The cost of food and beverages, which make up 11 per cent of the price index basket, increased 1.6 per cent from May 2014 while gaining 3 per cent from the previous month.
Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority said last week that fees at Dubai’s 117 private schools could be raised by between 2.9 and 5. per cent.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi are also the most expensive cities in the Middle East for expatriates, according to the most recent survey by the cost of living experts Mercer.
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the 33rd and 23rd most-expensive cities in the world, respectively, in large part because of a steep rise in rents for expatriates.
Abu Dhabi has moved up 35 places from last year’s Cost of Living survey by Mercer. The cost of living in Dubai has also risen – the city was 67th last year.
Enough said.