<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/my-dubai-rent/"><i><b>My Dubai Rent</b></i></a><i><b> takes you inside a reader's home to have a look at what they get for their money, how much they pay in rent and asks them what they like and don't like</b></i> It's fair to say that moving to a <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/living-in-uae/before-moving/" target="_blank">new country</a> can be a daunting experience for most people taking that trip into the unknown. However, when media entrepreneur Rihea Sadarangani moved <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2023/08/03/just-landed-emirates-id-housing-bank/" target="_blank">to Dubai</a> in 2017 she had no such issues, as she had spent every summer and winter holiday visiting the emirate. Ms Sadarangani, 29, from India, who now runs her own website, Iconic Episode, would join her mother in visiting her father, who worked in the emirate, at every opportunity. Those visits turned into a more permanent arrangement when she joined both her parents in living in the city seven years ago. They pay Dh65,000 ($17,690) a year to live in a two-bedroom apartment in the Al Qusais 1 community. She invited <i>The National </i>on a tour of her home. It's very peaceful and not too crowded. Plus you have every facility you need within 300 metres. We are right beside a green Metro line station and there are four supermarkets beside us, two of which are open 24 hours, while there are more than eight restaurants and cafeterias near us too. There is staff on at the building as well, so we never have security issues because someone is always sitting in the reception area. Yes, all the people in the building and around it are all very social, we meet each other during celebrations such as Diwali or the New Year and we all usually go down on the street and celebrate together. It's a cosy and open space. Since our home is very spacious, we have not overcrowded it with stuff. Simple and plain is what we love, as the saying goes 'a house becomes a home when you have your people with you'. We filled the corners with our best memories, pictures in photo frames and gifts from people special to us. We are foodies, so there always has to be food on the dining table! We do. We tried to look for somewhere else but it was difficult to get this security and level of service elsewhere. No. We're definitely going to be here for next few years at least. Nothing at all, to be honest. I love how much convenience we have and there are so many things around us, the neighbours and staff in the building are always friendly and helpful. I love the view we have as well. People are coming and going day and night, that's the beauty of life here. There's always somebody on the move. It's an area that never sleeps.
