On 18k per month if you are single? you can live reasonably well. If you have a family to take care of? Forget it!
We have three kids and running the household expenses and kids extras, comes to 15k p.m.
Every month this place experiences an escalation of costs.
The Dirham is also linked to the US. I dont think an elaborate explanation is required on that subject. Especially if we witness a further weakness of the greenback.
Expect your contract to change at will! As and when the HR and accounting team deem so. Without your consent! It's never required!
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