Working in Dubai?cost of living in Dubai?

Hi, I am a Senior Manager of Recruitment for a large organization here in Dubai and I would say you would struggle on this amount of money. Is Education Allowance provided for your children? If so how much because that will make a difference. Second hand cars are inexpensive but your monthly income to support a family would be very tight unless you wife works as well. Women in Dubai do not have to cover, that is strictly a matter of personal preference. Western women wear pretty much what they would wear at home. It's a matter of common sense and where you are going that determines what one should wear. If I were you I would try to get the breakdown of Basic Salary, Housing, and transport allowance plus Education benefits. If you need any more information do not hesitate to ask. Of course the quality of life one chooses in Dubai also makes a big difference. If you are living and working in Sharjah you could get by. Best of luck! It's a wonderful place to work, live and to raise children.

I will give you a example of being a foreigner in a Arab country If your driving your car in Dubai and a local crashes into you and its his fault it does not matter because by law it is your fault because your a foreigner and should not be in the country and are liable ... You can buy alcohol but cannot drink it anywhere in public women must wear head gear ect yuk who wants to live there?

neil j is naive of whats in actual practice here. dotn listen to people who dotn know the reality and liek to answer just to gain two points may be. i think ur offer is good enough have a try here and sure u can lead a good life. in fact u may be able to save with good planning also. the car can cost u around 40,000 dhs a 2nd hand good quality one. food could be 3000 dhs for two with luxury if u cook at hoem most time at home. electricity and water bills could be 500 dhs normal shoping 1000 dhs a month if u have any query email me

Whatever salary package the region is going through a low economic phase as majority of top firms here are laying off staff (read any uae newspaper-economic section) and you will come to know. Can put on hold your plans for sometimes and see whihc way the cat jumps!

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dont listen to neil as he has obviously never been there. women dont have to wear "headgear" in fact u can see some westerners in the souks in shorts and strappy tops but its not recommended better to dress according to where u are, but basically usual western dress applies and u can wear bikinis on the beach. its a 5* holiday destination dont think u will see mrs beckham or mrs rooney in a hijab do u ???? anyway to answer yr question 12,000 a month wont go terribly far unfortunately and i dont think that 65,000 is much by todays accommodation prices. cant comment fully as its a few yrs since i was there. cars will be cheaper than in the uk as theres no tax , food and shopping thats up to you. local basics are cheap, milk, fruit veg, pasta rice meat etc. however imported goods ie yr coco pops from uk etc will be more expensive than they are here. there are of course the same shops that we have here eg bhs debenhams again they are more expensive . u dont mention if yr school fees are being paid for yr children. if not then i dont think u will be able to manage as they are very expensive if u want uk curriculum. to give u an example when i was living there which was 8 yrs ago, my boss earned about 20k a month, had school fees paid and dh 120,000 pa for accommdodation u dont mention if yr wife is going to work if so then she can add to yr budget depending on her profession. hope this has helped a bit even if my info is a little out of date. if i can be any more help dont hestiate to email. good luck.