If u r looking for an affordable rental apartment, u can try in Matar Qadeem (old airport area) it takes around 20 to 25 minutes drive in between, i know it coz my husband works in the west bay area and we live in matar qadeem, its an Al-Emadi buliding 2 bed room furnished apartment and the rent is 7,600 Qatari Rayal inclusive of water and electricity bills, and all maintainence and repairs are free of cost. and i guess there are some vacant apartments in our building as well. And if u rent through al-emadi u don't have to pay anything to the real estate agent. u can find other buildings available for rent at www.alemadi.com.qa