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Family of 4 arriving Jan 2014 - general questions

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 15:43

Hi all

Me, my husband to be and 2 kids 5 and 1 year are moving to abu dhabi in january. My OH's package cinsists of 273K Aed per year and location allowance of 40K, accomodation allowance 147K, car allowance
33K utility allowance 6.6K pension allow. 8 K schooling 33.6K and one return flight home for the f
amily. Now we are a bit concerned whether we can live a comfortable life on that as we've seen so many horror stories on other forums and low packages.

Could somebody please advise if that is ok for an average family of 4?
Has anybody experience with the German international school in al bateen?
Is there a german community apart from the GLADies.
Is there a maid company that u can recommend?

Families with kids what do you do with kiddies all day after school?

I am very grateful for any input, info and recommendations.

Thanks

:-)

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 October 2013 - 01:26
Thanks ninap Thats reassuring especially with the school. Will find out their location prior to accomodation search.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 18:42
Your package looks fine to me - you should be able to have a good lifestyle. Of course, you will meet some expats here on huge packages, others on less.The only thing I know about the German School is that it is one of the very few schools to get the highest rating in the recent ADEC inspections. I am pretty sure the school has moved though, but don't know where.Good luck