@tootise, the price of alcohol depends where you go and what you drink. If you search on many other expat forums you'll see that they have the same idea on pricing as I do.
Gym memberships are actually cheaper here than in England for a place with the same facilities. I used to pay 35 pounds a month for a standard gym, here it comes to around 45 pounds but I then get a sauna, spa, beach, pool, turkish bath (which cost me another 30 at least in the UK).
As for flights, sadly we're not close to europe, if you take an airline like Al Jazeera air or Arabiya you can get Ryan Air price flights, but if you take the QA you'd have to compare it to an airline of similar status. (Hopefully when the new airlines are granted easy licenses prices will drop)
As mentioned my salary is around 25k total with allowances and I don't have anything else, but it's still a great salary to live on. I've never found myself out of pocket.
But I'm sorry I have to disagree with you about the local diet. The page is to let expats know about life in Qatar. I don't go to China and complain that there is no arabic food, or argue if told about the price of a bowl of noodles.
At the end of the day, people bring in their culture and they're coming into a country where they have to adopt a different lifestyle. Hence the website...
Would you mind sharing your opinions in detail so I can add it to my site? I want to put a critical point of view as yours on it.
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@tootise, the price of alcohol depends where you go and what you drink. If you search on many other expat forums you'll see that they have the same idea on pricing as I do.
Gym memberships are actually cheaper here than in England for a place with the same facilities. I used to pay 35 pounds a month for a standard gym, here it comes to around 45 pounds but I then get a sauna, spa, beach, pool, turkish bath (which cost me another 30 at least in the UK).
As for flights, sadly we're not close to europe, if you take an airline like Al Jazeera air or Arabiya you can get Ryan Air price flights, but if you take the QA you'd have to compare it to an airline of similar status. (Hopefully when the new airlines are granted easy licenses prices will drop)
As mentioned my salary is around 25k total with allowances and I don't have anything else, but it's still a great salary to live on. I've never found myself out of pocket.
But I'm sorry I have to disagree with you about the local diet. The page is to let expats know about life in Qatar. I don't go to China and complain that there is no arabic food, or argue if told about the price of a bowl of noodles.
At the end of the day, people bring in their culture and they're coming into a country where they have to adopt a different lifestyle. Hence the website...
Would you mind sharing your opinions in detail so I can add it to my site? I want to put a critical point of view as yours on it.
<-- Cost of Living, Visas, Safety Info, Tips on Moving, Facts, Pictures, Videos, and more!
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