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No. Everyone (literally 98% of the workforce) is an expat in Dubai. Contracts are standardized because companies know most of their workforce consists of expats.
Housing and education are “covered” by including this calculation within your total comp but calling it something else. This lowers your legal base on which your end-of-service is calculated. Rarely does your base equate with what you would expect in other regions, with perqs on top. But your total comp (ex-bonus) should be in line and likely slightly higher due to COL
Yes - different firms may have different ways of classifying salaries ( for e.g. firm A offers 130k all in and firm B offers 100k base + 20 housing + 10 childcare). All things being equal, you want to choose the firm that offers the highest base as this affects your end of service / retirement benefits.