Dubai Living Cost For Family

Q: Moving to Dubai from Singapore, Cost of Living etc? I got an offer from Dubai, planning to consider and move to Dubai, we are couple+2 years old kid. We are very new to this place; please provide details about city, culture and cost of living. What will be the expenditure for housing, food, transportation etc. (Asked by: HSDHAR)

A: If you offered a Good Salary + Accommodation for family, it is a nice place to work. But comparing to Singapore, you can't enjoy that much. (But cost of living, as per one of my friend who was in Singapore and now in Abu Dhabi, better is UAE). Here only one thing costliest is Accommodation.

Just have a look to this link for the rates of flats here in Dubai.

http://gnads4u.com/properties

This link will update daily (of Gulf News)

Food, you can spend starting from AED500 -any amount (as per your expenditure kind), Gas Price in Dubai for 50lbs = AED76

Transportation will be depends your housing and work location, Taxi Charges starting from AED4, Public Transport System is there starting from AED1, Even Abra (Ferry Service) is there, at AED1. Metro Train Service is Coming, If you own a car, it will be best but you should take the toll Card (SALIK), and it is a horrible experience of traffic in the City, really.

Cell phone... for new connection with etisalat (prepaid) AED 165, and recharge vouchers starting from AED25 to AED500 available with 10% extra amt

For Groceries & Vegetables... other things... it will be affordable and normal rates only...

Entertainment; Cinemas Starting AED30,

Dubai is a multicultural, multinational community (hope, emiratis-natives are lesser than expats here), but of course Dubai is a Islamic country and there will be certain rules and restrictions, even though you can enjoy the freedom of life here.