What is the Cost of Living in Qatar?

Thanks ... i am not aware of that.

if your familiar with PSD (Philippine School of Doha) you can check from them how much it will cost you per month if you enrolled your childrens. it is situated near Lulu Center and near Al Saad Area...

that's for early grades of course... or PSQ (Philippine School in Qatar)

kietsmark,

can you tell me which school that cost around 500 a month???

thanks.

hey there salleh... I am very confused how you can't get enough on QR15,000... that's above average on what people gets in these country with respect to expats... even if your company doesn't provide accommodation for you and car still you can afford to live with it no problems at all... of course these are my opinion only based on my experience... if you are living with other family... say 5 families in 1 villa... say you rented 2 rooms, 1 for your children and the other one is for you and your wife... it will cost you 3000/room it will be 6000 then + electricity & water around 500 is will be 6500 then. if you can't really afford a car don't bother to afford it. ask someone who can be of service for you... it will cost you around 300 then it will be 6800 now. plus school fees around 500 it will be 7300 now. you still have QR7700 in your pocket... let's say you can spend 1200 for food. still you have QR6500. QR6500 is what most of the people get here in qatar as their salary and they can save from it still... are you sure you can't live with QR15000 here in qatar? well, i don't think so... you should be thankful you will receive those amount of salary... it just how you take good care of it...

Take my advice...you need to get your future Employer to pay for the accommodation and the school fees...these 2 are the killers.

Living on QAR 15,000 per month without schooling and house provided by the co. will make you regret to come here. Got to trust me bro, I'm a Malaysian as well.

Hello mates, I need your help (even when I know the answer from reading this topic..)

I got a job offer for Doha, at a 5 stars hotel, as night receptionist.

The offer 600usd (2,100Riyad pm) Plus visa, free accommodation, meals, medical, uniform, transport, leave, and ticket every 2 years.

what do you guys think?

Hello mates, I need your help (even when I know the answer from reading this topic..)

I got a job offer for Doha, at a 5 stars hotel, as night receptionist.

The offer 600usd (2,100Riyad pm) Plus visa, free accommodation, meals, medical, uniform, transport, leave, and ticket every 2 years.

what do you guys think?

After reading your advice, I have a second thought that QR10,000 per month might be enough. I'll think about it further. Thank you

Thank you very much on your comment. I will think further about living in Qatar.

hi

Salleh,

after reading the above definition of leaving in qatar u might have gone craze dont feel so,

what i feel is

1 Rent : if you search you will get 2 BHK at 5000-6000K

2.Food expenses for two : 1500-2000K

3.Car : 1000-1500 K (if u are buying a car) plan of staying more than 3years,

4.School : 500-600K per month,

5.Other misc. expenses : depends on you,

In my opinion 10000K per month should do, think over and deicde

If they can't house you then you dont take it.

Or at least get it in the contract that they will pay your Housing Rent Bill as the rents increase 25% every year. If they agree then the package is good unless you are not a heavy dirnker.

Bilabong is on the spot with the rates.

No.5 is optional and it would depend on the length of your stay. If you Rent-a-car it will be QR2000. If you stay for above 3yrs then it would be better if you buy QR2000 pm for 3yrs you can own the car (corolla/civic) & sell it for QR 25,000-30,000 when you leave Qatar.

If your wife is here & she is not working it could be damn boring for her.

LOL this thread is such a reality-slap in the face, i remember back when 4000ryals was enough to live large back in the mid 1990's

And now the guy is gonna make 15000 a month and we all feel bad for the struggle he will go through!

Qatar is overpriced and definetly overrated, unless your a lebanese pimp i dont see how u can survive in qatar or what your doing here in the first place?

sorry my friend you would be lucky to break even... it would probably cost you more than you earn. you may have about QR500 left a month!

You really won't manage on 15,000 if your wife doesn't work. A 2-bedroom apartment will cost a minimum of 7000, car another 2000, schools are expensive...

Salleh...salary is relative to what you do for a living. Having said that you can be the best judge of how good or bad your offer is once you've done some research. DO a search in QL. Plenty of threads bout cost of living in Doha.

1. 2 br apartment 8500-12000 pm

2. Groceries for two 2500 pm

3. Water + electricity 500 pm

4. Telephone+internet+cable 500-100 pm

5. Car rental 2000 pm for the likes of Corolla/civic

6. School fees....sorry no idea

7. Other....no idea..depends what your definition is

Hope this helps. Good lucK!!!!!