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Dubai. Money is 3x. It’s an international city with amazing quality of life and creative vibe. London will be tough till you hit 1m pound income. NYC is just hectic you will need $1-2m to feel comfortable and affluent. Dubai with $350k+ annually and zero tax is a jackpot for many consultants. Moving to $500k bracket you’ll feel richer than $1.5m in NYC
Dubai is one of the best cities to be a consultant. However, the wlb and type of work we do in the region do not bring long term stability. Dubai is a great option to maximise short term KPIs - however, I’d be very cautious with medium/long term KPIs.
Source: started at a T2 in Europe, move to BCG in Dubai and now moved back to Europe
NYC any day of the week. The career optionality it builds you is second-to-none. Go to Dubai for the money, sure, but you will have opportunities open up to you with a New York stint that would never be present with Dubai (or even London).
Why do you think transferring to NYC, which is a hyper competitive city, would be easy?
Did they say it was easy?