Hi all,
I am moving from canada to abudhabi soon.
Groceries: 5k
Utilities: 1k
Rent for 3 bed villa near khalifa city :11500
Car+reg+fuel+insurance: 5k
School: 3k ( as 50k is paid by company for 2 kids)
Misc: 7k
Total 32500 aed/ month
breakdown of the living expenses ,having a family of 4 with kids aged 6 and 8 .
Kindly if any one can help me with this , is it a good estimate or I am way down .
I have 85k for my kids school fee for both of them as my company would be paying 50k per year for both.
So I have quoted 3k for them .
Help would be much appreciated.
Sam.
Expat moving to abudhabi
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Overall, you are in line. Groceries can be lower or higher depending on your choices i.e. imported vs. regional.
Utilities might be higher for a villa - as the peak summer months will kill you. Don't forget the housing fee which is a percentage of rental value. So all in all, to be really on the safe side, factor in 1.5-2K for utilities (all utilities).
Housing / Municipality fee:
https://www.addc.ae/en-US/residential/P … y-Fee.aspx
Rest seems ok for the most part (rentals - check latest prices to get an idea of trends). I assume medical for the family is covered? as that can be a big expense if it is not covered.
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Thanxz XTang,
Yes I heard about the municipality fee.
Yes we got damac platinum plus health insurance for the whole family I heard medical is very expensive as we have free health care system here.
One more thing I need help with a very good peads nephrologist, if anyone have any recommendations.
Thanks
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