They' ll say just about anything in GN to keep some smiling.
We all know that a cappuccino at 16 Dhs is not on average or below European indexes.
Compared to the average household income it is well above the median.
A taxi ride from the Greens (Guantanamo) is 20 USD a bagette is 1 USD, an average Kg of fruit is 2.50 USD.
Rentals are not regulated, "....Price rents are much better than Europe and expatriates are happy....."
So either Gulf News was not here a few months ago when everyone expressed their outrage at the current hikes or it mistook indexes from Bengladesh for those of the UAE.
Anyways, since when is Gulf News reference material?
Everyone knows whose purpose it serves and apart from the Sudoku that they manage to screw, I rarely open another page, there are hundreds of other mediums and indicators on the net that will give you a clear indication on the direction Dubai is taking, for one an article on the Prostitution turnstyle it has become published on the economist a few years ago.