According to the gulf times the cost for hiring a maid through an agency is about 11,000Qar.

They must be lying again.

And I agree with Miss Mimi. Would you want someone paid such a small sum of money taking care of your children while you aren't at home? If I was a maid being paid such a small amount of money I'd just plonk the kid in front of the TV and ignore it all day. If it peed itself I wouldn't care. If it was hungry I wouldn't care. If it cried I'd just shut the door and walk away.