Rotana jet currently offers "
Shared" accommodation for
single employee's at the company owned 3 Star Hotel Apartment. Current housing allowance for all "full time" Pilots is 5000 AED per month, for those who elect to take the housing allowance in lieu of company accommodation.
If you elect to accept the housing allowance, you are giving up company provided transportation from your residence to airport of departure (OMAD/OMAA +) (we have no parking permits or allowance for parking permits). Parking at OMAD is free in company lot---if you can find a spot - next to impossible during day time. Best to report to OMAD and ride the company bus for OMAA departures.
Current average single housing (1 bedroom) in - Abu Dhabi 7320 AED per month (+ utilities and transportation)
Current average Family housing (2 bedroom) in Abu Dhabi - 10,883 AED per month (+utilities and transportation)
Average cost of utilities (electric/internet/ etc) in Abu Dhabi - 1200 AED
Average cost of rental car's - 2000 AED per month
Average coat of Private schooling - 3000 AED each kid per month (foreign kid's not allowed in free public school system). (Rotana Jet offers no education allowance)
Average cost to purchase a decent used car is approx 120,000 AED
Average cost to purchase a good new car is approx 150,000 AED
Average Taxi cost (R/T) from from a point 15-30 minutes to OMAD - 50 AED
Average Taxi cost (R/T) from a point 20-30 minutes to OMAA - 170 AED
Average Taxi cost (R/T) to anywhere within 10 minutes from the Company housing - 20 AED
EMB crew can expect to report for duty 20 day's per month (most flights return every night with few exceptions) (consider parking cost - if any) (most flights are out of OMAD)
A319 crew can expect to report for duty 12 days per month (consider parking cost - some trips are 2-4 days out of base) (most flights are out of OMAA - no parking permit / must pay for parking or report to OMAD and ride company bus)
Gas is 1.95 aed per liter
Generally--food / beverage / eating out - is slightly above average expensive.
Do the math.
Cost of Living in Abu Dhabi | Expat Arrivals