Life · 4 Sept 2026 · 8 min
Why people stay in Dubai after year one
Not the skyline. The metro, the Friday, the fact a woman can walk home at 23:00, and a salary that is actually a salary.
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Things we actually wanted to tell a friend
Cost of living, why people stay, family moves, the first 72 hours. Original writing, not copied listing text.
Money · 4 Sept 2026 · 9 min
Cost of living in Dubai 2026 — a month that actually adds up
Rent, DEWA, groceries, NOL, school if you have one. The number people Google, without the influencer math.
ReadStart · 4 Sept 2026 · 6 min
When to move to Dubai — the honest calendar
October if you can. Avoid the worst of summer unless the job will not wait. Hiring has a season too.
ReadStart · 3 Sept 2026 · 7 min
Moving to Dubai if you do not speak Arabic
English runs the office, Hindi and Malayalam run a lot of the street, Arabic is the state. You can arrive without it. You should still learn some.
ReadFamily · 3 Sept 2026 · 8 min
Moving to Dubai with a family
School first, then the house, then the car. The other order is how you pay twice.
ReadHousing · 2 Sept 2026 · 7 min
Four questions before you pay a Dubai deposit
Car, commute, household, package. Everything else is landscaping.
ReadStart · 2 Sept 2026 · 8 min
The first 72 hours, without the panic
What to do in order when the plane doors open at DXB and your brain is still in another timezone.
ReadLife · 2 Sept 2026 · 6 min
Weekends in Dubai that do not require a credit card
The Creek, a public beach, a karak, a park. The city is allowed to be cheap on a Friday.
ReadRide · 1 Sept 2026 · 7 min
How to ride the metro without looking lost
Gates, gold cabin, Sunday hours, and the two interchanges that actually matter.
ReadHousing · 1 Sept 2026 · 7 min
Sharing a room without fooling yourself
Bed spaces are how many salaries work. They are also how people lose a deposit and meet an inspector.
ReadWork · 28 Aug 2026 · 9 min
How to read a Dubai job offer
Basic, housing, tickets, medical, and the commission line that looks like a salary until month three.
ReadCity · 25 Aug 2026 · 6 min
Malls are infrastructure
You will do banking, SIM cards, groceries and walking here — not because you love shopping.
ReadCity · 22 Aug 2026 · 6 min
Coffee at AED 4 and coffee at AED 28
Where to sit with a laptop, where to stand with a karak, and why both are the city.
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