Doha vs Dubai

wakenu
By wakenu

How does living costs, quality of life, etc (everything in general... lol) ... compare?

By amnesia• 24 Nov 2007 00:49
amnesia

@knox, if you ever search I suggest using an arabic newspaper as I find there are better deals on there.

(Side note, I'm a single Qatari and my housing allowance is only 3k max and expats generally get alot more)

@PM, I'm alright, I'm now in London again for a week. Just arrived yesterday. It's been a very busy period, job, two new businesses, finally settling into the new apartment and so on.

I've been speaking to a woman from Helping Hands UAE who's given me some great advice as what to do to help labourers. I now am searching for someone to donate warehouse spce and seeing if the Human Rights Authority wants to help by managing what I've started.

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By knoxcollege• 24 Nov 2007 00:32
knoxcollege

Thanks for your very insightful comments. Next time I will read the classified section of Gulf-Times very carefully. Are you also getting newspaper on Time?

By amnesia• 23 Nov 2007 23:59
amnesia

@knox, can you freaking relax.

I'll give you the ADDRESS to my place and you can SEE for yourself.

It's brand new as well.

There are two places above mine which are VACANT for 4k.

I'm really tired of some of your comments which try to make me seem like a liar.

I'm telling you where I live, I don't know the guy, and this is the price for EVERYONE!

Send me a pm with a FRIENDLY request rather than always attacking my comments and I'll also give you a number for two apartments in Najma, they're not palaces but they're good for the money and being refurbished.

8k for two bedroom, two bathroom, lounge, kitchen

and 9k for three bedroom and HUGE lounge, two bathrooms and kitchen.

As for the 5% rule, t_coffee is spot on.

I could say the same think though, I do think there are two Qatars. One where people like you would rather insult someone and not believe anything positive anyone says and another where there are those that try to get along and try to learn.

@alphabattle and freon, it'll be my pleasure, I'll send a pm asap. :)

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By Freon• 23 Nov 2007 16:29
Freon

Hi Amnesia,

Can you let me have the name of your uncles rental car business and address.

Thx

By Alphabattle• 23 Nov 2007 14:43
Alphabattle

can you pm me details of your fathers rent a car rates for standard cars and 4x4's.

Thanks.

By t_coffee_or_me• 23 Nov 2007 13:48
t_coffee_or_me

most do it and say its for personal use

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I would rather have one rose and a kind word from a friend while I'm here

Than a whole truck load when I'm gone

By knoxcollege• 23 Nov 2007 13:36
knoxcollege

Dude then all the Qataris would be bringing cars from dubai and selling them in Qatar for a profit.

I dont think there is anything in the law that states Qataris dont have to pay the 5% tax. What happens when the Qatari registers the car in Qatar? still no 5% tax?

I guess I am really bad in microeconomics and macroeconomics

By t_coffee_or_me• 23 Nov 2007 13:28
t_coffee_or_me

A Qatari does not have to pay 5% as tax he can drive it straight into qatar

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I would rather have one rose and a kind word from a friend while I'm here

Than a whole truck load when I'm gone

By knoxcollege• 23 Nov 2007 13:22
knoxcollege

Dude thanx for the wonderful joke.

You only pay 4000 riyals and you live in a compound. Either the compound is own by your uncle or the next scenario is that you have rented a room with an attached bathroom in the compound and you are paying 4000 riyals for it.

Seriously you wanna sublet that villa for 8000 riyals. let me know. I know lots of people who might be interested in taking that villa

And as for the 5% rule, medo was saying that when he brought his car from dubai to Qatar he had to pay 5% as tax. And yes it implies to all imports.

Man sometimes I feel there are two Qatars. one for people like amnesia and one for people like us.

By amnesia• 23 Nov 2007 12:49
Rating: 2/5
amnesia

@medo, then you haven't gone to my father's rent a car business located near salwa road. I think you seriously need to do some shopping around. Perhaps you're one of those people that just looks at one or two places and then settles.

As for that 5% rule, I find it EXTREMELY odd, because I've never paid that 5%, it only applies to IMPORTS.

Finally, when it comes to appartments, if you've gone to some threads you'll SEE that I give people examples.

I live in a BRAND NEW compound and pay QR4,000 only. Or perhaps I'm only dreaming.

Just because you have bad luck getting a good deal, don't try to make it seem like the world is shaped around your wallet.

@x_albhertz, lets hope so :D

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By x_albhertz• 22 Nov 2007 11:04
x_albhertz

i like dubai coz everything is der not like hir! hahaha i miss my girl der in dubai hope we see each other agen!

juz enjoy our life here in qatar maybe soon doha will become better than dubai

By anonymous• 6 Nov 2007 22:30
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

i checked that funny list for cost of life in qatar at that site i love qatar

it looks that the one who make it he never live in qatar

to rent salaon car 1300 i rent lancer for 1900

and i never find car less than 1800

also flat rental where u can flat for 3000 and is it for human or what

come on my dear go to qatar 1st than make such list

By anonymous• 6 Nov 2007 22:23
anonymous

You don't need to make research in dubai

just go to Dubai ski, or city center

and u will found the most beautiful girls in thw world there

By anonymous• 6 Nov 2007 22:21
anonymous

if u don't know qatar has 5% tax to the cars

even when i want to bring my car from dubai to qtar they ask me to pay that 5%

u need to go to dubai to know how it is cheaper

also u should drive to street like Naser street one lane only

u belive that u will never find one lane street for commercial street in dubai

By amnesia• 6 Nov 2007 21:23
Rating: 2/5
amnesia

@medo, if you think cars are more expensive, you need to seriously look again. Saudi is the cheapest, followed by Qatar. Emirates is MORE expensive.

I think it's absolutely crazy to say "Even the chinese here are ugly" compared to Dubai.

If it has such a beautiful fountain of youth over there, I seriously wonder what you're doing here indeed.

Oh and guess what? We can find more beautiful girls in Shanghai, let's all go there according to your logic :D

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By SPEED• 6 Nov 2007 20:58
SPEED

medo .... seems you have done an extensive research on russians chinese and filipinas girls................... i think one can take your advise before travelling to Dubai ;-)

By anonymous• 6 Nov 2007 20:44
anonymous

no i miss evrything beautiful and nice

not only russian even the filipina girls in dubai is more pretty and street shops malls evry think is more more nice and beautiful

here even the chiness girls are so ugly

By thatguy• 6 Nov 2007 20:41
thatguy

hahahahahahahahahaha

who doesnt hahahahaha

just kidding

By stealth• 6 Nov 2007 20:35
stealth

so you miss the russians eh?

By anonymous• 6 Nov 2007 20:32
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

i just came from dubai one month

it was big mistake to come here

Doha: expensive, boring, bad quality, car more expensive, taxi forget to find any, street very narrow and bad condition, local drive like crazy to catch nothing

Dubai: more devolped, nice places , all level of quality and prices, street traffic but nice and good condition, local drive like crazy to catch thier appoinment with russian girls or fillipinas

By amnesia• 30 Oct 2007 22:36
Rating: 5/5
amnesia

Doha and Dubai are near identical, except Dubai is more developed.

Except Doha is cheaper.

On a side note, what's wrong with chinese?

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By salman icon• 30 Oct 2007 15:58
Rating: 5/5
salman icon

Dubai is better than Doha in all, especially in life style and living standard. ppl are more educated over there than here.

Respect 4 Everyone

By anonymous• 30 Oct 2007 15:54
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

"in Doha quality is rare, whilst in Dubai you get the quality you are paying for."

Very true. Doha you get Chinese and Dubai you get Russians :)

By butterfly• 30 Oct 2007 15:08
Rating: 5/5
butterfly

Doha and dubai are equally expensive. Difference is, in Doha quality is rare, whilst in Dubai you get the quality you are paying for.

By weedmanblazin• 30 Oct 2007 15:08
weedmanblazin

no russians in doha...

By lyf• 30 Oct 2007 15:03
lyf

but they are more expensive...

By anonymous• 30 Oct 2007 14:50
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

Doha Zoo is better than Dubai zoo. Doha zoo has the world's thinnest Elephant. World Record.

By azee• 30 Oct 2007 14:46
azee

traffic is killing in Dubai

By anonymous• 30 Oct 2007 14:42
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

Everything is better in Dubai, simple.

By nib• 30 Oct 2007 14:35
nib

thats what i like in doha:)

By Oryx• 30 Oct 2007 14:31
Oryx

Camel's milk is cheaper here.

By nib• 30 Oct 2007 14:20
nib

i havent been to dubai but i think both sucks:)

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