SALARY IN DUBAI

Hi Schoombie,

   I've been in Dubai once, yes the cost of living is high because obviously it's an open country. Housing allowance is not really included in any company giving salary. You will provide it, Im not sure about the salary but Im sure that to get a cheaper rent is to share from 2 to 3 person in one room or at least 4 of you. If your hard worker take part time to cover some of your expences if you think your salary cannot sustain all your expences well that include your habits. goodluck

It all depends on your current package...
you can analyze it easily like select ur living standard:
1. separate room (3000-4000 AED)
2. sharing with 1 person in good area (1500-2000 AED)
3. sharing with 1 person in average area (1200-1700 AED)
4. sharing with 2-3 persons in average area(500-700 AED)

Your monthly food and grocery would be around 1000-1500 AED (if ur moderate spender)

shoping and traveling (avg) 1000-2000 AED

so by calculating it u can easily find urself where u stand and what u save also the currency rate also matters

Disclaimer:
The above mentioned information is completly as per my estimations and only caters guys without wives and girlfriends

Hey Asad_theleo,

    Can you acommodate me for my 1 week vacation.....

JasfurJQ wrote:

Hey Asad_theleo,

    Can you acommodate me for my 1 week vacation.....

lolz... i would love to... but im living with a family so it would be v difficult to do so... please accept my excuse

that's why I'm living alone hihihi...... joke
I've seen Dubai already It's more expensive than Philippines...

Nope dear... Dubai is expensive than all of the GCC states and yes abviously expensive than our home lands

so while finishing your school do you prefer to live and have family their? or you will going back in your homeland?

Hahaha c'mon man im not studying here
Im doing job here and the family im living with is not my family im living as paying guest

and inshAllah i'll bring my family here once i'll get married

Assuming the salary figure quoted by the OP is AED, and he is a South African national - yes you will be silly to accept this offer, when there is no provision of HRA or other benefits.  Beware medical insurance is compulsory, and almost all employers provide it, so make sure yours does it too.

8000 is very tight. You need to find a place in cheap areas, like International City, and use only Metro/bus (at least 250/300 aed/month). The company should provide a national health card as well as one round trip home once a year.