@tootsie, sadly I couldn't compare every single price on the main page, but that is why there is the excel file with prices... or maybe you didn't read it? (didn't mean that in a negative tone).
As for electronics, I can't speak everything, but having lived in england for the past 5 years I can say that Qatar is alot cheaper, e.g. mobile phones (I own a mobile store in London) and laptops.
@hummers, thanks ^_^ Main point to remember is that I write everything in relation to my experiences. I'm not loaded, my salary is around 25k but I think I live very well. I'm thinking about adding a new section on it where I take note of every single thing I spend money on for a week. What do you think? I think it'll help people see how I go day by day and get a feel for it.
I hardly eat at hotel restaurants, no matter where I go in any country, they're always over priced :P
You are right though some expats are going back because it's not worth it to them. Back in the day, people would make ALOT e.g. 15k out of 25k in their pocket. Nowadays, people save maybe 7-10k out of 25k with that same lifestyle and it's not worth it for them. At the end of the day, its all down to persepective. I hope that through mine I can help.
I can only hope that with competition, prices will go lower.
@novita, it goes both ways though if you think about it.
What you eat in the UK would cost more here and what I eat here costs more in the UK.
For example, a shawarma here costs 3 QR but it costs almost 40QR in London.
But as you said, people have to compare everything to their own life style and their with what they get in their country. At the end of the day, nobody would travel to a foreign country except for the adventure or the salary :P
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@tootsie, sadly I couldn't compare every single price on the main page, but that is why there is the excel file with prices... or maybe you didn't read it? (didn't mean that in a negative tone).
As for electronics, I can't speak everything, but having lived in england for the past 5 years I can say that Qatar is alot cheaper, e.g. mobile phones (I own a mobile store in London) and laptops.
@hummers, thanks ^_^ Main point to remember is that I write everything in relation to my experiences. I'm not loaded, my salary is around 25k but I think I live very well. I'm thinking about adding a new section on it where I take note of every single thing I spend money on for a week. What do you think? I think it'll help people see how I go day by day and get a feel for it.
I hardly eat at hotel restaurants, no matter where I go in any country, they're always over priced :P
You are right though some expats are going back because it's not worth it to them. Back in the day, people would make ALOT e.g. 15k out of 25k in their pocket. Nowadays, people save maybe 7-10k out of 25k with that same lifestyle and it's not worth it for them. At the end of the day, its all down to persepective. I hope that through mine I can help.
I can only hope that with competition, prices will go lower.
@novita, it goes both ways though if you think about it.
What you eat in the UK would cost more here and what I eat here costs more in the UK.
For example, a shawarma here costs 3 QR but it costs almost 40QR in London.
But as you said, people have to compare everything to their own life style and their with what they get in their country. At the end of the day, nobody would travel to a foreign country except for the adventure or the salary :P
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