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I just passed through DXB with Emirates and am amazed at how the airport is constantly going strong. How many expats are currently living in Dubai? I am Australian, live in Perth.

I'm from Perth as well Mike, but dang, thats about an open a question as one can get. Just a stab in the dark that less than 20% of people here are actually 'locals'.

Oh right, are you working in oil and gas?? If you are, then what is the company you are working for??

Hi Mike,

I am from Canada and just went through uae for three weeks. Dubai has 1.2m pop and about 250k are locals, there are as many or more UK expats; about 10k Canadians, one more in January!

I am!

Very cool and very nice to hear from a Canadian, my mum wants to go there some day to do the train trip from one side to the other.

Mike O'Neill wrote:Oh right, are you working in oil and gas?? If you are, then what is the company you are working for??

Yes to the first question but I plead the 5th on the latter.

She would love it! There are many Canadians, that haven't enjoyed yet, shame as it is a large and beautiful country. Many Aussies in Vancouver for the skiing; seemed to be the same in Dubai! Ski Dubai, now that's cool!

Please tell me the names of the companies that you work for in Dubai.

Offshore Investor ( www.offshoreinvestor.co.uk )

i am.

I want to know how easy it is to live in Dubai now also, how much does it cost for day to day living also?

It's good but it's nothing like Australia.

Some things are easy, some things are difficult, many things are different.

I enjoy it.

I think to get a good idea you should read around the website, especially the expat help forum, and you'll learn a lot.

This site helped me tremendously in my move from Australia.

Mike,

You will find plenty of answers to your question in the Dubai Expat Help Forum section of this forum.

Yes I thought some things would be difficult to get, I should think it costs more to buy wine then it does down here.

Mike O'Neill wrote:Yes I thought some things would be difficult to get, I should think it costs more to buy wine then it does down here.

At a restaurant wine is brutally expensive. If you have a liquor license or go to the Ajman/Barracuda holes in the wall, you can get average wines at good prices.

Wine here in Aus is always at good prices mate.

Mike O'Neill wrote:I just passed through DXB with Emirates and am amazed at how the airport is constantly going strong. How many expats are currently living in Dubai? I am Australian, live in Perth.

I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....

Hey mate, so glad I got a reply there finally.

Mike O'Neill wrote:Please tell me the names of the companies that you work for in Dubai.

Try this Mike;

http://uae-ypages.com/

dubailover wrote:I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....

Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.

XRW-147 wrote:

dubailover wrote:I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....

Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.

Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!

Concord wrote:

XRW-147 wrote:

dubailover wrote:I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....

Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.

Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!

We always knew you were overpaid

Concord wrote:Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!

'Peanuts' are a valuable commodity C.

sage & onion wrote:

Concord wrote:

XRW-147 wrote:

dubailover wrote:I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....

Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.

Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!

We always knew you were overpaid

so did I but know I know the thruth

XRW-147 wrote:

Concord wrote:Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!

'Peanuts' are a valuable commodity C.

If only I cud afford M&M's. Maybe after the raise.