Dubai offers the most advance gadgets in technology, they are affordable because of the fact that Dubai is a tax free city including the rest of the emirates. Food, clothings, gold, etc. are also affordable, there are shopping festivals within the year and the prices really drop off...when they say sale then it's really a REAL SALE. The expensive thing here is the rents of flats, apartelle and villas and even the hotels charge pretty high. Check out Dubai sites and I assure you you will find it amazing and interesting.