Hi fellow Expats,
How good is the below offer for a family?
Salary: 40K AED/month
School allowance: Max 65K AED/year
Medical insurance
I would also be greatful for your comments on housing and school costs:
1. Minimum/Average housing costs for 3-4 bedroom
2. Minimum/Average school fees for English international schools (primary level)
Any other cost factors to consider that you can recommend would be greatly appreciated.
My future rests with you 😁
Jeff
Abu Dhabi - family of 5 - 40K AED/month
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11314
Well there are many stickies on the forum regarding costs.
Few quick questions:
1) The schooling allowance is total or per child? if it is total and all kids are school going, you will have a big problem. Good quality schools for western expats can range anywhere from 30K a year to 90K a year PER child
2) Is medical insurance covering all the kids? usually companies only cover wife and 2 kids
3) Housing for a 3-4 bed villa can also range from 100K to 250K depending on locality
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Hi,
65K is total for all kids per year & medical is for the whole family.
Jeff
11314
That is not good then. Keep in mind that you will be paying easily twice your allowance for all 5 kids and that is for average schools, not good ones.
6
Need to make a correction:
The education allowance is 65K for each child not max for everyone.
Also, we only have 3 children not 5.
Best regards,
Jeff
11314
Then it should be fine.
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