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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 21 February 2016 - 16:44

'Average' lifestyle costs, to me, would be around 4000AED per month, but I think you could still be fine on 3000AED per month as food is covered. Thanks a lot!!

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Latest post on 21 February 2016 - 16:43

I'd say do it, you'll be fine. I did crazier things for my career when I was younger - you will probably not have a great time partying and hanging out in bars but Dubai is a great place to learn about the hotel industry. Thanks a lot!!

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Latest post on 19 February 2016 - 14:22

I had a friend who worked in sales in a major hotel here. She ate three meals a day at the hotel ( during work hours ) breakfast when she arrived, lunch and then dinner before she left work. She actually kept little food in her apartment and made full use of the service provided at work. Discovery Gardens is near Ibn Battuta Mall and Metro Station and DG does have a bus service to there. A short metro ride to the Marina and JBR area. Eating out costs can vary widely from 20 AED to 600+ AED for high end including alcohol. There are plenty offers and discounts and ladies nights which can reduce your costs. Thank you, it really helped me!

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Latest post on 18 February 2016 - 22:35

Hi again ladies! Sorry but I believe I didn't explain myself correctly. I am not planning to live with 500AED per month, I am bringing extra money with me and this is an Internship in Sales&Marketing department for 6 months, not a job and yes if I'll be a good worker, I'll have the opportunity to stick with them. This is supposed to be an investment in my career and most of all I have to do it so I can finish my graduation. I contacted many other hotels around the world and Dubai is by far the city that offers best conditions in the hotel business. Forgot to mention that they will also provide transportation from the apartment to the hotel and an insurance that only covers accidents (even outside the hotel). The accommodation is an apartment for 2 girls in Discovery Gardens (which I haven't understood yet if it's far or not from the center of Dubai). So the thing is, despite these expenses how much do you think I'll have to spend monthly? (Like having dinner in a nice restaurant around 1 or 2 times a week, Metro/Taxi to go to the city center, Food for when I'm not working, Mobile Plans)

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Latest post on 18 February 2016 - 22:20

Most locally hired interns may not receive a monthly salary or allowance however they live with their parents and probably get pocket money/allowance from their parents It would be very difficult for an ex pat to may AED500 last a month, that is unless they have another income coming in. Could anyone live on AED16 per day? You couldn't even get a short metro journey for that price. A short metro journey is 3 AED. I do agree with you though that 500 AED is almost impossible to live on here. What is the accommodation like? 12 in a room on bunk beds? I believe you got me wrong. This is not a job, its an internship for 6 months. I am not planning to live with 500AED, I am bringing extra money. In fact I was just telling the conditions the hotel offered me (forgot to mention transportation as well). Just wanted to have an idea of how much I'll have to spend monthly despite those expenses. It will be 2 girls per apartment

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Latest post on 18 February 2016 - 22:14

I think people are confusing an internship and a job - two totally different things and it's only for 6 months. You're here to learn, that's the whole point of it. What happens after that though? Would the company offer a permanent position? Would you go back home? You need to 'outsmart' the system to use whatsapp? er no you don't it's freely available to use. Exactly, thats the point! I am looking at this as an investment in my career. Obviously I am bringing extra money and I'm not planning to live in Dubai with 500AED per month, just wanted to have an idea of what will my monthly expenses be. Thanks a lot for your help!

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Latest post on 18 February 2016 - 22:10

Hi there. Your question is quite hard to answer, as even the definition of "medium quality lifestyle" differs greatly among people. What one considers medium, the other one might see as luxury and vice versa. Looking at your package, I hope that you are aware that you need to bring some (lots) of money in order to afford your internship here, right? What you definitely need is - transportation (Dubai is not a "walkable" city - you need Taxis or Metro to go to places) - communication (Mobile phone plans are not cheap here, and Whatsapp, Viber calls etc. only work if you know how to outsmart the system here technically) - Food when you are not working - Entertainment - unless you plan on sitting in your apartment only on your days off. 500AED is 121EUR. Considering that Dubai is at least 20-40% more expensive than Portugal, how far would 90 EUR get you in your home country? As I said - hard to compare. But if I where you, I would bring 1.500-2.000EUR per month to afford living here. Good Luck! Thank you for your answer! Well this is an internship I have to do to finish my graduation, it could be anywhere but I wanted to try living abroad and the thing is Dubai offers the best conditions in the hotel business so I am looking at this as an investment in my career. Forgot to mention that they will also provide transportation from my apartment (which they told me that will be in Discovery Gardens) to the hotel every working day. Actuality I was thinking that I could live with less than 1500€, not 500AED of course but less than what you've said. Once again thank you for your help!

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Latest post on 18 February 2016 - 22:00

I almost forgot how it felt to live with AED500 after taking out accommodation, food and transportation. It's possible, and will teach you a lot of lesson about money. If you get by that, along with perseverance, hard work, kindness, team spirit and a lot of professionalism, you'll go a very, very long way. You'll learn a lot of skills and will probably understand how the other 50% of the UAE population lives. When you finally made it to the top, you would understand how majority of your staff lives because you've been there. You will potentially become a great leader because your life learning will help you with your understanding so long as you don't forget the lessons.

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Latest post on 18 February 2016 - 21:58

A lot of my friends little siblings graduated last year from very good UAE schools and are being offered similar internships. Most of them are offered 1500 dhs a month without any accommodation, food, or transport.. So for an internship being offered housing food and 500 is a pretty good offer if you just graduated. I would say you need 5000-8000 dhs a month to live comfortably (assuming that your work will drive you to and from your housing and that your housing is not in the desert). Thank you so much, my apartment will be in Discovery Gardens and yes, they do provide transportation everyday to the hotel.

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