Thursday, February 14, 2008

Cost of living at Abu Dhabi ?

Is the salary of 16000 dhs per month good enough at Abu Dhabi ?

16k pm is not bad BUT keep in mind the following cost of living
Accommodation not furnished 60k -75k PA
Schooling +/- Dhs 750pm per child
Transport car are cheap but driving license can take ages. till then its the taxis forget the public transport it does not exist.
Annual holidays are the tickets paid for
Medical Private / Government
Keep in mind also that the 2nd furniture has practically no resale value.
IMPORTANT :-
1) Job security & flexibility note check the local laws on changing jobs. most cases the company will prefer that you go back to your county rather than go to an other co,
2) There is almost no chance of immigration or getting a passport of uae. as compared to other western countries...