A Lunchtime Discussion
The team at Expat Moves has been discussing how busy we have been, particularly on international moves over the last few months, helping people to find a good quality moving company, who are also competitively priced.
We came to the conclusion that this summers ‘peak season’ has seen more people move out of UAE than normal.
So this got us thinking about what the reasons could be and we came up with the following: cost of education: nothing more to add as there’s plenty of press on the subject, rental costs: did you know around 36 percent of a Dubai expats income goes on rent, compared to only 24 percent in London, 22 percent in Toronto and 33 percent in New York, the weather: does it seem hotter and more humid this year?, the cost of food: seems the consensus was that the grocery bag just keeps rising in price, GST: the prospect of it being introduced, home countries: their economies are largely improving, company moves: staff going on to another assignment. There are of course a plethora of other reasons, but we have mentioned the most common ones.
What do YOU think? What other major reasons are there?
We then moved to discussing the reasons why we all liked being here: Tax free always helps, or should I say income-tax free!, weather: sunshine is always good to wake up to, at least we know what we are going to get (within reason), geographical location: close to Asia, close to Europe, so it’s more affordable to travel, standard of living: compared to so many other places UAE has a high standard, social activities: has vastly improved over the years and so much is on our doorstep, UAE: progressive nature, let’s face it look how its developed in the last 30 years, I doubt any other country has matched the achievements of UAE in this time, the one I particularly like is the positive nature: I would much prefer to live in a positive society than a negative one, even if it’s a little over-cooked sometimes.
What do you like about living in UAE?
Well, that was our lunch time discussion, now it’s back to helping people find a great moving company at an affordable price, whether it’s local or international visit us at www.expatmoves.com to compare costs and quality.
