Money for the first month in Doha

ls
By ls

I am joining a major company in Doha soon and would like to know how much money is enough to cover the basics till I receive my first salary, excluding accommodation. This is providing that they pay the salary at the end of the month… do they?

Thank you,
ls

By pvs1974• 24 Dec 2008 21:08
Rating: 4/5
pvs1974

If accommodation & transportation is taken care of by your employer then 2000-3500 is enough.

By Mohamed_f_aldawy• 24 Dec 2008 19:57
Rating: 4/5
Mohamed_f_aldawy

2000 QR For Car Mounthly

6000 QR House Rent Monthly

3000 QR Food For One Persone Monthly

1000 QR Telephone Monthly

2000 QR For Trafic Penalty Monthly

By qatarjerry• 18 Dec 2008 03:26
qatarjerry

I managed quite comfortably on a salary advance of 2500 QR. However, my accomadation is paid for and a lift to work was arranged. Good luck it really is a great country to live in.

By anonymous• 17 Dec 2008 14:34
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

well it depends on several things, are you staying in a hotel or you have the accommodation provided by the company, Rent for one bedroom (studio) is around 4,000/month two bedrooms for 6,500/month or more if fully furnished or not. Furnishing an appartment will take around 4,000 and more, food & beverage around 2,000 - 3,000. And then u have transportation if you will use a bus one way ticket is 3 qr the cab minimum around 18/trip depends on the distance but it is extreemle hard to find a cab sometimes so you will have regular people stop to pick u up (for money off course, around 30 qrs minimum, u can book a cab on the phone :), so you will need around GBP 2,700.... Hope this helps

By anoopam05• 17 Dec 2008 14:14
anoopam05

u can keep abt 500-1000. but u can ask ur company for advance payment of your salary...

By anonymous• 17 Dec 2008 12:22
anonymous

yeah i think 10000 will do

By Omas ali• 17 Dec 2008 11:28
Omas ali

10,000 QR is enough for u.

By Omas ali• 16 Dec 2008 22:59
Omas ali

5000QR

By A-L• 16 Dec 2008 21:26
Rating: 3/5
A-L

if the accomodation n the transportation is provided, just bring 2k qatari riyal would be more than enough~

but still it depends on how u eat, if everyday you re talkin bout hotel dining, then please bring more

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