Still not sure!!!

SamirG
By SamirG

Can anyone tell me what is the cost of decent life is doha for someone with a wife and new born"I already asked and got very different views " the lide style does not have to be very luxury life but good enough for highly educated person.

By silversurfer• 4 Oct 2007 22:12
Rating: 5/5
silversurfer

Yes, it gets hot - very hot, what with the humidity as well, it is pretty nigh unbearable in July /August / early Sept.

Thankfully, you go from a/c'd car to a/c'd office to a/c'd shopping mall, etc, etc.

But wish you well, and good luck if you decide to come here!

By SamirG• 4 Oct 2007 22:07
SamirG

silver, thanks for your feedback. You said you enjoy the sun , can you enjoy 46 degrees!

By silversurfer• 4 Oct 2007 07:47
Rating: 4/5
silversurfer

the true cost of being an expatriate is the 'opportunity cost' (any economists out there??)

i.e. the cost of what you are doing / proposing, as measured against the alternative.

The real cost of becoming an expatriate is what you give up - home, family, etc.

Essentially, it seems to me (after 10 years in KSA, and 1 year in Big Q) that you 'put your real life on hold' for the (undoubted) benefits of saving a lot of money, having good holidays, enjoying the sun, making new friends, being part of new cultures, being safer than at home, generally having less stress - oh, hang on, maybe it is not that bad after all!!

By novita77• 4 Oct 2007 05:52
Rating: 4/5
novita77

Yes ... i think i can agree on that figure. On top of that ... should put around 1500 QR to 2000 QR a month when the kids come into school age.

By SamirG• 3 Oct 2007 23:50
SamirG

I hope that my QR 380,000 annual salary will be enough

By qatarisun• 3 Oct 2007 23:48
qatarisun

yeah, i think you are very close..

By SamirG• 3 Oct 2007 23:45
Rating: 4/5
SamirG

Thanks Angelo. QR 20,000 of expense to be close to a decent life is too much. I think people in doha are well paid to live and save.

By Angelo• 3 Oct 2007 23:28
Rating: 5/5
Angelo

To live a close to decent life in Qatar for a male, his wife and a kid you would need atleast Qrs.20,000/-

A two bedroom flat Qr.7,000/- to Qr.9,000/-

Weekly food allowance (Grocery) Qrs 500/-

Eat out once a week Qrs.300/- for two

Vehicle allowance for a month Qrs.2,000/-

Clothes, Misc. Etc per month Qrs.1,500/-

Save for retirement/rainy-day Qrs.3,000/- per month

By novita77• 3 Oct 2007 23:17
novita77

"I already asked and got very different views"

------> what make you think that this time you will find the people answer with the same views?

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