alankeoy

Hi,

I have been offered a job at University in Dubai (not sure if in Dubai).

the address is , Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Barsha, Dubai, UAE.

I have been offered salary of 28,000 AED pm excluding everthing. i am single.

my questions are

1. IF i intend to rent the cheapest apartment, willing to travel to work, location not importnat, can i know how much is the rental ?

2. do they have share houses or apartment ?

3. is All Barasha is actually in Dubai ?

4. I would appreciate if anyone could give an estimate of the spend per month

Rent:
Electricy:
Gas/Water:
Other:

Thanks alot for your help

regards
Alan

Sheffield, UK

arbroath_abroad

Hi Alan,

DO you have Google Earth? if so try that for location. Barsha is in Dubai, SZR is the main road (sorry car park) in Dubai

Im going to do a 'Bob' but try the wiki selection at the top of the page, lots of info..

However 28,000 is not really enough if that has to cover all your expenses

alankeoy

hi thanks for your reply. can i know wht do u mean not enough ?

any rough estimates for me ?

thanks

Eeyore

Not for a family who'd need a 2- or 3-bed and would have to cover school fees, but I'd say that for a single person living in a one-bed apartment, that would be more than enough to live very comfortably - 10k per month to get somewhere very close to work, 18k left for everything else. Even more left if Alan really wants to live further out, but I think you'd have to be a masochist to live any distance from work if you could afford to live close by.

In real money, that's £2400 left per month *after* the single biggest bill has been paid - most people in the UK have to pay their mortgage/rent and everything else out of a lot less than £2400! If Alan lived somewhere like International City (which I'd never recommend, but anyway), he would be looking at over £3000 per month in his pocket after rent.

arbroath_abroad

I dont think its enough, maybe thats me...

Anyway, who are we to say what is enough for the poster..


rent 12-14K per month in a nice place (assume you dont want to slum it)

Utilities per month (1K??) dont know, dont pay them

Car 2K

all the other things, they all add up. Dubai is an expensive place to *live*

alankeoy

hi

i just found a website and livin in the arae i mention was given

Feb 28, 08 Villa for a Lady for Dhs.4000 Jumeira 0 4,000/yr
Feb 26, 08 Villa for a Lady for Dhs.4000 Jumeira 0 4,000/yr
Feb 25, 08 Furnished Room to Let Barshaa 0 4,500/yr
Feb 24, 08 sharing accomodation The Meadows 0 5,000/yr
Feb 15, 08 Villa for a Lady in Jumeira for Dhs.4000 Jumeira 0 4,000/yr
Feb 15, 08 Mini Villa for a Lady opp.Safa park Jumeira 0 4,000/yr
Feb 13, 08 Villa for a Lady in Jumeira for Dh.4000 Jumeira 0 4,000/yr
Feb 10, 08 Mini Villa for a Lady opp.Safa park Jumeira 0 5,000/yr
Feb 02, 08 Villa for a Lady Jumeira 0 3,000/yr
Feb 01, 08 Amazing Cozy Studio Quoz 0 5,000/yr
Jan 31, 08 Bedroom in villa at Jumeira Jumeira 0 4,200/yr

is it for per month or per year ?

http://www.dubizzle.com/main/DubaiPr...ation_kd=92209

for a single person like can i save at least 10 k per month after everthting deduction ?

wht is the area like in al bashara ?

thanks

IndieG

Rent: 1 bed....100k
Electricy: }
Gas/Water: } both - 300 max a month

Other: Mid range Salon Car: AED 3,000

They must be giving you health inSurance? Tickets?

Do a search........there are zillions of threads on this topic.

Eeyore

You don't need to pay anywhere near that much for a 1-bed. You can find very nice places in the Marina for 8k a month, and I'm quite sure you could find something for similar money, or even less, in a place with less perceived cachet like Barsha.

We're a family of three, and during the winter our DEWA bills are about 600 dhs per month, rising to roughly 1300 dhs in summer. That includes the cost of water for the garden, which is something Alan wouldn't have to worry about - plus his overall usage for water and leccy would likely be much lower anyway, especially if he found a place with no separate aircon charge.

Say about 3500 dhs per month over 3 years for a brand-new top-end Jeep Cherokee. So you're looking at something like...

Rent: 10k (max)
DEWA: 700 (estimated)
Phone/internet: 300 (est)
Car: 3.5k
Petrol: 800 (based on filling a 4x4 twice a week)

That's about 13,000 dhs - still the best part of £2000 - left after the main monthly bills, assuming that Alan's chosen to go for the high end of the 1-bed rental market in the (you can actually get a 2-bed in JBR for that) and has also bought a brand-new gas-guzzling 4x4. If he chooses to live further out and buys an economical used car, he'll obviously be even more dirhams-in.

You could, but taking my example above, you'd only have about 3000 dhs a month left to live on. If you're used to living on about £500 a month after all your main bills (excluding food), you'll obviously be fine Of course, if you cut all your living expenses - live further out, get an older, non-4x4 car - you can save a shedload of extra money, at the expense of what's likely to be a really horrible commute.

Not particularly pretty. It's a sandpit. If you want the nice grassy communal areas and lakes, you'd have to look elsewhere.

arbroath_abroad

Thats me told.....

Ahh well, come, find out and post and let us know how you got on....

I still think you will struggle to actually have a single mans *life* and save money...

you will save if you never actually go out, which prob suits some on here

alankeoy

thanks for your reply

1. Is car a "must" to commute ? can i take public transport ?

2. Al-Bashra is it like Sheffield ? at least basic ammenities still available in that city ?

3. wht is DEWA ? i assume is electricy and water ?

4. how big is 1 bed flat ? does it mean it has living room, one bedroom, one kitchen and one toilet ?

5. if i stay in flat i save lots water and electricty bills ?

6. is all accomdation is defined as luxury such as it has swimming pool etc ?

I am really worry if 28K AED per month would enoyugh for me. fyi i don smoke dun drink and don really travelling because my wife will be in UK.


thanks for your advice in advance

regards

Eeyore

So how would you break down the monthly costs of a single man's life beyond rent, car and utilities then? I'm genuinely interested.

arbroath_abroad

dont go there with public transport. there will soon be a sooper dooper rail ink

its more like pontefrac

yes

it will have all above, anything less is a studio

yes

varies on cost, pretty much all the apartments will be nice thou


ok so you are here to waste away (kidding) while your wife is at home, you dont smoke,drink or do anything


28K is great then, move...........

incidently, have you done any research at all?

arbroath_abroad

single mans?

clubbing, trying to meet a partner (male or female), gymnasium fees (another good way to meet people), dining out with colleagues, trying to network for friends etc, cinema

it all costs money


and you?

Eeyore

There are buses and taxis, but the bus routes are nowhere near as comprehensive as you'd expect in most major cities around the world (chances are that both your home and your work will be nowhere near bus stops), and in the summer you will *not* want to have to walk to and from a bus stop anyway!

It's just like a large housing estate, but all the houses are in plots of sand rather than grass, there aren't really any communal public spaces, and there's a lot of construction work going on. If you want a vibrant community feel, you don't live in Barsha.

Yes.

Size varies. There are some very big 1-beds and some very small 1-beds! Yes to one bedroom, one kitchen and one toilet.

Yes, compared to a villa.

"Luxury" is such an overused word here it has lost all meaning. Most apartment buildings will have a pool on the roof. Some (not all) will actually control the water temperature, so it's chilled in summer and warmer in winter.

Smoking is so cheap here that it wouldn't be an issue even if you did smoke. As a non-drinker, you *will* save a small fortune on the price of booze - but even then, a salary of 28k for a single man is very large by Dubai standards. Even if you rent an expensive apartment, you will still have a lot of money left each month. If Arbroath Abroad thinks you'll struggle on that, he clearly has very, very expensive tastes

arbroath_abroad

or i chose to live my live not 'struggle' or 'survive'