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thanks for confirming FS. That's what i am talking about. This is a cheap place in very bad area.

speaking of something close to decent place, check this:

http://housing.justlanded.com/en/Qatar/For-Rent_Apartments/Beach-Tower

(although this one is also not too high quality, that's why they have relatively moderate prices for this area)

or this one:

http://doha.biz/2010/09/29/beverly-hills-tower-apartments/

(this tower is bit better)

or this one:

http://www.hotels.com/ho367790/somerset-west-bay-doha-doha-qatar/

(here the price is around 20,000 for 2BR apartment.)

As I said, everyone has his own image of quality.

QS...fyi..

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/2404033

sometimes you get a great place and sometimes you pay a bloody fortune for crap.

We'd all be lucky if Qatar could create normal, affordable and quality housing for the middle/upper-middle class. Its the damn luck of the draw.

ok Brin.. :)

Nope... its a great place.... yes, unfurnished but with central air con. I've been there for 3 years. And being 'western' I have a pretty good idea of what is good vs. not.

Its not living at the Pearl but its not a crap place by any means....maintenace is great when needed, quyality is good (for Doha atleast).

So, King abs, good luck in trying to figure it out.

loooool... LP.. I do it for YOU to notice it! :):)

QS, I am not auditing you. But why do you write aprtment? (Four times)

LP, LP, I have corrected the mistake in my previous post, before you have audited me :)

brin, you are either bluffing, or this place is cr*p.

Most likely it isn't furnished. If it is, the furniture must be the cheapest one from Najma souq. A/Cs most likely are window ACs or maximum split AC, the cheapest ones that could be found in the chinese market. Walls are made of gypsum board.. Finishing are cheap and ugly.. And so on..

...different people have different image of term "decent"

There is no trick. For good quality one has to PAY.

...... there is quite a variation of accomodations here.

Dont know what qatarisun was talking about... but I live in a 150sqm 3 bedroom / 2.5 bath in Al Saad area (building only 3 years old) and Im paying 6500 .... there is a compound next to Hamad (very nice one) that has fully furnished flats 2 bedrooms for 5500.

18000 is pretty good for a single guy

I will agree with QS...have been searching a 1 BHK and nothing which I can call decent is less than QR10,000/- pm in the market...a studio (a bit cramped or spacious but not with decent neighbourhood) would come for QR6000/- to QR 7500/- pm... and I am talking of fully furnished ones inclusive of W/E/Internet and cleaning atleast twice a week and dedicated parking (sort of).

FS..

"A decent 1BHK/studio aprtment cost approx. 3000-4500" ??

the aprtment for this price cannot be decent. This is a crap in crapy area. Decent aprtment starts from 6500, and might go up to 14,000. This is a 'decent' aprtment.. more or less..

You can live in a tent, walk, and eat for 1000 Riyals. So, you can save 17.000 every month!

Depends on your Job profile...

If 18000 is all inclusive its not a very good salary...

A decent 1BHK/studio aprtment cost approx. 3000-4500

A small size car rental cost 1500 to 1800/month

Cost of living depends on your lifestyle...