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Abu Dhabi Living Expenses
Abu Dhabi Living Expenses
Abu Dhabi Living Expenses
Since all the answers here are very indirect I’d like to be helpful and give you some
reasonable numbers.
Accommodation - AED 5–6k for a 1 bedroom apartment (assuming that’s what you need)
Car rental including petrol - 2500 / month until you find a car (again a 5 year EMI for a
decent Japanese car would set you back by this same amount every month) assuming
you’ll do about 2000kms a month
Bills - 1500/ month: internet + landline + mobile bills for two + electricity and water +
utilities like cooling maybe depending on your building
Grocery shopping - 2–3k a month depending on your eating habits (very conservative
number; assuming you’ll cook at home)
Weekend treat/brunch/ movie - 4000 / month (1000 a week is again a very conservative
number for my lifestyle; would depend on you)
With these numbers you’re saving 42% of your salary; which is a very decent figure in my
opinion. A healthy target for me would be saving 40–50% of the income.