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Old Jun 24th 2012, 9:05 am
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hi, im new to this but would like some information on life in dubai. my husband MAY be offered a job at emal and we may relocate as a family (10 year old and 7 year old children) i would appreciate information on cost of living where is best to locate in our circumstances, what is a good wage to be comfortable and schools ect many thanks dawn
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Have a look at the very first read me on the very first page of the main forum.
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You can lead a horse to water...
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hi, im new to this but would like some information on life in dubai. my husband MAY be offered a job at emal and we may relocate as a family (10 year old and 7 year old children) i would appreciate information on cost of living where is best to locate in our circumstances, what is a good wage to be comfortable and schools ect many thanks dawn
all the info is out there, do a quick search on here, if there are any other questions come back to us, and welcome to BE. Comfortable salary? depends on the occupation really
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Have a look at the very first read me on the very first page of the main forum.
you gotta laugh...

To make it extremely simple - here you go http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=762609
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all the info is out there, do a quick search on here, if there are any other questions come back to us, and welcome to BE. Comfortable salary? depends on the occupation really
Doesn't comfortable salary depend on your lifestyle not occupation
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You can lead a horse to water...
or as Dorothy Parker said..You can lead a "horticulture"..but you can't make her think
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You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think!
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There's an echo in here, in here...
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In jackthetwat's head mainly...
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Originally Posted by jackthehat
You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think!
Look above you darling..try and keep up!!
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Originally Posted by fashlink
In Dubai you will receive a taxfree salary and therefore there is neither a gross nor a net salary. I assume AED 10,500 will be your basic salary and AED 1.000 your housing allowance.
Tsk. Just because it is paid without deduction of tax, it does not mean someone does not have any liability to tax.
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