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Posts Tagged ‘Cost of Living in Dubai’
With the weather hotting up, it’s not unusual for people to race home and leap straight into their pool to cool off. Of late the team at Expat Echo Dubai has been known to do just that, however instead of a casual dip we got to thinking about how much it costs to maintain a home pool in Dubai. After all, pools are not nearly as common in some of our home countries as they are here and if you were new to Dubai or thinking of relocating you would no doubt want to know how much a pool (blessing though it is) will cost you to clean and service – especially if you’ve never had one before. Read more
2015 is almost upon us and the New Year is the perfect time to try and get your finances in order. Here are five financial fundamentals to get you off to a kick- start.
Figure out your finances – The economic climate of today should be enough to tell you how important it is to figure out your finances. Only when you’ve got a grip on where your money goes, spending habits, expenses and the rising cost of future living can you start to manage your money more effectively.
Find your net Worth – It’s time to take inventory and find out exactly how much you’re worth. Calculating your net worth will give you an accurate picture of where you stand financially. If you have any financial plans for the future, such as sending your children through university or retiring by a certain age, It’s especially important to know your current financial state. Net worth is the amount by which assets exceed liabilities. In other words, your net worth is the difference between what you own and what you owe. Read more
Recently having relocated to Dubai you have probably been pleasantly surprised by the amount of supermarkets. Most communities have a small or sometimes very large supermarket on their door step.
Over the next few months you will no doubt find yourself visiting a variety of supermarkets as you may like the bread from one supermarket and the meat from another. Or you will also soon discover that the stock ordering system in Dubai is a bit hit or miss and your local supermarket that you always got a certain cereal from may run out for months – miraculously re-appearing months later.
In addition if you like to have your bacon sandwich on a Friday morning you will need to shop at the supermarkets which have a dedicated ‘Pork Section‘ and that might not be your local supermarket. Chains which do have pork sections include include Spinneys, Waitrose, Choithrams and Park’n’Shop. These supermarkets are very popular with western expats but can be quite expensive so for your weekly bulk shopping try Carrefour, Union Co-Op, Lu’Lu and Geant. Read more
