the true cost of being an expatriate is the 'opportunity cost' (any economists out there??)
i.e. the cost of what you are doing / proposing, as measured against the alternative.
The real cost of becoming an expatriate is what you give up - home, family, etc.
Essentially, it seems to me (after 10 years in KSA, and 1 year in Big Q) that you 'put your real life on hold' for the (undoubted) benefits of saving a lot of money, having good holidays, enjoying the sun, making new friends, being part of new cultures, being safer than at home, generally having less stress - oh, hang on, maybe it is not that bad after all!!
the true cost of being an expatriate is the 'opportunity cost' (any economists out there??)
i.e. the cost of what you are doing / proposing, as measured against the alternative.
The real cost of becoming an expatriate is what you give up - home, family, etc.
Essentially, it seems to me (after 10 years in KSA, and 1 year in Big Q) that you 'put your real life on hold' for the (undoubted) benefits of saving a lot of money, having good holidays, enjoying the sun, making new friends, being part of new cultures, being safer than at home, generally having less stress - oh, hang on, maybe it is not that bad after all!!