28K excluding Housing & Education is good for Qatar, being a tax free salary. however, 1K$/Day is awesome but aint u gotta pay the income tax on the same.
Iam optimistic u'l find this 28K net more saving...anyways, there's always a room for negotiation..give it a try.

~noms~
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