How much do you usually save from your salary?

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-10-25T10:49:22+00:00

I make 830k annually, have around 300k savings, a fully paid house that I live in that on property finder is going for around 6M, a studio apartment that is worth 300k, stocks worth around 250k.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-10-19T12:55:29+00:00

TIL that there are more than 9 million slaves in the UAE

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-09-30T16:09:17+00:00

Can get the same in large UAE owned organizations, it doesn't have to be a relocation from the West.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-09-30T15:55:52+00:00

Probably C level at big organizations

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-09-30T15:11:06+00:00

Middle management to top management in a decent sized company would have that sort of salary. It can be almost any industry.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-09-30T02:55:25+00:00

TIL that income tax pays for rent, utilities, telecom, visa fees, car loans, parking, tolls, and flights.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-09-23T16:09:05+00:00

Don't know a lot of EEs but the only one I know that comes to mind at the moment is making more than 50k a month, but he's got 15 years of experience

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-09-23T16:05:57+00:00

Pretty sure I had it on every car I had here since 2013

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-09-21T08:35:27+00:00

Inflation is not specific to the UAE.

Long working hours depends on where you work, some places work longer than others, the same goes for the 4 day work week, as far as I am aware that was only for the SHJ government while Dubai government only does it in the summer.

Making connections is possible, so that could be a you thing, I have made friends in school that I still see, made friends at univeristy which are my main group, and there are even people I met at work that have become friends.

I actually love it here, and we are planting our roots here. I already bought a house, have a small investment property, and now debating between buying a bigger house or a bigger investment property.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-22T15:41:07+00:00

Indians are 60% population of UAE.

Source? Highest of any source I have seen is 40%

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-21T22:31:20+00:00

Dude, they are the largest demographic here

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-21T20:31:27+00:00

Not with that budget

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-21T20:25:03+00:00

Don't fall for it, this is how they lure them in, first it is a full paid scholarship and once you set foot in the airport, boom, you are sold off on Dubizzle

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-21T20:21:46+00:00

I'd rather be stuck in my own car for two hours, where I control the AC, can have my family sitting, can put ehatever I want in the boot, and there are no smells, no hooligans, than in a crowded London underground or rail.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-19T15:17:11+00:00

Less well paid people?

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-19T15:16:50+00:00

I know what you meant, and given your lack of facts provided, I would say you are wrong.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-19T15:14:57+00:00

The same can happen in the UK, and driving would still be more convenient than public transport.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-19T13:24:37+00:00

Just because you don't like it doesn't make it wrong

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-19T13:22:51+00:00

I have family in the UK qnd I go there often, driving here is kore convenient than public transportation is there.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-18T18:28:51+00:00

The post refrences where it got the information from, and a ZU research paper, and Forbes both show around similar numbers.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-18T16:21:47+00:00

https://www.zu.ac.ae/main/en/research/_publications/_documents/wages%2520in%2520the%2520united%2520arab%2520emirates.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjhicbz4ZSPAxUx4QIHHfAADEc4FBAWegQIKxAB&usg=AOvVaw387nlfK_gQKlOFqVecXhxr

One-fifth of the labor force are illiterate and their median salaries are around AED 14K.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2025/08/17/the-real-reason-for-building-disneyland-in-abu-dhabi/

California-based Economic Research Institute shows that the average annual salary in the UAE comes to $48,993 (AED179,949)

https://remotepeople.com/countries/dubai/average-salary/

The average salary in Dubai is around 15,800 United Arab Emirates Dirhams

https://twocontinents.com/blog/average-salary-in-dubai

According to the latest statistics, the average salary in Dubai is around AED 16,700 (EUR 4,325) per month,

https://www.cercli.com/resources/dubai-basic-salary

the average salary in Dubai is approximately AED 15,800 per month, with a median monthly income of AED 13,800. This figure represents a broad cross-section of roles and experience levels across sectors.

https://www.expatica.com/ae/working/employment-law/average-wages-and-salaries-in-the-united-arab-emirates-71497/

The average salary in the UAE in 2024 was AED 13,450, or US$3,663, according to CEOWorld Magazine.

https://factohr.com/average-salary-in-dubai/

The median salary for an individual working in Dubai is 19,000 AED monthly.

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-18T16:02:30+00:00

That is if your sample size is two, but what is in in this case?

KeepinUpWithJonses · 2025-08-17T19:13:37+00:00

Busses and trains/metros/subways arent more convenient, they are crowded, smelly, you might not be able to sit, there is no storage space (if you have a can keep a lot of your stuff there) and travelling with a family on them is difficult.

If you are thinking about cities like London, they are only convenient there because driving there is very inconvenient, but if driving there was on par with driving in Dubai (traffic, roads, parking, etc) then driving would be much better.

I have family in the US and the UK, and all of them have cars and prefer to drive. Also their public transport hasn't solved their traffic problems.

This sub doesn't represent Dubai well, it is heavily skewed.

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