Dubai Offer Help, please!
Apr 17th 2011, 6:14 pm
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Dubai Offer Help, please!
Hi
I have just been offered a position with an M&E contractor in Dubai.
Does anybody know what the cost of living out there is i.e.:
Rent
Bills
Council tax?
Help would be appreciated.
Cheers
I have just been offered a position with an M&E contractor in Dubai.
Does anybody know what the cost of living out there is i.e.:
Rent
Bills
Council tax?
Help would be appreciated.
Cheers
Apr 17th 2011, 6:18 pm
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Re: Dubai Offer Help, please!
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=710513
Last edited by norsk; Apr 17th 2011 at 6:20 pm.
Apr 18th 2011, 6:36 am
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Re: Dubai Offer Help, please!
anyways welcome to BE and do as Norsk suggests, plenty information on here that will help you 
Apr 18th 2011, 8:41 am
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Re: Dubai Offer Help, please!
how about reading some of the existing posts before you ask questions. there was one just last week covering the exact same thing...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=710513
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=710513
Apr 18th 2011, 12:56 pm
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Re: Dubai Offer Help, please!
Hi and welcome Scottiec
Apr 18th 2011, 1:16 pm
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Re: Dubai Offer Help, please!
EG.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ncil+tax+dubai
Last edited by Patsy Stoned; Apr 18th 2011 at 1:21 pm.
Apr 18th 2011, 2:01 pm
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Re: Dubai Offer Help, please!
Apr 18th 2011, 2:16 pm
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Apr 18th 2011, 2:23 pm
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Apr 18th 2011, 2:28 pm
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Re: Dubai Offer Help, please!
So what the Hell is an M & E Contractor? 
Apr 18th 2011, 2:45 pm
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Re: Dubai Offer Help, please!
Rent - depends on what you need, but generally comes under "extortionate". Double the rent on an equivalent property in the UK and/or count a bit more than London prices.
Bills - some are cheaper, some are more expensive. Count the same as your bills in the UK
Council tax - 5% of you rent. Oh, sorry, it's not a tax, it's a "housing fee"
Count the same as your UK shop for food (if you're savvy), add the agent's fee of 5% of your annual rent, add car, schooling (if applicable), car, medical (not free here), etc, etc...
It's basically the same, if not more expensive to live than in the UK - and we were in London and/or the South.
Bills - some are cheaper, some are more expensive. Count the same as your bills in the UK
Council tax - 5% of you rent. Oh, sorry, it's not a tax, it's a "housing fee"
Count the same as your UK shop for food (if you're savvy), add the agent's fee of 5% of your annual rent, add car, schooling (if applicable), car, medical (not free here), etc, etc...
It's basically the same, if not more expensive to live than in the UK - and we were in London and/or the South.
Apr 18th 2011, 2:57 pm
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