Housing in Dubai
 

Hi guy's

My wife has been offered a job in Dubai with a housing
allowance of around 20000 UAE. What's the best place
to live, and would 20000 UAE cover it.

Thanks,

BDD

20000 per month or per year?

Propertyfinder.ae is the website you want.

20000 would get your wife a locker at a gym, if that...

I'm assuming you're missing a zero at the end in which case she could get a decent 2BR apartment in a good location.

BDD

Assuming 200k, this will get you a reasonable place throughout Dubai, nice 3 bed villa slightly out of town or a good 2 bed, 2 bath apartment in Marina or downtown. It should also cover some to all charges depending on location. DEWA (Dubai Electricity & Water) is not cheap for expats and watch out for hidden expenses and fees. You can currently buy a very nice 4 bed villa just outside of Arabian Ranches community for around 3 million. If you can stump up 30% for the deposit plus another 6% for fees and commission, what you pay in rent will give you an unencumbered villa within 10-12 years.

EK Captains get slightly less than that allowance, (circa 190k per annum) but if you're without kids, it will do fine. If you're here long term, it might be worth buying as prices are slowly dropping and there's plenty of incentives available to buy but a 6-12 months rental would be my advice to get a feel for the place and where you might want to live first.

Big Geordie offers the best advice!

Harry

Buy in dubai??
You'd be better off going to Vegas and putting it on black.

You are joking right? She will be able to rent a bunkbed space to share it with 16 other lower wage people in the same flat. Since you typed 20 000 twice I am assuming this is not a typo so I would tell your wife to just say no. Dubai is a tough place to survive and even worse if you are underpaid

Sorry guys, I did leave out a zero.

Thanks for all your help!!

BDD

Rents are falling , you can probably get a mansion in mirdiff for that price range

Cedre Villa DSO
 

From 160000 to 175000 town house and twin villa maintenance included.
Refurbished as new.

Some corrections here:

- Women can sponsor their husband, but only in specific job categories, or earning categories (I know a local VP who is sponsoring her husband, and she is not in teaching or nursing)

- If you are European (from the Schengen zone), the going back and forth rules have become more complicated, as it is now 90 days out of a 180 day period (based on the reciprocal rules with the Schengen zone).

- In terms of living, you can get a 2-bed townhouse in JVT for 150K, DEWA will have 5% of that as taxes. Springs will run you between 150-180K (although you can splurge to 220K too)

GenevaFlyer

Thanks again guys.

Desert Snake, I work in Doha so I think it would be ok. I hope!!!

Big Geordie, thanks, that's the website I was looking for.

BDD

EK Family Accommodation
 

Hi There,

Just wondering if anyone is in the know or has an opinion about what would be the best company accomodation for a family with a toddler. I understand that as a family I will mostly likely be placed in Meydan Heights or Meydan South. Does anyone have any idea what place is better or what the pros and cons are for both?
Cheers