Current Situation in Dubai.
Ahlan Dubai!!!
With so many Indians hopping on the next flight to Dubai, or UAE in general
to realize their dreams, life would turn around to be a shocker, once you
land here.
The common problem with the youth is that they get carried away and want to
make too much money in too short a time.
Please read on
..
Guys, please consider the pros and cons and make a self assessment based on
the following facts
The first of the many mistakes you are likely to make is too convert the AED
salary by 13, the conversion rate should be done on savings and not on gross
earnings.
If you are a married person, the minimum of a one bedroom (bedroom, hall,
kitchen) would cost you around AED 4000/- per month (not per annum) in
downtown Dubai. Add a minimum of 15% annual increments Wow! And do not
expect for salaries to rise even a quarter of the %.
If you want to save some money in rent, you can look for apartments in
Sharjah, Ajman or even Ras Al Khamiah, however allow around 2 to 4 hours for
commutation every day, given the present traffic chaos with the influx of
thousands of expatriates flocking here every day. If you add another 10
hours of a day in the job, you end up spending around 14 hours a day on the
job, and you thought Family life would be so much fun here, think twice
And you thought petrol is cheaper here, and so the taxies, think again,
taking a cab from the Airport to the Hotel, the meter can touch anywhere
from AED 50
100 depending on the distance, before you make yourself
comfortable in a Toyota Camry.
You might regret buying a car here, although the fanciest of Cars are
available for it can be a nightmare finding a parking in Dubai for just One
hour and thats not free and do not forget to display your parking ticket or
else a fine awaits you.
To add to your woes, it costs around INR 30 per minute from UAE to India,
whereas INR 8/- from India to UAE, and do not think for a moment you can use
Skype, its banned and illegal here
so much so for communication.
God forbid if you do fall sick, be prepared to shell out a minimum of AED
150 for a Doctors visit (if you do not have company insurance) this will
create a big hole in your pocket.
You are in for treat of a lifetime if you come from a cold country. Summer
temperatures can run upto 50 degrees on a normal sunny afternoon and such
days are pretty regular (although not mentioned) and did I mention the
humidity levels of 85 to 95%.
If you dont have children, you are lucky, (not to discourage you having
children) for if you have 2-3 children add a minimum of AED 12,000/- per
annum for each child to the cost of living in UAE.
Last but not the least, if you are fascinated by the number of malls in
dubai
the constant changing skyline
..the hype the surrounds this place, the
bollywood stars that flock this place every weekend (Thurday night) the chic
Café
Dubai marina
Burj Dubai (going to be the tallest building in the
world)
..Burj Al Arab
..the fancy cars
think twice
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remember what you take home after spending a lifetime here are the clothes
in your back and the Fils jingling in your pocket and your bank balance.
A word of caution
..no matter how long you stay here, you will always be an
expatriate
..no UAE passport
..no home. This place can be used as a
platform to migrate elsewhere.
Trust me theres nothing like home
you are a first class citizen in your
own country, maybe in a Second class country (not anymore now).
Cheers,
Leo Conrad DSouza.
Goan, now in Dubai.
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