Cost to Hire a Local House Movers
When hiring house movers, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the average cost so that you can recognize some red flags of moving fraud. Unlike cross-country and long distance moving companies, local movers will charge by the hour instead of shipment weight. Depending on your location, season, and distance, you can be looking at AED 30 per hour, per worker.
The ultimate cost of hiring local house movers will depend on the size and number of items they’ll move. This is why many local moving companies will ask for the number of boxes and furniture pieces you expect to have before giving you an accurate quote. Make sure you calculate how much space you need for your move, as well.
The average movers in Dubai costs:
- Studio Apartment: 3- 4 workers, AED 600 – 1000
- 1bhk Apartment: 4-6 workers, AED 1200 -1500
- 2bhk Apartment: 4-7 workers, AED 1350 – 1800
- 3bhk Apartment: 6-8 workers, AED 1600-2200
- 3bhk, 4hk, 5bhk,6bhk Villa: 7-12 workers, Cost will be decided based on the survey
This gives you a good basis to compare the rates and prices of moving companies. However, you still need to add in gas prices, time to and from the location, packing materials, and other special charges.
How Much Tip Local House Movers
Moving from one home to another is a rather stressful period that’s often filled with a myriad of tough questions and suspenseful uncertainties. In General, the movers do a satisfactory job tipping AED 30 – 100 Per worker is considered a good tip. Another option is to tip 5% to 10% of the total move cost. Depending on the size of your move, you can expect to tip between AED110 and AED400 divided evenly among workers.
If you had an unprofessional or bad experience with your moving company, you might as well have forgotten the tip.
How to Save Money Moving Locally
Even though local moves are cheaper than long-distance moves, you can still find ways to save money when moving locally. Remember that local move prices are based on how much time it takes movers to complete the job, rather than on weight and distance. So, to help you save money when working with local movers, try to:
- Reduce the number of items you’re moving. Declutter as much as you can to only bring what’s necessary.
- Pack up things by yourself, or at least try to have most boxes packaged, labeled and ready to go when the movers arrive.
- Leave clothes, shoes, books and other small items to move by yourself. Bring these over in your car instead of having the movers carry them out
