How the plan calculation works
- Select the same actual service term for both plans: 1–12 whole months.
- Monthly plan: (monthly base + separately quoted monthly extras) × months + one-off startup costs.
- Per-visit plan: (visit base + separately quoted per-visit extras) × confirmed visits in that term + one-off startup costs.
- Apply the plan's confirmed VAT wording once, then divide a complete total by confirmed scheduled visits to show an allocated per-visit cost.
Twelve selected months produce an annual total. A shorter term is not annualised because renewal pricing, seasonal scope and startup costs can differ. Per-visit cost allocates startup costs across scheduled visits; it is not the provider's recurring visit rate.
A calendar month is not four weeks
Use the provider's total scheduled visits for the chosen dates. A weekly or fortnightly schedule is not automatically the same as four or two visits in each calendar month. Holidays, make-up visits, seasonal adjustments and access restrictions may change the agreed count.
Only use the fixed-visits-per-month option when that is the written contract. Otherwise enter the total scheduled visits over the whole selected term. A monthly package can have a known total while visit frequency is unconfirmed; the tool withholds its per-visit cost and any lower-price comparison.
Compare the work, not just the number of visits
The lower-total label requires matching confirmed visit counts and your confirmation of equivalent scope. Check garden area, crew size, time on site, mowing and edging, pruning limits, weed control, irrigation inspection, green-waste removal and consumables. An equal visit count alone does not establish equal service.
Keep one-off overgrowth clearance separate from the ongoing contract. Confirm whether replacement plants, repairs to irrigation parts, major tree work, specialist pest treatment and water bills are excluded. Do not count a cost both in the package and as a separate extra.
Read the Dubai garden maintenance cost guide·Garden Maintenance service
VAT and input limits
Select each quote's written VAT wording. The tool adds 5% once only when excluded, leaves inclusive amounts unchanged, and shows no VAT only when you confirm the provider's written no-VAT position. The Federal Tax Authority identifies the standard UAE VAT rate as 5%. Keep all lines within an option on the same tax basis; normalise mixed-supplier quotes before entry.
Amounts must be between AED 0 and AED 1,000,000 with up to two decimal places. Explicit zero is allowed; a blank is not zero. Use plain digits with a decimal point, not currency symbols, commas or exponents. Results are rounded to fils. The total calculation limit is AED 100,000,000. These are input safeguards, not market-price ranges.