Hi Tozu, To be honest (and I realise there are people trying to survive on only 600 Qrs a month), it is not easy to save money here on this salary level. Rents here are astronomically high (we were not shown anything for less than 18,000 Qrs per month) and ended up paying a lot more, with a penalty of 1,500 Qrs per month for taking a one-year lease only, in a fully-furnished apartment (with poor quality fittings but with wonderful sea views). It seems the rents are much lower if you're a non-Westerner (but we were told these areas were out-of-bounds because we didn't share the same nationality). Private school fees (if you plan to have children) aren't always subsidised by the employer. Dining out three or four times a week at a restaurant, flying off for weekends away, cocktail bars, entertaining at home, golf club membership, and all the usual expenses that constitute a high standard of living are remarkably expensive here. For example, a cocktail at most hotels costs 45 - 60 Qrs which is probably double what you'd pay in Belgium. It's all relative though. If you stay home every night watching TV and only using the car for necessary journeys, you might be able to save some pennies but it depends on your own personal lifestyle and what constitutes for you a "high standard of living".
Hi Tozu, To be honest (and I realise there are people trying to survive on only 600 Qrs a month), it is not easy to save money here on this salary level. Rents here are astronomically high (we were not shown anything for less than 18,000 Qrs per month) and ended up paying a lot more, with a penalty of 1,500 Qrs per month for taking a one-year lease only, in a fully-furnished apartment (with poor quality fittings but with wonderful sea views). It seems the rents are much lower if you're a non-Westerner (but we were told these areas were out-of-bounds because we didn't share the same nationality). Private school fees (if you plan to have children) aren't always subsidised by the employer. Dining out three or four times a week at a restaurant, flying off for weekends away, cocktail bars, entertaining at home, golf club membership, and all the usual expenses that constitute a high standard of living are remarkably expensive here. For example, a cocktail at most hotels costs 45 - 60 Qrs which is probably double what you'd pay in Belgium. It's all relative though. If you stay home every night watching TV and only using the car for necessary journeys, you might be able to save some pennies but it depends on your own personal lifestyle and what constitutes for you a "high standard of living".