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Standard of living in Doha Qatar

babatee's picture

Can anybody advice me on the standard of living in Doha, I was offer a job as senior QS at QR25,000 all inclusive. I have two children 7 and 4.Will this be salary be appropriate for us.


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LadyPink's picture

LadyPink said hi babatee.. ...

i think its reasonable for the said position.. but the house rent is so expensive here.. you have to ask the company to  provide you with accomodation and car..

 

but if you will bring your family here.. it would be very expensive for you..

house rent to bedroom is like 8000-10000 depending on the place.. electricity is around 1000 depending on how u are using electric.

shopping for food will cost you like 2000

 

this is only for family status not sure if only for one..

 

you have to ask the company to provide you with accomodation and car.


 

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vignale said this is way to little if ...

this is way to little if housing allowances are included in the1 offer. to get a house or apartment for a family you would have to pay 10k-15k.

 

Bigdaddy's picture

Bigdaddy said Simple and to the point...........NO ...

" if its not a good time, its a good story"

 

babatee's picture

babatee said but as an individual , is it ...

but as an individual , is it appropriate .The salary is inclusive of evrything transportation, feeeding, accommodation etc.

 

novita77's picture

novita77 said No ... ...

No ...

 

babatee's picture

babatee said what then do you reckon will ...

what then do you reckon will be the most appropriate salary to ask bargain for before I can accept the offer.Help.

 

novita77's picture

novita77 said just make sure you employer ...

just make sure you employer cover the school fees for your kid/s fully, and give you a house not the allowance.

 

salary can really recommend ... it is depend where you come from and your experience. 


 

babatee's picture

babatee said This is quite ...

This is quite interesting.So, I better drop the offer then since the company are not ready to provide accommodation and pay for my children school fees.

 

OfMyHeartShape's picture

OfMyHeartShape said 25k is an avobe average ...

25k is an avobe average salary. go ahead. ask for accomodation not housing allowance as novita suggested.

 

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OfMyHeartShape said above* ...

above*

 

novita77's picture

novita77 said and also ... good english ...

and also ... good english speaking school in Doha have very long waiting list. Make sure you get a space for the kid/s at the school before you take them out from the school in the UK.

 

have a look at bottom right of this site, there is list of schools around Qatar.  


 

babatee's picture

babatee said the option given was QR ...

the option given was QR 20,000 with accommodation and 25,000 without accommodation.Which one is the best.

 

novita77's picture

novita77 said i would take the QR 20.000 ...

i would take the QR 20.000 with acommodation, you will not be able to get a flat for QR 5000

 

how about school?  


 

OfMyHeartShape's picture

OfMyHeartShape said 20k with accommodation is ...

20k with accommodation is far better then 25k w/o accommodation .. you will be spending not less then 7k on a 2 bedroom apartment

 

babatee's picture

babatee said they are not ready to pay ...

they are not ready to pay for the school

 

whoami's picture

whoami said I think people need to ...

I think people need to realize that when people come to the forums and say "All inclusive" it means EVERYTHING is included.

 

/-a-t-/babatee, 20k plus accommodation is indeed the better choice.

 

/-a-t-/ofmyheartshape, you CAN find an apartment for less than 7k.

 

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babatee's picture

babatee said please, clarify whether ...

please, clarify whether accommodation charges is inclusive of all bills( electricity and water and other taxes)


 

LadyPink's picture

LadyPink said we dont pay taxes in qatar.. ...

it depends if the accomodation is inclusive with utility bills.. some company gives all fully furnished accomodation including electric and water bill.. you have to negotiate with the company.

 

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