a family of 2 adults and 2 children.

Thanks

Hi…..had gone through ur website….it is quite helpful….there were a few questions that i had that were left unanswered…..

1. How much does a rented one bedroom house cost per month; and are the houses furnished?

2. How much would the cost of owning a car be; a second hand car; also os the local transportation expensive?

Hope you can reply at the earliest…..

Thank You

what would be the minimum cost of living in dubai including renting a place to stay for three people together and food andtravel.

I am taking interviews at the mo with a view of moving to Dubai soon. Been offered around £22-28K with half rent paid for first six months. As a late thirties man with the usual cash commitments in the UK can I:
1, Live a ok life in Dubai on this?
2, Save any?

Any advise would be great.
DEX

Hi,

I am 32, married, I have an offer from dubai based company 3000 Dhs+Bachelor accomodation+Transportation.

Can i save money?

what would be the cost of living for a couple in dubai?

what will b the approxmate cost of living in dubai for a newly coming bachelor

what will b the approxmate cost of living in dubai for a newly coming bachelor

i want to know how much money will it take to live in a hostel or if a get a flat and what will be the approxmate cost of living in dubai for a newly coming bachelor ?????? and i have been offered for 4000 dirhams.will it is enough

Dear Sir,
Please tell me what is the minimum cost of living in Dubaifor the single person excluding Accomodation?

Regards,
Pritam.

I hav got an offer from a dubai company with 6000 Dhs as monthly salary plus 900 Dhs for Car allowance. What is the cost of living for husband and wife in Dubai particularly with regard to accomodation. If I plan to take 2 bedroom/ 2 bathroom furnished flat ?

please tell me what will my minimum cost of living in dubai with my wife and a baby of 8 months.

please tell me what will my minimum cost of living for one month
in dubai with my wife and a baby of 8 months.

I have got an offer from a dubai company with 5000 Dhs as monthly salary . what is the minimum cost of living in Dubai for the single person?

I have got an Offer from Dubai $1500 pm + 1bedroom flat.
Is it worth taking the offer?

What is the cost of living there especially food?

Kindly let me know the monthly rent for single bed room / 2 bed room furnished aparment in Dubai . what is the normal food expensed in dubai ? What should be the aveage monthly expense to loive a good quality life ?

I plan to shift to Dudai pls help ?

pls let me know the single bedroom / two bed room monthly rental in Dubai?

What is the average monthly expense for a goog &healthy living ?

Kinly guide I plan to move to Dubai ?

Hi I hve recently got engaged & we r thinkin of gettin married in dubai. I would like to ask family & friends over. I hve seen a pretty good deal on a hotel “Le Meridien” could u tell me if they hve a website or what the hotel is like. Also as I would like family & friends to come I wanted to check out what the general cost of holidaying in Dubai is or is there a website where I can get this information. Do you know of any good hairdresser, beautian and flourist in Dubai. Your help would really be appreciated. Thank you

How much will it cost for me to live in Dubai,including food ,expenditue and 1 bedroom flat rental for a month.

I have a blogging question: We might move to Dubai, and I know (have been told) my blog is banned there. (I don’t post porn or anything, I just use salty language every so often!). Is it possible to un-ban a blog? I know it seems strange, but if I can’t access my blog, that will be a major worry for me….my biggest one, actually.
How would one go around this? Any advice? Can you open my blog in Dubai?

Hi! can you please let me know how much would it cost to take a decent 1 bedrrom flat, furnished in Dubai? Also what is the normal cost of living for a 25 year bachelor?

I am moving to dubai from Mumbai with my family of wife, son aged 13 and daughter aged 5 years. What will be the cost of living including School fees (CBSE Indian school), rentals, Veg food, transport etc.

I would like to know what are the areas to live in and which are the areas to avoid. Also whaty price should i expect to pay for a furnished one bedroom apartment. ?

How much will it minimum cost for a single person to live in Dubai,including food ,expenditue and shared accomodation room rental for a month.

Hi
I have gone through ur website, it is quite helpful for all the people who wish to pursue their career in dubai. Thank you very much. I would be going to dubai very soon.

Kindly let me know how much would be the minimum expenses including food, shared accomodation for a single person.

hi
I have got an Offer from Dubai AED400pm Is it worth taking the offer?
How much will it cost for me to live in Dubai,including food ,expenditue and LOW COST 1-bedroom flat rental for a month.

Hi

Have been offered a Salary of 6000 Dh per month with a Bank. Quite unsure if this would be enough for a family of 2 to sustain and find a decent accomodation. Pls share with me the avg monthly rental for 1 bedroom appartment and the average Living cost/ mth.

I would not want to get a rude shock on the money front once I am there.Would appreciate your reply.

Thanx

I’ve just been to Dubai for a recce and this may help: 2 Bedroom apts are around 65-85K a year. Genrally they are small and have no whiteware, curtains etc. Landlords want one cheque for the year. This kind of accomodation is in the Greens, Spring, Meadows area. If you want a decent sized villa with garden in an expat area be prepared to fork out $150,000 a year.

i want help regarding coming to dubai for a job.
i have got the job in dubai in some llc company.
and may be this november i will be coming to dubai.
can u please tell me if i don’t like the job in two three months
and i want to chane the job to some other company in duabi
without having 6 months ban on my passpot, will that be possible.

What is the expected salary for a IT marketing professional with 9 yrs of experience.

Hi,
Kindly anybody let me know what shall be the minimum monthly expenses for a family of 5 (husband, wife, 2 school going children and 1 todler).
Thankx.
Syed

Thinking of moving to Dubai.

Where is a good place to live? I’ve looked at the majority of the places and they all tend to have the same idea.

I’m after a 3 bed villa. In an expat area preferably. Close to town. Gated community.

Hi! I am looking for a one room apartment. Could anyone provide me with the rates for the same.

Please give me a separate rate for furnished and non - furnished apartment.

Folks,
Dubai is an expensive city as far as renting accomodation goes..
Rents per annum approx are
Upmarket Dubai rentals (Marina, Sheikh Zayed road)
2 BR - 90K - 100K AED
1 BR - 50K - 80K AED

Dubai (Bur Dubai, Quisais, Karama, Greens, Gardens)
2 BR - 60K - 80K AED
1 BR - 45K - 50K AED
Studio - 30K - 45 K AED

Dubai (Deira, some areas of bur dubai)
2 BR - 50K - 60K AED
1 BR - 35K - 45K AED
Studio - 25K - 35 K AED

Looking at the pay packages posted - i am afraid you guys should be looking at staying Sharjah where rents are much cheaper.

Rents are the biggest components, food and transportation is cheap.

Hope this helps.

Will 35000AED per month be sufficient for a family with a 3yr. old to live in 2-bedroom apartment in a nice neighbourhood plus car leasing ?

What sum of money will I need to pay alimentation, electricity and water in Dubai for a month?????????

Sir,
How much money will a girl need (with all her needs ) per a month if the apartment is offered and the rest is not (avarage)????

Dear Sir,

I have been offered a Job in Dubai.I along with my wife and 3 year old son will be shifting dubai. Please let me know the cost of living in dubai ( Accomodation , transport, food ( Vegetarian) , education , medcial etc

Youa rae requested to give me the cost of living for the family of four persons of reasonable standard alongwith the education cost of the child. Also kindly provide me the cost of living for beacholer.

Dear Sir

I would like to live in Dubai and to find a job there, could you please advise me how much money do I need a month to lead a normal way of life, plus I am an armenian resident, is that possible for me to get a long stay visa? Thanks for you reply.

Best
Mary

I have been offered a Job in Dubai. Please let me know the cost of living in dubai (Accomodation - budget single bedroom apartment for rent near the Media city, transport, food (Vegetarian) , medcial etc

I have been offered a Job in Dubai with a package of 6500AED, will it be enough to lead a normal life for me,my wife and a kid there and save some thing for my future?

hi my husband has been offered a job for 7000 dirams. house allowance is inclusive in this Please let me know up to how much does the monthly expense come to for a couple living a mediocre life style in dubai. Please help.

Is it true that there are no taxes on income in Dubai?
With a monthly salary of around 25000AED working for an international bank, and with a house of 3BRs (say in a decent middle class locality), how much can a couple save if there are no expenses on childrens’ education?

shruti, you can’t survive with 7000 dirhams salary in dubai. 17,000 dirham, yes, not 7000. Two bedroom flat at a lousy area will cause 35 thousand dirhams a year.

Dubai is flat, no lakes, no rivers, no mountains, and no rain…flat and boring. Summer is painful. The heat is unbearable. People hardly smile here. Winter is pleasant but that is just 4-5 months in a year. We can notice the kind of people who just arrive in Dubai. How? They are friendly and they smile. After a year they will be just like everyone else. Racial segregation is severely felt here…it’s an advantage here to be ‘white’ (facts). They can get jobs easily and get the highest respect. Asians are third class here. Want to make money you have to be thrifty, everything here is expensive. I can’t believe anyone can say that things are cheap here. To have a hair cut, which they call wet cut, will cost 100 dirham. You have to add a further 50 dirham to have it blow dry. Unless you are willing to go to areas where labourers and very low low income people goes, the area are dirty and people are spitting everywhere. Magazines are insanely over priced. Foods at certain areas are cheap. Areas where people from third world mingle. (I am talking facts here not insulting anyone). Activities for children are mostly to shopping centres, when I first arrive I was shocked that they make school trips to Shopping Malls. Piano lesson is charge at 80 per class (standard) for 30mins and once a week. Depression is something normal here, it effects most people from develop countries because I feel Dubai is backward in many things and still lacking in many areas. Lastly no matter how many years you live here, you are still an outsider, if they ask you to leave , get ready to pack your stuff in 24 hours notice. Law here is “you are guilty until proven innocent”.

please advise on the cost of decent living,education,food ,communcation and transport and if any saving scan be made.We that is me,my wife and son have plans of shifting there??
regrads

How much is rental for a flat of a 2 BR apartment? and how much min is required per month for a couple with no dependent children/

Guys,
honestly, if you have an offer less than USD 3,000 do not bother coming to Dubai. With 3K you can live pay cheque to pay cheque and forget about saving. A decent appartment will cost you easily USD 1,700-2,000 and you need atleast a USD 1,000 for your day to day shopping. For those with kids and school you need extra USD 500-1,000 per month for school fees and stuff. Good luck.

hi

Is it Sufficient for a 25 year bachelor with the salary of 2000AED with accomodation and transportation in dubai?

Any one please help me to accept the offer….

Hi Guys,

I notice alot of questions related to Dubai: feel free to have a look at our community website http://www.newdubairesident.com
we have 1000 members…..any questions get answered very quickly.

I hope it maybe helpful
Regards
James

what is the average salary of a software developer with 2 years experience in Dubai?

Hi

I am working as an HR manager in Dubai

Please feel free to contact me for knowing about salaries and cost of living in dubai before making a move.

I got job of 4000dhs. I want to know how much expenses to be incuureed for two people

I am a IT graduate and looking for a great opportunity in dubai.. can you please give me an idea on how much would be the range of salary for an IT grad also for an electrical engr. grad..

And could you give me some tips on How much will it cost for me to live in Dubai,including food ,expenditue and 1 bedroom flat rental for a month.

thank you!! this is my email add: neoark02@yahoo.com

Hi Monica,

Would be great if you could give me your mail id. Wanted to know more about Dubai and an HR would be the best person to tell me.

Cheers
Dilip

Hi Monica,

I saw ur message at this site.I am contemplating an oppurtunity at Dubai & saw ur interest to provide necessary info on Salary & cost of living.I would be obliged if u could send me a mail @ navinjm@yahoo.com

Looking forward to your help

regards

Navin Mathew

hi

im a fresh grad, i would like to ask if anyone could give me information on the disadvantages and advantages of working in dubai.. and im planning to visit dubai as tourist and planning to hunt for jobs there..

could you give me some advice on how much pocket money needed for 1 month stay, and where can i find a cheap apartment good for 3 persons and how much it cost for renting apartments..

i also would like to know what is the lowest salary range for a fresh graduate of IT..

i hope someone could help me..

thank you so much!! this is my email add: me_bestfren14@yahoo.com

Hi Monica

I think ur doing a great job by helping so many people.

hey I have got offer from an automobile company and offering 6000Dhs as a salary with no accomadation. Can u help me what will a cost of single bed room for middle class family and food.My wife is a gradute whethre she can also do a job their leagally.

Kindly mail me as early as possible

Thanks and Regards

Shreeshail

i just want to know about the rent for a month in dubai,as i will be getting salary something between 3000-3350/- Dirhams pm.

what exactly is living cost there.
thanks
Rakesh Parihar.

Hi Monica, Can i survive with a salary of 3000 Accommodation Office transportation pm.
I am a software engineer, how is the chance of getting a better job there in dubai. Whats the average salary of a computer engineer with 5 years experience.
Please advice..

Hi would like to know what are the areas to live in that i should i avoid.
Also what price should i expect to pay for a furnished one bedroom apartment?

hello,
how much money in dirhams required to get settle down in dubai?

do we get equal rights as compare to local residents?

can we stay lavishly in 4500 dirhams [ that means good food, car maintenance,outing for food every week,child educationbelow 5 years]

how is the working enviroment is it like india or something feel to be different.

can we save 500 dirhams per month with in 4500 for couple and one child.

thanks and regards,
atul sharma
uk.00447707821453.

Dear Ms. Monica,

I noticed that you are HR Manager.
As I am a photographer who is looking for a job in Dubai, I would like to ask you if your Company needs a photographer, or if you know someone who can use an experienced photographer.

I hope I didn’t give you a wrong impression and i do look forward hearing from you.

Kind reagards,

Linda Steen

Hi, I am an Indian and am 43 years old.

I had come to Dubai on a visit visa for a job but the company who called me here have delayed their new expansion plans and as such do not require me now.
I have worked as a manager in a labour oriented manufacturing unit in india and am looking for a job where handling of labour is involved and am looking to share a room to live with. My visa expires on 3rd of march 2006
Can someone please help me.

hi
i have an offer from an indian school in dubai for 4000 AED permonth with accomdation. i’m a single woman and a vegetarian. pl tell me me what wd be my basic monthly outgoings
meera

Just to answer some people’s questions here. My wife and I live in Dubai and have been here for a little over a year. Next month we will be leaving Dubai as the cost of living has soared to such a level that it is no longer worth it to live here. For a decent 1 (maybe two) bedroom apartment, figure 80,000 AED per year. Add to that a 5% housing tax, car and you’ll find that a minimum salary to live a middle-class western lifestyle is AED 13,000 per month…. and anything under 20,000 AED needs to be looked at very carefully.

Sometime in late 2006 or early-mid 2007, many more properties will be opening up in the outlying areas. This should result in rents coming down (hopefully substantially). Also keep in mind the growing traffic problem… it is not unusuall (esp if you have to live in Sharjah) to take 2 hours to commute to work.

It is a great place in teh winter months if you can work around the traffic, but the costs of rent are such that for many people you can come out ahead in your home country even with taxes taken into account.

Hi Folks,

Read all the queries asked in the site, though I am new to UAE, came here after my marriage & joined my husband on visit visa, as his salary package was not enough, for Dubai it was Dhs 4000 for family status. And now I am working here in Sharjah, but as stated in site it seems people had written these opinions a long time back as rent in Sharjah also are too high now a days. Now it seems UAE is getting over crowded & more & more place required to survive, now its tough for bachelors to survive as they had made rules that bachelors can’t stay in same building of family ones. So some bachelors are still wandering & don’t know what to do & where to stay, and some who are lucky and have cars are sleeping & making their car as home, but its illegal here to sleep & stay in car (Police checking is there for this too). Rules are very strict & keeps on changing without any prior notice. Jobs also not offering that high salary, as rent, commodity price & other things keeps on rising. There is no rule favoring expariates & most of the rules are favoring the sponsor. People can’t have permenant residence without the difference how many years you spend here. Life is very much stressful & relations always in a swinging way. As to survive both have to work & can’t cope up with the life still here pretty good. Its really a bad condition in UAE now-a-days. Govt should pose some rule to increase some percent of salary atleast keeping in mind the rent & other day to day expense. But still same salary as yrs back with hiked rent & other expenses. Can’t say how long can survive here. Me almost going to finsih off 1 yr still not even saved a single penny. It seems our home country is much better in all manner.

I would like to know the cost of living in Sharjah and Dubai as I was about to reach these places on work permit basis. Kindly let me know the cost of living for a middle class person(how many dirhams per month are required for a common man)

Sir,

I intend to come to Dubai for studies. I want to know whether I can meet my living jobs through part time jobs and whether such jobs are eassy to find out.

Thanks
Masnoor.

dear sir, i have a job offer there in al ain .the salary is 7000DH. how can i manage there to live

for a middle class family with two kids, what should be the annual package for living in Dubai. including rented house, school expences.fees donations,

I have a job offer in Dubai having it for Dhs 3000 inclusive of transportation and living allowance. I know that the company will have a villa for us, is this a good offer for a bachelorette like me. I will be working 8 hrs only and offered no overtime. Will it be possible to have a part time job in dubai? Is there any law that doesn’t allow that since I am a direct hire? I just want to earn more and save knowing that the cost of living in dubai is far more costly specially when you are living alone.

What should be a comfortable monthly salary for a family of 4 (including two school going kids). Renting out a 3 bed room furnished apartment, maintaing two cars, kids going to internaltional schools. Someone advised Dhr. 35k per month, it is OK.

Hi all,

Think this is the same question being repedeatly asked. But Once again , i’m getting offer for 6000AED’s with House allowance, Medical & transportation, We are a family of 3 (me, me wife & 1 month old baby). Anyone reading this please suggest whether i should come to this place or stay i INDIA .(As i have to wind up everything and come there with big hopes) :) reply awaited.

Hi Vineet,
For a middle class family.
With 6000aed i think you can at the max save 1000 aed per month. as house 2200(1 BHK) food 1000 electric/water 400 telephones (300) outing movies (300) additional say 500. approx 4500 baby vacinations (300). if you stay in sharjah. which is nearby dubai and maximum people opt for this.
So nearly you are approaching 5000 Aed.here you need to pay 3 months advance rent. so take care of that.

Thanks
Sudeep

Hi All,

Guess most of the above comments about Dubai are outdated. in 2006, an average living cost for a family ( 2 a kid) as below:

Rent 1B/R - 4,000 - 7000 AED per month
Dining out for 2 - 150 - 300 AED per day
Normal Expenses ( living cost for 2 person with 1 kid) - 2000-4000 AED per month
Transportation - 1200 AED per month
Kids education - 800 - 2000 per month
Health Club - 200 - 500 per month
Spa - 200- 700 per visit
Telephone : 500 -2000 AED per month

you have to count your travel expenses to home country, other mislns, gifts etc.

Believe me, you have spend 12,000 - 15,000 AEd per month to run an average middle class life in Dubai

Good luck

mero

Hi, I will be going to work in Dubai with a salary of Dhs. 12,500 with accomodation and transportation given.

Please let me know how much can I save per month.

TQ

how much do licensed electricians make???? is there a high demand for them??? i live in toronto ont canada….how do they get paid??? per week per month??? avg paycheque plz anyone thank you very much!!!!

Hi,
Iam satya will be going to work in Dubai with a salary of Dhs. 3500 per month (single) with accomodation.

Please let me know how much can I save per month.

Also let me share the informations regarding family room rents in and around dubai.

i would like to know the cost of living for two in dubai. i work for a five star hotel in New York City. i have a degree in hotel management with seven years experience.
i earn $ 45,000 a year. what could be the pay for a restaurant manager in a five star hotel in dubai.

also the cost to rent two bedroom apartment.

i am Somasundaram working as a HVAC Enggr in india.I have got a job in dubai for 6000uae dhirams.Is it sufficient to lead a middle class bachelors life which will include food,accomodation and transportation?

What will be the savings i can achieve after all basic necessities?Kindly advice.

we have opened office in sharjah and for which i was selected to be there for the centre head position. my office is oofering me 5000 dirham per month total. so please advise me the cost of living there. i just married and have to go there along with my wife. so let me know in brief the flat cost, fooding cost , telephone, water , electricity, conveyance , outing ( enjoyment ) on weekend or on holidays , cable ( tv ) expense, medical exp.

after this can i save out of thie earning.

awaiting ur valuable feedback.

pls mail me

vikas

I have got a job in dubai and my salary is AED 13000 pm.
How much is the rental for a 2 bedroom appt.I am married with a 6 month baby.
Will it be easy to survive there ?How much should be the expense per month including rental.

I should thank everyone for their valuable advices.I have got a job in dubai and I feel 10000 AED or dhirams pm is a good salary for a bachelor.I am putting this query with respect to the needs of a bachelor. If possible please compare the cost of living at Dubai and Sharjah,so that i can plan about my stay.Can I know how much does the furnished (should include facilities like Air conditioner, washing machine and Electric Oven)accomodation cost for a male bachelor in sharing basis.I assume that the cost for my food, accomodation, telephone charges and other expenditures may be about 3000 AED or dhirams.So please advise whether am I right with my equations.Can I save about 7000 AED or dhirams from my salary package of 10000 dhirams. Please advice me as my family is badly in need of money.If possible, please advice me about the place of accomodation.

What is the complete cost of living in dubai for an indian couple, with the rent of one bedroom furnished apartment?

cost of living in dubai

HI
I am moving out to TNT Dubai in next