cost of living in Dubai
I have reliable figures on the cost of living in Dubai, which seems to attract the bulk of international attention for native English-language speaking expatriates. However, I'm wondering if anyone has first hand experience with or can point me in the right direction for cost-of-living figures in Abu Dhabi or Qatar. This would be for a relatively modest lifestyle for a single person that is comfortable living in a 650 sq ft 1 bedroom apartment, driving an economy car, etc. Basically the cost of living without taking part in the "bling bling look at me" big-money UAE lifestyle where going to a huge gaudy shopping mall is considered an evening's entertainment. I'm aware that the falling US dollar has caused high inflation in the UAE, which has pegged the Dirham to the USD
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oliviaharis
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Click on the link below right "Guide to Qatar -
Sample Budget and Cost of Living"
Did you Google it first?
So too is the Riyal pegged to the USD. There has been some discussion of rents coming down here - don't know first hand. Small car - TIIDA or Honda City - maybe about QAR60,000.
Depending on your food tastes - you could spend quite a bit of money on imported food stuffs including veg. However, the locally or regionally produced produce is usually pretty good - although I will splurge on plum tomatoes.
Take a look at prices for flats in the Gulf Times or Peninsula newspapers on line for a ball park figure.