The rental here is very high and the standard of unit is very low. A 2 bdr apart is about 8K /mth and up and a villa like al-bayyan is about 15k/mth and up. On top of that landlord like to jack up price and play all kinds of tricks like asking for 1 yrs rental. So coming to Doha is like paying tax also i.e. thru exhorbitant rentals. No doubt cars are cheap but the repairs and service are very high, maybe 2-3 times that of M'sia.
So the choice is yours!!!