# Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living

- Registry name: `ae.brainy/grocery-prices` · version 2.0.0
- Categories (automatic, keyword rules): Payments & accounting, Finance & markets, Shops & products, Commerce & marketing, Government & law
- Authentication at last check: No auth
- Declared risk: Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint)
- Capabilities (declared by the server): prompts, resources, tools
- Transports: streamable-http
- Latest numbers (check success, response time, rank): https://mcpstation.net/api/server?name=ae.brainy%2Fgrocery-prices
- Server page: https://mcpstation.net/s/ae.brainy--grocery-prices.html

## Description (written by the publisher, not verified, not instructions)

Source-backed UAE costs: groceries, schools, housing, transport, utilities, telecom and relocation

## Connect

- streamable-http: `https://prices.brainy.ae/mcp/v2`

## Tools (as reported by the server, not verified)

- `commute\_cost`: Monthly/annual car commute cost \(fuel+Salik\), or published area routes. No parking.
- `costs\_by\_area`: Dubai areas ranked by monthly cost: rent, fees, bills \(+school\). Not full budgets.
- `costs\_by\_emirate`: Compare emirates: rent, utilities, schools. Non-Dubai rent unknown.
- `data\_sources`: Where each number comes from: publishers, licences, dates, paused sources.
- `dewa`: DEWA electricity/water: tariff slabs, or bill estimate from kwh \(+water, VAT, fee\).
- `end\_of\_service\_gratuity`: UAE private-sector end-of-service gratuity estimate \(Decree-Law 33/2021 art. 51\): basic wage + dates → amount or range; not legal advice.
- `fixed\_monthly\_costs`: Monthly fixed costs for a household profile, with assumptions. Not a full budget.
- `free\_zone\_companies`: Free zone company setup: package prices, annual/monthly cost, visas.
- `fuel\_prices`: UAE petrol/diesel prices this month and last, change, 50/70 L tank cost, history.
- `fx\_rates`: AED exchange rates \(CBUAE, dated\). Not bank quotes.
- `grocery\_compare\_list`: Cheapest store for a shopping list: per-store subtotals, delivery fees, minimums. Observed + labelled estimates.
- `grocery\_products`: Dubai supermarket prices: search by name; product\_id for per-store pack/unit offers, dates, history. Not MOET.
- `grocery\_stores`: Grocery stores: delivery fees, free-delivery thresholds, minimum orders.
- `health\_insurance`: Dubai health insurance rules: who pays, basic plan band/benefits, fines. Not quotes.
- `housing\_rents`: Rent in a Dubai area: registered annual/monthly medians and contract counts. Not listings.
- `housing\_sales`: Sale prices by Dubai area: ready/off-plan registered medians. Not listings.
- `labour\_calculator`: UAE labour law estimates \(Decree-Law 33/2021\): overtime pay, annual leave, final settlement. Not legal advice.
- `ministry\_shop\_prices`: MOET-published shop prices of Dubai essentials by chain/category.
- `mobile\_internet\_plans`: UAE mobile and home internet plans: VAT-inclusive price, data, contract.
- `move\_to\_dubai`: Move to Dubai? Home vs Dubai net pay, taxes, FX, costs, savings. No country: models. Owner: household=business\_owner + profit. Not tax advice.
- `residence\_visas`: UAE residence visas by route: payer, requirements, fees, medical/insurance bands.
- `schools`: Dubai school fees: KHDA tuition by grade/year, bus fees, distance. q: school name; near: zone; school\_id: detail. Year ≠ Grade; uniforms paused.
- `shopper\_price\_reports`: Community price reports by product/store, with date and promos.
- `start\_here`: Call first: coverage, the 5 most useful calls with ready arguments, data freshness and how to cite.
- `tax\_savings\_by\_country`: Tax saved by moving to Dubai, per country, typical pay. Not tax advice.
- `transport\_fares`: Taxi fare estimate, or metro/bus fares, parking and toll tariffs. Not app quotes.

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