Housing has become a major problem in Qatar and the single highest expenditure.
If you are looking for a 2-bedroom apartment then you need to budget in the QAR 7000 range. It might be possible to find one for about QAR 5500, I know someone who did, but he looked for 2 months and it's in an old building in an area full of bachelor laborers. The ideal solution is to get company provided accommodation or to have generous housing allowance that will cover and exceed the current prices as things aren't getting cheaper and there's no reason to believe they will.
Most places are accessible so you don't necessarily have to live in your work area.
It seems you have a family so would you really want to share a villa?
There's an excellent post that has approximate prices for groceries: http://www.qatarliving.com/node/889
Naturally you know you have to also budget for nappies and other child-related expenses like clothing, school, doctors...
Try to visit Doha before your move so you can get a feel for the country and see things first-hand.
Housing has become a major problem in Qatar and the single highest expenditure.
If you are looking for a 2-bedroom apartment then you need to budget in the QAR 7000 range. It might be possible to find one for about QAR 5500, I know someone who did, but he looked for 2 months and it's in an old building in an area full of bachelor laborers. The ideal solution is to get company provided accommodation or to have generous housing allowance that will cover and exceed the current prices as things aren't getting cheaper and there's no reason to believe they will.
Most places are accessible so you don't necessarily have to live in your work area.
It seems you have a family so would you really want to share a villa?
There's an excellent post that has approximate prices for groceries: http://www.qatarliving.com/node/889
Naturally you know you have to also budget for nappies and other child-related expenses like clothing, school, doctors...
Try to visit Doha before your move so you can get a feel for the country and see things first-hand.