Cost of Living in Abu Dhabi - is my salary OK?

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on 17 Feb 2014

I have got a job offer for 5000 AED in Abu Dhabi. IS this salary suffiecient for me? Since am a bachelor, accomodaion is free for me. Please advise asap. I need to decide. I was bit confused.

Anonymous (not verified) on 19 Feb 2014 - 05:38

Hi msselvakumar93,

AED 5,000 is quite a low salary in Abu Dhabi. Luckily, your accommodation is provided and this accounts for around AED 10,000 per month. You need to think about transportation because public transport infrastructure is minimal. If you want to hire a car this will probably cost you AED 2,500. The rest will depend on your lifestyle and how much you are looking to save per month.

To get you started check out our Cost of Living in Abu Dhabi page.

Hope that helps.

Shantalie.

Anonymous (not verified) on 18 Mar 2014 - 08:27

Hi Anonymous, whether this is a good salary is all relative, have a look at Shantalie's comment above and the link she suggested for cost of living in Abu Dhabi - you'll be able to work out what your monthly expenses are likely to be and how far this salary will get you with the useful price chart on that page.

Anonymous (not verified) on 16 Mar 2014 - 00:25

I have accepted a teaching position that pays 15000AED and accommodations is paid for. Is this good?

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