Tag: Cost of Living
Uncovering UAE Consumer Spending Attitudes in The Pandemic
Study shows more than 70% of consumers prefer cashless payment options for a major part of their monthly spending
Abu Dhabi-based innovative fintech enterprise PayBy...
The Best Cities for Expats Worldwide; And The Worse
The Expat City Ranking 2020 reveals the best cities for expats around the world, and the worst in rankings.
Out of 66 cities in the Expat City...
The World’s Most Expensive Cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living survey named Zurich, Paris and Hong Kong the world's most expensive cities. Using New York as...
A Look Into The Future Of Work Beyond COVID-19
The Dubai Future Foundation launched the first issue from a series of reports to tackle the different challenges that organisations in Dubai and the...
Dubai CPI Down By 1.20 In February 2020: DSC
The annual Consumer Price Index, CPI, rate in the Emirate of Dubai dropped by 1.20 percent in February 2020 compared to the same period...
Co-living Gets off The Ground in Dubai
In among the high-rise apartments and the low-rise townhouses, a new style of accommodation is springing up in Dubai: coliving.
Following the likes of London...
UAE among Top 10 countries on Global Wellbeing Indicators
The UAE was ranked among the top 10 countries worldwide in wellbeing indicators of the 2018 World Poll, which tracks the opinions of people...
Countries spending more on health, but people still pay too much
Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A new report...
Be Mindful of These Hidden Moving Costs in UAE
While the change in your rent or mortgage payments might have the biggest impact on your budget, small additional costs associated with your move...
New UAE Stimulus Likely to Easy Pressure on Real Estate Sector
UAE stimulus efforts announced this week are needed as housing oversupply trend continues
Real estate prices have been on the decline for the last three...
Burgernomics: Price of a Big Mac in Dubai 10 Highest Worldwide
Invented by The Economist in 1986, the Big Mac index has ever since been the go to guide for burger connoisseurs to check purchasing-power...
Tips To Save Fuel While Driving in Dubai
Amid increasing number of cars in Dubai, and removal of fuel subsidization, the monthly fuel expense is going to increase in the future.
If...
UAE Residents Worried About Cost of Living Being Raised by VAT
• yallacompare survey finds 44.6% are worried about not being able to afford the increased cost of living as a result of VAT being...
A Campaign To Encourage Personal Saving Launched in Dubai
National Bonds, a leading UAE investment company, has launched a nationwide campaign to encourage UAE residents to identify personal challenges to saving in a...
VAT to Increase Costs for Real Estate Investors Across GCC
A survey of local investment professionals across the GCC region revealed that real estate is likely to become a costlier investment following the implementation...
World Day for Decent Work: Pay People a Decent Wage
This year marks the 10th World Day for Decent Work on October 7. A day when working people and their unions, backed by community...
HSBC Expat Explorer 2017: Best Countries for Expats
83% of expats feel confident about Singapore’s political stability and 73% about the local economy
Norway, up four places, misses out on the...
Cost of Education in UAE 2nd Highest Worldwide
When it comes to investing in a child's education, parents in Hong Kong spend the most; on average over $130,000 from primary school all...