Thanks every1. The site http://www.iloveqatar.net/ was very helpful. If the spreadsheets in teh site are true it means grocery would cost alomost the same as in dubai.

Housing definitely is expensive in doha. But then..in my case thats a fixed cost borne by the company.

Telephone calls are way too expensive in doha..

I beleive there are'nt any hidden costs like paid parking,road tolls etc in doha...these costs have proved to be a pain for expats in dubai.

Cheers n Ramadan Mubarak to all..