Salary QR12500 - Is it sufficient to live and safe in Doha

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Buddy!, Hope you're filled with suggestions and mine would be a peanut. Anyways, I feel to enlighten you the way I estimate and little bit part of my job.

QR12K is moderate for single man for decent living. Taking in account family, kids, schooling, outing, fun, shopping, (Outing 2days in a week, probably ends up in shopping), if you go for brand new vehicle (I bet you will go for a SUV in a year or so) domino effect of FIFA award increase in rent, cost of living, etc.., etc.. (add up stuffs you may think) will require minimum 20k monthly. I fairly described you the situation present and future.

Good Luck!

Also if it is helpful I have noticed good reasonably priced accommodation on www.mannzili.com that might be in line with your budget

Also if it is helpful I have noticed good reasonably priced accommodation on www.mannzili.com that might be in line with your budget

It's a good offer but now as all body said it's diffcult to save any money coz qatar w dll be growing more and more. for that tell your wife we cant save any thing and go a head.

Good luck and best wishes.

go to the houses adds and check the prices, if you are comming with your wife you can live, but with a big family, noooooo way, but if your wife will work it will be great.

about my i'm single living with my parents and i take 9900 Q.R, but its finished at 15th of the month :-)

and i have a friend who take 4500 and his wife around 3000 and they are save some mony of there sallary.

its a mattar of life style.

wellcome to Qatar.

u can save atleast 1000-1500 monthly,if u r couple and leading a normal life here in qatar..u can hir 5-6,000 studio apartments, maximum 3,000/- for food...

Why you are coming to Doha ?.

Dont accept, negotiate for more ... more and reject finally.

You can manage if you are a single. With Family no..

Wake up my dear girl, wake up...

DKS put this question a YEAR BACK...this is an OLD THREAD and the guy new in this THREAD is ANAND...

Samajh aaya...

well if DKS is going to leave in Shared acc. then i guess he can/vl save some more.

id work for anyone with half you salary

I am talking to this guy..DKS

Hi,

I have been offered a package of QR 12500 and i have to take care of my Accomodation.

Company will take care of Medical insurance, to and fro Family flight tickets.

And i will be taking my wife to Doha.

Please guide me, how much i can safe on this amount.

Thanks in advance

DKS

Girl, you ought to step into the real world and have a peak then...there is nothing that works in the way you say...in this way, we only end up misleading people...

Who is talking about getting two ends match...nobody...all one desires is just a little saving thinking this is something that is better than back from HOME!!!

See I aint telling this person that he will be able to match 2 ends, all I was telling was that this person would be able to manage first cos he is single and second he is gng to be staying in Shared Accomodation, so hasnt that brough down the expense of the house by 4K, that s why i told him its a decent offer but you gotto raise it 10K...

Well fair enuough!!!?

Come on KSarat, do you honestly think that a guy having a family can actually survive on such a meager income? If he ends up paying 7K minimum for house rent, then car, food etc where the hell would he get money for shopping, movies, entertainment etc..

Here is my criteria to live a comfortable living - The bare minimum I mean

Single man - no wife, no kids, no need to send money to parents - 12K

Married man with only wife and a new born baby who has not started school yet - 15K

Married man with wife and school going kids - 20K

This I feel is the minimum one should get.. Though life would be tough even then to make two ends meet.

Well Kareena...just a quick pointer girl, first of all, how you doing, looks like you missed attending my class today...and second, the 12500 QR question is just about an year old girl, an old thread...LOL!!!

Anand: Alright since your question is new...my friend, first of all, welcome aboard...and now to question...QR 8,000/- is a touch ok since from the words, it looks to me you are single, pls correct me if I am wrong...but however having said this, I would still say push it upto QR 10,000/- because we are talking about a Good Position...heck who cares if you are from India or not, the salary needs to go up a little bit...as for the accomodation, sharing for a Bachelor can take upto QR 3000/- a max and then ofcourse the rest would depend on your lifestyle...

CHEERS!!!

12,500 is not a decent salary these days for a man at least. I am an Asian woman from the subcontinent, on father' sponsorship working in a Q-company. I get approx 12000 per month but men on the same position as mine my company get almost 15 if they are single and around 18 if they are married. So the verdict is that the amount they have offered you is peanuts for a family man.

WE PERSONALLY ARE SURVIVING ON A SALARY OF 10000 OUT OF WHICH 3000 GOES STRATIGHT TO A HOUSE RENT..IT;S A VERY SMALL HOUSE BUT FULLY FURNISHED....BUT FOR TWO PERSONS MORE THAN ENOUGH...U CAN GET A HOUSE AT AROUND 5000 PER MONTH.. U CAN GET A GOOD ONE NON-FURNISHED IN THE SAME RENT.. DEPENDS IN WHICH AREA U LOOK FOR A HOUSE..IF U COOK AT HOME DEFINITELY UR FOOD EXPENSES WILL BE MINIMAL.. OFCOURSE HAVING A CAR WILL HELP...DEFINITELY ADD TO UR SAVINGS..

IT DEPENDS ON HOW IS UR LIFESTYLE.. WE ARE MANAGING DECENTLY WITH 7000 IN HAND..EATING WELL ...GOING OUT FOR MOVIES SOMETIMES..ALSO SHOPPING FROM GOOD SHOPS.. I THINK U CAN MANAGE WELL..

ULTIMATELY IT DEPENDS ON AS TO FROM WHICH PART OF THE WORLD YOU COME..IF YOU ARE AN INDIAN OR FROM A SIMILAR COUNTRY YOU SHLD BE ABLE VERY HAPPY THEN..

Hi

I got an offer from a leading Travel Agency at Doha offering me a salary of 8000 qtr riyals as Sales Manager.

I am from India,I would like to know if this salary would be sufficient to take care my accomodation and Savings. I would look at the shared accomodation.

If the salary is less then what is the suitable salary that will take care of my rental and living expenses.

Please let me know

thanks Anand

Kgsk;

if you are offered 10k + housing + Schooling,

Then it will be fine, but not great

if you like to live in a low profile

other wise, no way,

you also must make sure the offer is true to the word

Good luck in all casses

Math 4 All

guys...please respond....

I have been offered 10,000.00 riyal plus two bedroom acomodation and childred education by the company.

I have two children....will that money be suffice for me and my family to live a comfortable life.....

awaiting responses...

now im REALLY scared....!

From what I have read on here..

I do not think it is possible to survive on such a low salary.  At least try to increase to 12k plus housing allowance.

p.s. guys where is all the cheap housing you guys are talking about? What is the quality of the houses?

i.e. bugs, running hot water for showers.. etcr. My husband and I would be very happy to live simply.

But we would not like to feel deprived and living in a prison either.

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Good for you...you have a work already....how did you apply?

hello people, i am relocating to Doha in a month.i am scared coz i have no idea what's in store for me.i am also excited becoz i am going to live independently.my question is, is it enough for a single person to live in doha with only 1,600 QR salary? my company has offered food and housing accomodations,as i was told.i'd appreciate all your responses:)

y is this subject up again lol 

IF EVERYONE WAS TO TAKE AN EYE FOR AN EYE, THE WHOLE WORLD WOULD'VE BEEN BLIND TODAY - MAHATMA GHANDI

I would like to answer your question, rather than indulging myself in the contradiction over westerns and 3rd world citizens...

Its visible in your profile...

Your nationality is mentioned an Indian. Let me know first which part of india u have come from. South India or North India..???

Pure Love...

if both of you are working, then you can manage 

HI,

you know.. the only problem is the accomodation !!!

if this salary was littel more by 2 thousand ( total 15 k)

i think it will be suuficient then

g. luck

HI friends, my name is Imran Khan. I got an opportunity to work in qatar as system administrator. Company has offered me free accommodation with QR6400 as salary. Is this sufficeint for me. Well friends i'm a bachlor, i dont hav a habbit of drinking. i'm from a typical middle class indian muslim family so with this you can judge my life style.

friends i have some commitment, alteast i need to send 20k Indian rupees per month to my family in india is this possible......

I know of Indians that are getting paid a basic of QR30k per month plus housing in Qatar. In addition to this I have examples of Indians earning upto AED45k per month inclusive.

I think salaries are becoming more global and the the best salaries are no longer reserved for westerners.

Its difficult my dear,

What you are talking is about sharing, If you want a decent private living 12500 is ok, but the saving at end of the month is not too good.

Yes if your wife is a professional too then you can count that full salary is saved.

The best possible idea to save is to make a property commitement back home, Take a loan in qatar and and keep paying. When your money/ property is appreciating back home, You are happy that you are settling your loan in riyal which is on a loser side as of now.

All the best.

i have a co-worker here her husband is working in Qatar Airways and a flight dispatcher he is earning QR9000 and my co-worker is earnig QR3500 they are indians too.they live in a small house which costs QR1500, they do not have any kids yet but they manage to save money from their earnings.if you know how to manage your money there will be no problem and i assure you of that.

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thanks for valuable inputs posted on your site.. can you suggest me little more that if i have to bargain reasonably then for what should i do so...? I mean for else i shoudl ask for .. also what should i opt for housing alloance ( QR 4,000) or comapny provided house ( includes water and electricty bills)

One more thing, is there language problem .. i am fluent in english but do not know arabic ..

regards

If you will be supporting your wife and you want to have a comfortable life, then you'll need more.

If you are a person who can live on a budget it's manageable though.

Go to my site and find the cost of living breakdown.

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Hi dear al ,

can you people suggest on the fact that i have got a job offer to work as journalist in Doha with following package

basic 5000 QR

transportation allowance 1000 QR

others - 500 QR

housing allowance 4000 QR or the one provided by company including electricty and water bills for co housing .

besides gratuity, two and fro ticket , annoual paid leave visa processing fee etc .

in this package would i be able to live conforatbly besides doing some saving ? in this package how much could I save ? If i wanna bring my wife along should this package be accepted. ? pls reply ASAP.

I hope you can save some money so think about the offer and ther reject if not satisfied.

Look man, you have got enough money to save and can keep your wife here in qatar. i don't know y people are creating disinterest in you !!! instead of giving you encouragement.

It is fair enough in Qr. 12000/- to live here and save money for yourself. There are plenty of workers here are not getting a sum Qr. 20000/- per month to live in Qatar rather I would say they hardly receive Qr. 5000/- P/M. So you imagine how they manage to live their lives, if they can y can't you.

It is totally depend upon you how do you live, what's your living standard, how you can save....etc..etc...it is totally depend on you only. Don't ask for suggestions unnecessary for all these kind of things. There are many to advice you for nothing. So, give yourself a try see what if you can do to yourself.

Don't simply give up by getting some stupidful suggestions. And always remember this: Asking for so many suggestions,Make a person confuse and does not let to decide anything.

So, always give a try, and quit if you feel to quit....

Best of luck...

Give yourself a try first.

Bye

hi every body. it's a good offer but now as all body said it's diffcult to save any money coz qatar will be growing more and more. for that tell your wife we cant save any thing :-) and go a head.

Good luck and best wishes

Romio

"2. Last week at the same place one westerner was shouting at the waitress and demended to see the duty captain. Then captain appeared and asked him what all this about . He accused the girl of removing his beer glass before he finish it and demended a new one. Then the girl said that she removed it beacause there were only few drops were left on it. But the guy demanded a full new glass on the basis of the girl removing his glass and the captail gave away just to silence him."

Can I just say, if a serving staff has removed a drink before the customer has finished drinking it, the serving staff and the captain could have avoided the escalating nature of the problem by responding in a more appropriate manner.

The problem was:

A mistake was made by the serving staff who took away the glass (it's a mistake, we're all human, we all make them, no big deal).

The solution:

Instead of getting involved in a shouting match with the customer, the serving staff ought to have immediately apologised for their mistake, and offered to replace the drink. At this point, pointing out that the drink was almost finished and offering to give the customer at least a half pint would have replaced what was lost and also compensated for the mistake.

Next problem:

The above solution wasn't offered. The situation escalated up to the customer calling for the captain. And to compound matters, the serving staff ventures an opinion that it's okay to take a customer's drink if there's only a bit of it left.

Solution:

Again, there was an easy solution to this. "I'm sorry that the serving staff took your glass before you had finished your drink, I'll get the serving staff to replace it." How much of the drink was left is -- at this point -- totally irrelevant.

By this point the original mistake has been compounded by the serving staff asserting that they were right to take the drink (effectively that they were right to make a mistake).

At this point, the captain should have apologised profusely to the customer and offered to replace the drink and give the customer another drink as well.

A mistake was made. The hotel staff handled the situation very badly. It's customer service 101(a) -- treat customers well; if you make a mistake, rectify it (don't refuse to acknowledege the mistake, or worse still throw your mistake back on to the customer for having the audacity to not finish his drink at your convenience!).

I've worked in bars and hotels and I would never deal with a customer service mistake made by staff by arguing with the customer. Because customer service 101(b) is if you treat one customer badly, they will tell at least ten of their friends, and word gets round that customer service is very bad in that establishment and potentially customers are lost, whereas if you treat a customer well (and by treating a customer well, that can also mean acknowledging and rectifying a mistake that you made), they will go away and tell at least ten people how wonderfully helpful and ingenious the staff were at resolving the problem.

It's really basic. I'm very surprised that such a major hotel chain doesn't train their Food & Beverage staff better in customer service. But then this is Doha. So I guess nothing should surprise me anymore.

with a family. plrease reject the offer for god sake.

if you cannot take it, leave it !!

That is definately enough to live on.

To have 12500 and take care of accommodation would be the same as having 4500 and being given accommodation.

I'd prefer the latter.

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did u reject the offer?

tell me, i persoally feel that u both can save some from that salary...and also are u saving some money staying in indian? and like how much....if u like i can give u some help...u can PM me

Based on all your feedback, i have decided to deny the offer.

Thanks a lot for your feedback

Regards

S Dhaya karthik

Guys, take a chill pill (lol) this forum is becoming west vs. east. I think all of us are here for the same reason, to make a decent $ or should I say riyal : ) Away from our families and fiends, but still trying to help each other via this forum, with our experiences and suggestions. Bravo all! And of course we can not generalise a nation because of few trouble makers, as we all have these silly poeple in every society.

Anyways, I think QTR 12,500 is not that bad, as earlier suggested that shared accommodation will cost 5,000 max, because in 7,000 you can get a full 2 bed appartment and can re-rent the spare room and share the cost or vice versa, no doubt rents are going off the roof. Food, car, fule and other utility bills are not all that expensive, one can manage monthly groceries within QTR 1,000 for two people. You can have decent weekends and occasional eat outs and movies too and still save a thousand at least, whcih I know is not enough some of our friends coming from developing countries can not save even QTR 500 back at home countries.

MONTHLY EXPENSES:

Rent 5,000

Groceries 1,000

Car 700 (4 years lease and insurance of 2002 toyota corolla)

Utilities 1,500 (electricity + phone + car fule)

Entertainment 500

Misc. 500

Total 10,000 (max)

Life is about taking chances, and in the worst case scenario, you can quit in a year if things don't work out for you, but inshAllah they will ... Akuna'Matata : )

(God Give & Forgives, Man Gets & Forgets)

Ok than. It's really a shame how they behave. But stupid people are everywhere, nothing you can do! :)

We all live under the same sky but we do not all have the same horizon.

More presiously Friday and Saturday

Herne - I said some of Westerners at Ramada Sports Bar (not all)

Yet they do this kind of things. Go and get friendly with bartenders at Ramada Sports Bar. They will tell you lot of stories and show you the troublemakers. Everytime I see those troublemakers I had to force myself not to laugh. This bunch is there almost everyday. go there at 11.55am to see them waiting in the queue until the bar opens at 12.00pm

Surely there are some westerners whose behaviour is unacceptable, but from some bad example you shouldn't accuse all of us being so rude. Also I saw many-many-many bad examples from the third world countries, so there are good and bad people from everywhere.

But to answer for the quaestion of dks, from this money you will spend the half on accomodation, and the rest you will have for food and entertainment, so you will not have much to save. But if your wife will work too, than it's better, you can live well enough. Just make sure about transportation, because if you have to pay for it, that will cost a lot for you.

We all live under the same sky but we do not all have the same horizon.

That's awful. They probably spend more a month on beer than some people are paid to work outside in the heat all day.

Ramada Sports Bar (Bartenders) hates some of westerners there. That bunch will try to con those guys always.eg.

1. One guy ordered few drinks and ordered the last one saying that he was going the toilet. He didn't return after 15 minutes and the guys informed the security. security managed to track him down to the carpark and nab him. He reluectantly agreed to pay.

2. Last week at the same place one westerner was shouting at the waitress and demended to see the duty captain. Then captain appeared and asked him what all this about . He accused the girl of removing his beer glass before he finish it and demended a new one. Then the girl said that she removed it beacause there were only few drops were left on it. But the guy demanded a full new glass on the basis of the girl removing his glass and the captail gave away just to silence him.

Not all westerners are born rich or pampered, many of them are very stingy, they even claim 2 riyals for water, if it can be reimbursed from the company. I know many westerners who dont spent anything other than food, because rest all are taken care of by the employer. Many of them are seeing all these luxury and owning big cars only after coming here. They get salary which they cannot even dream in their own country. Unfortunately in Qatar pay is fixed as per skin color/nationality and not as per their qualification or experience. Some westerns who work as Mason or a Mechanic in their Country are working as Construction Managers and Mechanical Engineers. I personally know some cases like this; they won’t change the job because they don’t have a Certificate to show their Qualification. (No offense meant..its a fact)

Coming to the question, a decent apartment will cost 6.5K to 7K. If its just 2 of you then this amount is barely enough, you wont get anything to save. Maybe if your wife manage to find a job then you can have some savings.

As people have suggested, the package you have been offered is indeed on the lower side. However, if your wife is qualified enough to get a good job and manages to earn somewhere in the region of Qrs. 6,000 -8,000 then I guess its not all that bad.

I guess it helps if you don't have any kids yet.

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My first reaction was no way, but again I took into consideration your nationality, if you are one of us (poors from 3rd world countries) you may survive and even manage to save some money, but if you are one of the pampered lucky humans from the west, then NO way dear, this amount will not be enough by all means

It is impossible to even think of surviving in that much money without company accomodation. The cheapest accomodaation would be 5000 and it cannot be worth it.

With QR 12,500.-- you will not be able to save any money, you will be two people and unless you are willing to share a home with others as said above QR 5,000.-- is the minimum you will pay per month for rent. If your company will provide you with a car then you will save money there, however, trying to get around Doha without a car is impossible. Then on top of the rent you will pay water and electricity and perhaps even a telephone if you get one.

I imagine it will be very difficult to save money.

You can check out on this site what accommodation costs and what is available. The other thing is you can check on the Gulf Times Classifieds about sharing accommodation.

Good luck

Ask company to provide accomodation. You may need to spare minimum QR5,000 to pay apartment rent minus utilities. It is monthly. I repeat it is monthly aptmnt rent, not yearly.

If you're looking to get stand-alone house (in Doha it's said as 'villa'), be ready to pay no less than QR10,000 per month.

Its upto you how much you can save in this salary.But sure without comapny accomodation this amount is not sufficient to live in Doha decently

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