 hi guys you are watching oxy vlogs and if this is your first time here and you would like to know more information about life in dubai don't forget to hit subscribe button in the bell icon so you will get a notification when i post my next video if you're planning to move to dubai to look for a job or if you've got a job and you want to know how much money you need to have to live well during the first month keep watching this video because today i gonna give you some idea about the monthly basic monthly expenses in dubai dubai is an expensive city to live and it's so easy to spend money so i advise you to put some part of your salary around 20 percent on a savings account so in case something happens you lose your job you will have some money to live here while you will be looking for another job and now let's review the list of expenses the biggest part of your salary will go towards accommodation there are so many accommodation options on the market starting from a bad space and the prices vary depends on the location if you're moving to dubai and you are on a budget i advise you to rent a room during the first month in this case internet and utilities are included in the price because in dubai if you want to rent your own apartment you need to sign a yearly contract and pay for three months up front i don't recommend you to do that because it's quite risky to sign any contract at the beginning you don't know the city yet you don't know if you're gonna like your job if you feel comfortable in this country because if after one month you realize that the city is not for you you don't like your job and you want to go back to your home country you will be stuck with the contract but if you feel confident about your job and you have a budget you can rent an apartment on a short term basis in this case you will pay on a monthly basis to your agent or landlord and you will not sign any contracts but the price will be 15 20 higher so now i will show you the starting prices for different options in different parts of the city let's move to the transportation i advise you to rent your accommodation close to the metro station or your office in this case you will reduce your expenses on transportation public transport is not the developed in dubai not all areas have access to the metro and there is a video on my channel about the public transport in dubai so check it out when you start looking for an accommodation make sure that you will not have any issues with getting to your office and one way bus or metro ticket will cost you five dirhams so let's say you have 22 working days per month you use metro twice a day so it means 10 dirhams per day and if there are 22 working days you will spend at least 220 dirhams per month only on the metro there will be situations when you want to use taxi especially during the weekends the taxi starting price is 12 dirhams and they charge two dirhams per each kilometer so i think you should have around 180 dirhams as a budget for every month the next biggest expense is food guys i highly recommend you to cook at home as much as you can firstly you will stay healthier and secondly you will save quite a lot of money groceries will cost you approximately 150 dirhams per week or 600 dirhams per month i'm not talking about the organic products or some imported products which are quite expensive in dubai if you eat outside in an expensive restaurant one meal will cost you 30 dirhams and i assume you will go out with your friends during weekends and you will eat outside so let's add 200 dirhams to your food budget and in total the average cost of food will be 800 dirhams per month if you want to know the prices on some particular products visit numbeo website where you will find more information and now let me give you an overview of the basic monthly expenses so guys that's it for now thank you for watching if you have any questions please leave them in the comments below if you found this video useful don't forget to hit the like button under my video and i will see you in the next one bye bye