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Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living

By brainy.ae

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

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Connect to Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living
Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
940 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
26

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 940 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name brainy-prices.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 26 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 940 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 940 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    3 of 172 parameters have a description (2%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Fail
    Website matches publisher

    The website host does not match the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-04T02:29:51.000704Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http brainy-prices-uae-cost-of-living https://prices.brainy.ae/mcp/v2

Capabilities

Tools 26

commute_cost

Monthly/annual car commute cost (fuel+Salik), or published area routes. No parking.

Discovered
costs_by_area

Dubai areas ranked by monthly cost: rent, fees, bills (+school). Not full budgets.

Discovered
costs_by_emirate

Compare emirates: rent, utilities, schools. Non-Dubai rent unknown.

Discovered
data_sources

Where each number comes from: publishers, licences, dates, paused sources.

Discovered
dewa

DEWA electricity/water: tariff slabs, or bill estimate from kwh (+water, VAT, fee).

Discovered
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.

Discovered
fixed_monthly_costs

Monthly fixed costs for a household profile, with assumptions. Not a full budget.

Discovered
free_zone_companies

Free zone company setup: package prices, annual/monthly cost, visas.

Discovered
fuel_prices

UAE petrol/diesel prices this month and last, change, 50/70 L tank cost, history.

Discovered
fx_rates

Dated CBUAE AED exchange rates. Not bank quotes.

Discovered
grocery_compare_list

Cheapest store for a list: subtotals, delivery fees, minimums. items: ["milk"]. Observed + labelled estimates.

Discovered
grocery_products

Dubai supermarket prices: per-store pack/unit offers, dates, history. Give query (product name), e.g. milk, or product_id. Not MOET.

Discovered
grocery_stores

Grocery stores: delivery fees, free-delivery thresholds, minimum orders.

Discovered
health_insurance

Dubai health insurance rules: who pays, basic plan band/benefits, fines. Not quotes.

Discovered
housing_rents

Registered Dubai rent: annual/monthly medians, contract counts. zone or q: JVC. Not listings.

Discovered
housing_sales

Sale prices by Dubai area: ready/off-plan registered medians. Not listings.

Discovered
labour_calculator

UAE labour law estimates (Decree-Law 33/2021): overtime pay, annual leave, final settlement. Not legal advice.

Discovered
ministry_shop_prices

MOET-published Dubai shop prices. category: bread or chain_id/product_id. Not online offers.

Discovered
mobile_internet_plans

UAE mobile and home internet plans: VAT-inclusive price, data, contract.

Discovered
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.

Discovered
residence_visas

UAE residence visas by route: payer, requirements, fees, medical/insurance bands.

Discovered
schools

Dubai school fees: KHDA tuition by grade/year, bus fees, distance. q: school name; near: zone (JVC). Year ≠ Grade; uniforms paused.

Discovered
shopper_price_reports

Community price reports by product/store, with date and promos.

Discovered
start_here

Tool selection help: examples and citations.

Discovered
tax_savings_by_country

Tax saved by moving to Dubai, per country, typical pay. Not tax advice.

Discovered
transport_fares

Taxi fare estimate, or metro/bus fares, parking and toll tariffs. Not app quotes.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected940 ms26

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