I employ a sreelankan maid - live in. pay her QRs 1000/- She turned out very good - good with my children, with house keeping etc...so i buy her phone cards to call her family from time to time as a bonus...sri lankan embassy puts the min salary at 900/-
500/- (as some one put it) is slavary. They are also people trying to make a living like all the the expats here and if they are good, should be rewarded accordigly..