I am a Malaysian and I have stayed in UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, China, Japan, and Singapore. I had travelled to most countries around the world for my job.
In my opinion, Qatar is not that mahal as compared to other developed countries. It is, however, expensive compared to Malaysia/ Thailand/ Indonesia. Or perhaps Malaysia is cheap compared to others.
The problem is Malaysia's currency and salary structure. In Singapore, a fresh graduate gets S$2,500. In Malaysia, a fresh graduate gets RM2,500. A new BMW 3 series in Singapore cost S$140k and a similar car cost RM330k in Malaysia (i am talking about comparing apple to apple, ie both imported BMW). A locally assembled one (CKD) is around RM250k. so, figure out yourself...who has the bigger purchasing power, dollar for dollar?
So, rental and food and car....are all compartively similar to developed countries. To compare the salary you need here, do not benchmark against what you are earning in Malaysia...but what you would earn in Hong Kong or Singapore....
I am a Malaysian and I have stayed in UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, China, Japan, and Singapore. I had travelled to most countries around the world for my job.
In my opinion, Qatar is not that mahal as compared to other developed countries. It is, however, expensive compared to Malaysia/ Thailand/ Indonesia. Or perhaps Malaysia is cheap compared to others.
The problem is Malaysia's currency and salary structure. In Singapore, a fresh graduate gets S$2,500. In Malaysia, a fresh graduate gets RM2,500. A new BMW 3 series in Singapore cost S$140k and a similar car cost RM330k in Malaysia (i am talking about comparing apple to apple, ie both imported BMW). A locally assembled one (CKD) is around RM250k. so, figure out yourself...who has the bigger purchasing power, dollar for dollar?
So, rental and food and car....are all compartively similar to developed countries. To compare the salary you need here, do not benchmark against what you are earning in Malaysia...but what you would earn in Hong Kong or Singapore....
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