Five practical guides with real numbers and official sources — from opening your bank account on day one to choosing your child's school across 12 years. No filler, no fabricated data.
Order them by arrival priority: healthcare → bank → driving → your child's school → older kids' university.
8 hospitals in Newsweek 2026. Cleveland Clinic, Burjeel, SEHA. Consultations from AED 250 to executive check-ups AED 22,000. Understand your Daman policy first.
9 banks compared (FAB, ADCB, ENBD, HSBC, Wio, Liv, Mashreq NEO). Real remittance savings (AED 800-1,200/month on 20K). AECB credit reality: 6-month wait.
Full country exemption list. Exchange in one day (~AED 870) or full training via EDC (AED 5,500-8,500). Save AED 5-7K if you didn't know your country was exempt.
UK, US, IB, French, Indian, MOE. Fees AED 8k-100k+/year. AED 400k-1.1M per child across 12 years. Read ADEK ratings before signing any lease.
8 universities across three tracks. Zayed U at AED 2,500/credit hour vs private AED 45-85k/year. NYUAD & MBZUAI issue full Western degrees.
Four layers of the city: Louvre + Saadiyat cluster, Yas Island (4 parks), Al Maryah (ADGM), and natural sites (Mangroves, Hafeet). Practical visitor plan included.
8 areas: Yas, Saadiyat, Al Reem, Al Maryah, Masdar, Al Ghadeer, Al Reef, Hudayriyat. Verified PSF (AED 880-2,932) and yields (4.32-9.95%) with citations.
Eight freehold zones in Abu Dhabi — Yas, Saadiyat, Al Reem, Al Maryah, Masdar, Al Ghadeer, Al Reef, Hudayriyat. PSF and rental yields with public-source citations.
Most expat guides online are filled with generic filler and outdated info. What you'll read here is different — every number carries a public source, and every unverified item is tagged "VERIFY" so you know the difference.
We're real estate advisors in Abu Dhabi, but we know moving to the capital doesn't start with an apartment — it starts with a bank account, a school, and a hospital in your insurance network. That's why these guides exist before our property listings.