You are quite right in regards to the earning potential. I for one, am moving to Dubai for the money and that is my sole motivation, apart from the increased career prospect. I can certainly live without a lot of museums and personally, if someone's move is all to do with the cultural side of things, then maybe Dubai would not be the ideal place. I do think though that Dubai has a very interesting history and that in itself might make up for everything else. London's museums for e.g. are not all filled with objects showing its past; a lot of the museums are displaying other types of objects that have no relation to London whatsoever but that are nonetheless still interesting from a historical point of view! However, being originally from a very small island, I am not used to an excessive amount of museums and nightlife, which probably explains why London has now fallen out of favour with me and I am moving. The British weather though might be the biggest culprit!!

I think that we both agree that the choice of location always come down to what you are looking for in your new home! I think that the results of the study were based purely on the views of expats and covered the UAE as a whole rather than just Dubai on its own; after all, none of us considered Dubai on the basis of a few museums. I think at some point all of us were seeing $$$!

Might be worthwhile though for anyone considering a move to visit Dubai and then make up their mind based on what they see when they get there.