Is it possible to live on 12,000AED/month, after having paid for accomodations?
I would need food, vehicle, insurance, petrol and all other bills bills to be covered by that amount. My hoped for salary is 9-10,000USD per month, and I'm budgeting US$2,200 for accomodation (8,100AED), sending US$3,500 home to my family (12,850AED) so that leaves about US$3,300 (12,000AED) for me to live on while I'm there.
Does anyone have any input?
Could I buy groceries, lease and run a car, etc for that amount?
Does anyone think that 8,100AED/month is reasonable for monthly rent? What could I expect for that? (from my research, I figure either a furnished 1 bedroom or an unfurnished 2 bed)
Are there severe rules on sub-letting rooms if I had a 2 bedroom?
(As an aside, is it against the law for unwed men and women to share an apartment?)
Any other tips for me?
Thanks guys
Possible to live on 12,000AED/month after paying for accomodation?
It is possible to live within 12K per month, if accommodation has been covered elsewhere.
No idea why you listed your hoped-for salary because that is not matching your question in the first line. Seems you are confused between the currencies and the exchange rate (Note US$ = 3.67 Dirhams)
Monthly rental budget of AED 8K is pretty good for furnished 1-bed.
Subletting has to be cleared with the landlord.
Yes it is against the law for unwed man and woman to live together. Unofficially many people do it though.
"MJRV",
I don't have the exchange messed up...I wanted to know if, after paying for rent and sending money home, being left with only 12,000AED (US$3,200)was enough to eat/get around etc comfortably.
On the "unwed" part...I was asking basically if I sublet a room to a woman, would I get into trouble!
In short you hope to earn close to AED 40,000/Month that is a fantastic salary by UAE standards AED 8000/Month will get u a furnished 1bedroom in the best part of town 12,000 AED is more than enough to get you through the month. Many don't even earn up to that 
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