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Look at the top of the page, you can use that one for the time being

Thanks, done.

moonbeam your an angel!
u've really helped loads of people...now i can use the excel sheet to figure out my monthly expenses..........THANKYOU.lili.

That would be great moonbeam thankyou!.lili.

how about attaching them all? or even posting them as different topics if u like

Wow,
Thank you Moonbeam. Your spreadsheet is very helpful and informative.

Moonbeam...

Very good job, thanks you.

Is it possible to send me those bunch of useful stuff ? :)

Ayman
safwany/-a-t-/hotmail.com

Does anyone how "healthy" the food and water is in Doha? Do they add pesticides and hormones to the food supply? Is there some sort of organic food available and what would be the cost? From my limited knowledge, the local food is not subjected such things?

Regards,
Gumbo

Gumbo..

There is no local food "mainly" all the food are imported from many different countries around the world.

Ayman

Great. Thank you.

Moonbeam,

Quite a comprehensive list indeed. Good show. Are you in Doha yet? If you are, my question was, do you beleive the prices on the list that you your edited, are quite fresh? i.e. do you think they represent current prices?
Could you send me pls the spreadsheet (list only) to [yurbliss/-a-t-/hotmail.com]. Grazie Mille.

Moudir

nice one pls send it to my mail jarobenzon/-a-t-/yahoo.com i can use it when i go to doha next month

Hi Y'All!

Wow, thanks! :) :) :)

Today is Saturday and I can't segregate myself in the studio, so I promise I'll send you all the things on Monday. I'm on the laptop now, and don't have access to the files.

Happy Easter to you all!

Dweller, that's a great Idea!!! When I get to doha, my first shopping spree is going to be pretty huge and very comprehensive. I'll take each and every price of the things I buy, and update the list for you all. I'll sell it to the companies :) but I'll give it to you all for free. :) :) :)

This is pretty neat, thanks for posting it. Please add me to the distribution list of all your other useful stuff! qatarcat/-a-t-/gmail.com

Thanks a million!

:^)

Hi Moonbeam,

Could you please also add me to your distribution list for all your useful stuff? My email cmcguire/-a-t-/bigpond.net.au. We are considering moving to Qater shortly and any info is so helpful!

Thanks so much

Hiya all,

Thanx Moonbeam for your great info. Could you also please put me on your mailing list.

Thanx again.

Thank you so much Moonbeam! God Bless!
This is EXACTLY the type of information that newcomers need!!!! I cannot thank you enough!
Aeroquilter

Hi Moonbeam. It may be obvious to others, but are the prices listed in rials? Thanks!

Hi Moonbeam,

fantastic. Thank you.
Now I know how much QR I will have to spend, to fill up the kitchen / refrigerator with items when I arrive on 01st August 2006.

This kind of information is terrific.

I don´t have a problem with landlords, the company will handle that. Villa -> compound.
So that is something for me not to worry about. I´m in a lucky position, compared to others.

I won´t take my motorbike with me, what I have read is, that this is a very unsafe way to travel.
Looking forward to see this town and to meet the people who live and work in Qatar.
I will have enough time to settle down, what it means to live and work for a longer period here in Qatar.
My assignment will end 2013, then it goes back home -> Hamburg / Germany.

Thanks, Otto

hi moonbean, i came across your list of grocery list...VERY HELPFUL indeed. it gives me an idea of how much to gaugde my future mthly expenses in Qatar. Could you also send me your other useful stuff..or if anyone here post above prior have the list can e-mail to suwarni/-a-t-/yahoo.com

thanks much :) ;)

Sorry if I haven't replied to anyone in the past weeks........only just got internet up and running here in Doha.

So I'm finally here! Anyone interested in the shopping list prices, I have been updating the prices to reflect prices over the last 3 months; as prices have gone up since last year.

Anyway, when I'm satisfied, I'll post it for all to see. Anyone that's intersted in the old version for the time being, can find it already on qatarliving to dowload in Excel format.

Take care
Moonbeam

Thanks Moonbeam, this was really helpful, I am planing to shift to Qatar in March end, it is really helpful, actually now I am in Abu Dhabi, looks like Qatar is costly by 5 to 10% except Milk all looks expensive. Is it due to Asian games which starts in December, or is it generally so.

Best wishes. God Bless you

BSS

Impossible is nothing.

moonbeam, magkano ba ang average monthly bill nyo for these utilities?

mga noy-pi (kayo ba ito? hehehehe!) paki-state naman ang monthly bill nyo sa electricity and water with number of A/C's on and refrigerators.

thanks a lot!

I must admit, I don't really compare the prices when I do my grocery shopping, I just notice if the total is significantly bigger for a comparable shop in a different supermarket chain.

So what about the cost of every day things that are quite easy to compare? Say, like a 'Big Mac'-type index? I don't eat Big Macs either, but I'm guessing most people will know the prices of the following things back home and will be able to compare it with the cost in Qatar.

How much are the following in Qatar?

* Big Mac Meal

* Coffee in Starbucks

* A small bottle of water/a can of pop (soda?) from a shop

* Lunch on a work day (do you have a meal or sandwiches?)

* Cinema ticket (adult)

* Takeaway meal/meal delivery (something like Domino Pizza)

* Average meal in an okay restaurant, not a special occasion, but during the week when you can't be bothered cooking (per person)

* Meal in a nicer restaurant, make a bit of an effort

* A pint of beer/glass of wine/gin & tonic in a bar/club

* An hour in an internet cafe

* A CD (new/recent release)

* A DVD (new/recent release)

Can anyone else think of any easily comparable items to add to the list?

Hi everyone,

I would like to introduce myself, since I'm a new member in this group:)
I'm speedy-niqaabi, 28 years of age and married and mother of 3 kids.
Currently I'm still living in Holland, but my husband is applying for a job in the middle-east. In qatar at the moment. So I'm gaining as much info as I can get about the middle-east in general en Qatar in specific. So I hope to get some info here ;)
See ya'll around...:)

Speedy-Niqaabi

He forgot TO ADD, How much does it cost to keep up with your Girlfriend/ Boyfriend?

J/K

LOL
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds..

THanks so much...this is really helpful - i know i'm just echo-ing what others have said but still ... Thanks x

This list was made more than a year ago in APRIL 2006, and due to inflation the prices are very different today, so please take that into account.

I don't have time to update it now, it took me a while to do the one that is posted here. I will get to it one day hopefully.

Good luck

"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage." ~Sri Aurobindo

Hi, i saw your excel sheet. worth carrying it...

Can i get the latest excel sheet with the current prices??

Regards
DKS

For American like me who will be moving to Doha in one week this is too much. First you have to convert Kg to Lbs, liter to gallons then you have to convert Qatar currency to US Dollars to get some feelings of grocery expenses.

Qureshi........................ :(  I didn't make this list to make your personal life easier.......................   I made it to help people in general.  You seriously need to wake up and smell the roses dear.

To the rest of the world interested in this excel sheet, be warned that it is seriously out of date.  I made this comparison 2 years ago!!!!  

Since then prices have sky rocketed and I'm sorry, but I manage a charity website and have no time to go around and find prices all over again.

So please, stop sending me requests to send you updated prices, I really can't do it.

If on the other hand someone wants to adopt a dog or cat, well then YES get in touch with me! 

Regards,

Moonbeam 

http://www.qatarpets...

tsk...tsk...tsk...qureshi... 

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

All

My wife has updated the spreadsheet allowing for 10% inflation on prices for each year, if someone can let us know how to attach the sheet we will post it!

Can you send me the updated list please?

Absolutely fabulous! Great work and informative for people like me who are moving there and keep asking people prices and get told, well its expensive, or some things are expensive. Thanks for putting in the time and effort to be helpful to others!

/-a-t-/ MICK96853
I would also love an updated version.
Thanks in advance

hello everybody,

i'm new to this group. plan to walk into qatar in october. could i get an updated copy either pls..

thanx in advance