Salary vs expenses
Hello :)
I have been offered a position in Doha (Engineering) with a package of QR45,000/month plus car, tickets, medical, education and bonus. Now, I know that Qatar is expensive, so advice will be welcome. How much of that will I have to spend on accommodation? Looking for a 3 bed villa, preferably in a compound (but don't need pool/gym). Groceries for a family of 2? Entertainment? Club membership? Any other miscellaneous expenses I should know about? Many thanks in advance.
Have you accepted the offer?
im asking the same question. someone from our office get as low as 750QR
be the best guy or the worst villain.
i say take it...
LIVING IN QATAR
how do workers with 1000QR pay survive in qatar?
Groceries for 5k a month? ..... that's a bit lavish. prices a alot lower than that in Qatar, even for a family of 4.
Groceries for 5K for a couple??!! I mean 1250 a week..and another 2500 for eat out...
Common vjprachi...I don't think qalove's day job is eating. He might be working few hours and can spend only 4-5 hours a day, eating. Might also sleep in between when he gets tired eating.
I spend around 500 a week for groceires, we are a family of 4. And we do eat a lot of meat.
I agree the villa is on higher end. Right now, the prices had come down and you can find one for 15K
Groceries for 5K for a couple??!! I mean 1250 a week..and another 2500 for eat out...
Common vjprachi...I don't think qalove's day job is eating. He might be working few hours and can spend only 4-5 hours a day, eating. Might also sleep in between when he gets tired eating.
I spend around 500 a week for groceires, we are a family of 4. And we do eat a lot of meat.
my recommed go like that
Villa: 18,000
Groceries 5,000
Eat out 2500
Entertainment 750
Club Membership 1000
Utils 1,000
Maid 1,000
Misc. 1,000
Education - depends which kind Indians, American or...
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I feel all in all will be between 30-35k
Thanks Aries! Strangely, I got a different idea, I thought compound villas were more expensive. Hmmmm... back to the Classifieds, then!
It all depends on whether you want a stand alone villa or not. Villas in a compound would be between 13 K and 17 K, but the stand alone villa's will start from 20K appr. And of course location is also a driving factor...
cheers
Thanks a lot, Intelligent and SBR! I see groceries are rather cheap - 2000 a month? Is that true? We eat quite a lot of fresh meat, fish and veggies. My calculations based on this forum were around 4-5k a month, great to know it's not as expensive as that. Villa seems to be a bit on the high end though - I can see ads for villas starting at 13k, is there something decent I could get for 15-18k? SBR, thanks once again for a detailed answer!
Here are my estimates:
Villa: 20,000
Groceries 2,000
Eat out 1,500
Entertainment 750
Club Membership 750
Utils 1,000
Maid 1,000
Misc. 1,000
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Total 28,000
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This is if you are living an upscale (non-Qatari) life here. You can still save 17,000. Easily....
Good Package. You should go for it. According to my knowledge you can have a decent style of living and in the same time you can save some money if you like.
Peace.