Can I live comfortably in Dubai on 25k a month? With wife and kid too?

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Without or within minimum savings- yes. Assuming you have a decent lifestyle

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You can live, but definitely won’t be comfortable.

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You can live and live very comfortably too.

Rent: 7k
Dewa, chiller, du: 1.5k
Car and fuel: 2k
Food & house needs: 3k
Tuition: up to you


You may need to make some sacrifices in terms of location, size, quality of finishings on the house but 25k is a very very decent salary

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Well that would change the pic a lot

Kids are notoriously expensive in Dubai. Is your company covering anything else for kids (like schooling)?

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