Real life in Dubai
Hey all,
I'm looking at a job offer for me £42,000 GBP ( 222297 AED ) a year including all allowances. My girlfriend would be looking to come to and get work ( guessing 170000 AED ) . we're mid 20's but we would like to know how real life in dubai would be with that sort of money |
Re: Real life in Dubai
Originally Posted by jonny blond
(Post 7406583)
Hey all,
I'm looking at a job offer for me £42,000 GBP ( 222297 AED ) a year including all allowances. My girlfriend would be looking to come to and get work ( guessing 170000 AED ) . we're mid 20's but we would like to know how real life in dubai would be with that sort of money |
Re: Real life in Dubai
Bear in mind that co-habiting is illegal, although many expats do.
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Re: Real life in Dubai
Originally Posted by rowell
(Post 7406621)
Try trawling through past posts on this subject first there are loads of them which show living costs etc and comment on lots of salary pointers, its all down to the individual at the end of the day, what would you and your girlfriend be doing, also read the posts on visa runs as you cannot sponsor a girlfriend and she would of course need a visa, she could do visa runs till she got a job.
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Re: Real life in Dubai
I have ex colleagues earning exactly that amount, sharing a flat with others, dont go out every night though, save money, still have a pretty ok life. Drive older second hand car. Depends what you expect i guess.
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Re: Real life in Dubai
Originally Posted by jonny blond
(Post 7409532)
In the uk I'm a freelance AV Tec and lighting designer. I work in the events sector and I earnt around £30k GBP last year. The job is for a a AV company in dubai. The idea of it sounds great and with the uk market slowing down being freelance isn't the best place to be! what im trying to figure out is the life style in dubia for the not so super rich. obviously low payed people CAN live out there ( maids, builders from other nationalitys etc ) and i have read a good budget for a family of 4 is 40,000Aed a month, but what sort of life style can a 28yo with 17,000 a month expect to live, i have seen flats from around 50,000-100,000 a year. assuming I'm sharing that cost, so rent at 4,000 a month leaving 13,000 for bills, food, entertainment etc, will i be sat in with a pot noodle trying to get watch iplayer at 100dec cause i cant afford the ac, socializing around the pool / beach with other ex pats and nationalitys and having a beer at the ex pat club after, or will i have enough to spend the weekend out skiing followed by dinner out and a club with friends?
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Re: Real life in Dubai
Thanks Guys,
So from that i gather the social scene isn't great unless your loaded? as i lived in Greece on €35 a day and had the time of my life, not so much splashing the cash as just good people to hang out with. So no one just hangs out at the pool or beach then! i heard camping was big, it seems a bit dumb if things are expensive and the weather is great not to just have friends over for BBQ's or watch a film and such? I was kind of using the snow dome as a general activity as the one in Manchester is about the same sort of cost as lots of other activity's, wind surfing, paint ball etc. Ideally i'm looking for a social lifestyle, if i want to sit in and do nothing id rather do it in the uk with Sky+ and the whole of the WWW. I mean who cares that its raining if your inside! whats the attraction for you guys then what do you do when not working? |
Re: Real life in Dubai
Originally Posted by jonny blond
(Post 7409744)
Thanks Guys,
So from that i gather the social scene isn't great unless your loaded? as i lived in Greece on €35 a day and had the time of my life, not so much splashing the cash as just good people to hang out with. So no one just hangs out at the pool or beach then! i heard camping was big, it seems a bit dumb if things are expensive and the weather is great not to just have friends over for BBQ's or watch a film and such? I was kind of using the snow dome as a general activity as the one in Manchester is about the same sort of cost as lots of other activity's, wind surfing, paint ball etc. Ideally i'm looking for a social lifestyle, if i want to sit in and do nothing id rather do it in the uk with Sky+ and the whole of the WWW. I mean who cares that its raining if your inside! whats the attraction for you guys then what do you do when not working? As everywhere, life is what you make it! |
Re: Real life in Dubai
Originally Posted by jonny blond
(Post 7409532)
will i be sat in with a pot noodle trying to get watch iplayer at 100dec cause i cant afford the ac
Slightly more upmarket....most of the apartment buildings in the older (ie non-freehold) parts of town have central A/Cs, the costs of which are not apportioned to tenants...ie they are built into the (already exorbitant) rents. Hence the phenomenon of people keeping the A/Cs in their flat on 24/7 even in milder months like Feb and March...cos its 'free'! And pot noodles are not thaaaat cheap. Shawarmas are probably better value. |
Re: Real life in Dubai
Originally Posted by Roadking
(Post 7410065)
Social scene can be what you want it to be. It's not only bars and hotel prices. Your biggest challenge will be somewhere to live at a reasonable price that allows you to invite friends round and have the beer and bbq by the pool. Yes, you can go camping, provided you have access to a 4x4. Finally, for my part, the summer is fast approaching. Consider the opposite of winter in the UK; it's fewking hot, humid and nasty. You go from airconditioning to airconditioning, no fun for poolside parties or camping.
As everywhere, life is what you make it! The deal is to get yourself involved with something over here that interests you, that allows you to meet people. Some people even go to the weekly british expats dubai pub quiz(zes).. |
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