Living expenses in Dibai

[Paul2371]

After ploughing through the forum, I have come up with the following. Am I anywhere near?

Rent for 3 bed villa - 150000 per year
Living expenses (groceries for family of 4) - 2500 per month
Dining out/entertainment (once a week) - 2000 per month
TV/Internet + tax + Dewa - 1500 per month
Schooling for both kids (12 & 7) - 8750 per month
School expenses ( uniforms, trips etc) - 1000 per month
Misc expenses - 1000 per month

No savings allowed for in this but the above works out at 29250 AED per month and excludes any healthcare.

I would appreciate any feedback

Thanks all

Paul

By the way I meant to put Dubai! Lol

[nikkisizer]

Hi Paul,

You can get a 3 bed villa for much less and still in a nice area the price will depend on whether you want to be central or on the outskirts close to the airport etc.

I can't comment on schooling having no children but everything else seems pretty spot on with the exception of TV/Internet/DEWA which you need to double.

Your TV/Internet will cost approx AED 500 per month and DEWA on the size of your villa including housing fees will range anything from 1k per month during the winter through to 3k per month during the summer depending obviously on your time spent in the villa with the AC on.

[AK47]

Originally Posted by Paul2371

After ploughing through the forum, I have come up with the following. Am I anywhere near?

Rent for 3 bed villa - 150000 per year
Living expenses (groceries for family of 4) - 2500 per month
Dining out/entertainment (once a week) - 2000 per month
TV/Internet + tax + Dewa - 1500 per month
Schooling for both kids (12 & 7) - 8750 per month
School expenses ( uniforms, trips etc) - 1000 per month
Misc expenses - 1000 per month

No savings allowed for in this but the above works out at 29250 AED per month and excludes any healthcare.

I would appreciate any feedback

Thanks all

Paul

By the way I meant to put Dubai! Lol

I would up the groceries to around 6-7K/month. the rest you spot on, School expenses depends on the After school activities(ASA) that you choose for the little ones.

[toneson]

What about a car? Factored that?

[fischerj72]

DEWA seems to include Electric and Water. What about Natural Gas? (Or is everything Electric?)

What is the average cost for Mobile Phone service?

How about Car Insurance?

[tfernandes]

car insurance will cost you another 3000 - 4000 depending on the type of car you drive/

[Jynxgirl]

Originally Posted by fischerj72

DEWA seems to include Electric and Water. What about Natural Gas? (Or is everything Electric?)

What is the average cost for Mobile Phone service?

How about Car Insurance?

Some people use propane cookers and that is overall cheap enough to get refills. Most people have electric only.

Mobile phone will depend on your usage. Can use a 100 dirhams internet basic program or go up. You will find that because actually using the phone isnt very cheap on per minute rates, you wont talk as much as you will whatsapp/bbm. A lot of people walk around with two phones, and one of them being a bb because you can get the basic bb social package for 50 dirhams and get unlimited bbm on it, which many people in the uae use. I would suggest 200 dirhams if you tend to use your phone very little and just for net and texting. Get an online service (magic jack works here) for calls to and from home.

Car insurance already answered.

[Darkt]

Originally Posted by tfernandes

car insurance will cost you another 3000 - 4000 depending on the type of car you drive/

You mean 3000-4000 AED per annum?

[Garth Vader]

Originally Posted by AK47

I would up the groceries to around 6-7K/month. the rest you spot on, School expenses depends on the After school activities(ASA) that you choose for the little ones.

Depends where you shop... We're a family of four and sometimes our shopping can be as cheap as 600 per week, or as high as 1100. This is at LuLu's.

Avoid Spinneys and you'll be OK but I'd definitely allow for a little bit more in the food budget.

[rsinner]

Originally Posted by Darkt

You mean 3000-4000 AED per annum?

Yes. But generally budget 3-5% per annum of the value of the vehicle