Advice
Hey guys I have been offered a Salary of around 18,000 QAR a month. I am single and will be there alone. Do you think this is enough money to save money? I will have to have my own accommodation. They will give me full health benefits and 40 paid days off a year (whenever I chose) and will pay for my tickets roundtrip whenever I'd like to go home. What do you all think?
when I get out there Imma drink you down =P
Bro I honestly didn't know. Some people were telling me that rent for a place could be like 10k a month. If thats the case, I would be thinking twice. Well I cant tell you exactly what I am going to be doing there right now because of confidentiality, but it is related to the health care business. I have a degree in Business Management, and I have close to 4 years experience in my field. If you think honestly that 18k per month will be good than I am happy. I have my own business here in America and it will continue to run while I am over there. I was contracted to do similar work there as a favor to a consulting company. I thought the experience would be good and it'll be a chance for me to network more. They way I look at it is that my expenses shouldn't be more than 8k a month including a 1bedroom apt, so that leaves me with 10k and I thought it woudl be more than enough. I just read some post where people were talking about the cost of living being around 15k a month. Thanks for th input, I wasnt trying to be greedy. And no, I didnt take offense, thanks for the honest answer.
Hey guys, the only reason why I posted this was because I got a little worried reading all those other threads. Everyone was saying that 18k QAR was not good enough. I am happy with it, but I thought I was miscalculating the cost of living. Thanks for the help guys, see you in Feb. =P
My place...I was just having a quick drink...wanna hop in...(seriously)...
And yea I did get that message from her...kinda no entry zone...LOL...
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lol i wish! i think after the shrimp episode this morning i cant go within 50ft of her. dont get too excited as u cant go within 100 ft from her thats what she told me lol:)I just got home from church now dont have anything to do really bored...so i'm here to torture people.
Where there is Fire...There is Coke. Where there is Rum..There is Smoke - Sir Smoke-a-Lot
Seriously the people in this thread think they have fallen on the Earth from above...
I normallly wudnt have replied or posted here, but was just sitting and going thru...and came across this stupid thread...
So anyways what you doing mate...on a Thursday...you with FC by any chance...>>???
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if u think 18 grand is less for u think about people who are surviving here on 400 to 700 riyals!!! U live ur life the way u can.
Where there is Fire...There is Coke. Where there is Rum..There is Smoke - Sir Smoke-a-Lot
What the crap is wrong with you people, I normally read and pass by these kinda threads unless people have some really genuine doubts...
But what do I read here...
QR 18000 for a single guy and not enough, what the hell is wrong with you people, Hey dude, this is the scenario....
What in the world are you going to be working on...your job ... whats your education...whats your experience...then I'll tell you whether that is good or not...
See buddy, always remember and this goes out to everyone on here...
This place pays good salaries, but have some respect and justification for what you are and don't try and keep on Raping this place people...(pardon my strong language)...
Seriously, dude QR 18K for a single guy is hell lot of too much...even if you are going to drink down your throats and drop down dead...
People, open your eyes, don't keep on running behind money just because this is Qatar...as mentioned before, be reasonable...
QR 18K I'm sure there wouldn't be half the people who make that kinda money here on QL...so trust me, take it easy, and Mr. Chicago, you want to answer those questions I put up for you there...
And once again, Mr. Chic, I ain't being rude...please don't misunderstand me...
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yes I drink vodka... well thats what I usually drink(preferably Belvidere) , but I'll take black lable also for starters =). Once I get started ill drink anything except beer. I cant stand beer lol. Chicago is BIG on vodka =P
lol Qatarisun. All I am saying if I have to spend two thousand dollars are a girlfriend a month, thats not exactly right lol. I know not all "G" friends are gold diggers, but the way he was talking about, they sound like straight up gold diggers.
r u sure you MrChicago, not Mr.Moscow?
nah, all "G" friends here are gold diggers
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bars are plenty come and enjoy and make your day
as far as "G" frineds lol...I need a girl friend, not a gold digger. Boys from Chicago are hustlers =P
even then most girls go dutch here
well I drink alot when I go out, but I am thinking that since its not really like a big city like chicago..I dont think ill be getting to hammered lol.
yeah so thats true so lets say I save 1000 a month, thats still not bad =) lol haha....thanks for all the help guys =) What are some good bars out there, and how much is like a cranberry vodka? lol
he means "G" friends! don't get it?..lol...
"hidden cost of entertainment like drinks"??? it is not a hidden cost!
It is a main clause of expences!
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its not like you will pay for your friends outing mostly friends pay their own and you pay what you order
then there are so many other hidden cost of entertainment like drinks at home cloths hardwre (Electronic items) cd's dvd's for music and stuff like that which will drain your pocket
lets say I spend 1800 dollars a month out of that 3800, i still have 2000 dollars saved...thats alright for me. I think spending 6300 QAR on friends is more than enough lol.
wow i didn't know that there are "thread levels" on QL...guy askes for calculation help.. may be he is not too good in Math... or doesn't know that there is a button, called "Search".. or for whatever reason..
and it's good to hear something different from "OOHH!! I to be earned only 3500. i to be given a bed in camp every night and a bowl of soup every day. QR 18000 to be very very good salary. "
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again let me stress that she is paying for a 3bd/4 bath tent........scroll up n read
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
multiply by 10 buddy...
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qatarisun so true lol
"I was told that some lady has 3 bed room apt with 4 bathrooms for like 2500 QAR a month"??
May be SHE is paying QR 2500, and the rest of it -QR 10,000- her boyfriend is paying...
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the intention to save whilst here is good then again seeing is believing.or maybe u have a strong will power to do so.........good luck
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
In theory yes you will save $3800 but i dont think you will be able to as your friends circle grows so will your expenditure i dont think you will like to live a hermits life
cell phone is around 65 per month and then call charges are extra dont know exactly how much per call
Alright I figured it out. I am going to ask for paid housing. Correct me here if I am wrong, but I made some estamatations. I am going to need about 1500 QAR for transport/month , 2000 QAR on food, 50 QAR for cell, 300 QAR for internet, 300 QAR for cable/tv so that is around 4000 QAR roughly. that means 13500 QAR left over a month. Now my understand is that 1 American dollar is 3.5 QARs. So that 13500 QAR would equal about $3800 in savings a month. That seems decent for me. Am I correct on this?
I'm sooooo bored.
"How come I can pick my ears but not my nose? Who made up that rule anyway? How come you say that's the way it is, that's just the way it goes, maybe you should decide for yourself what you can do and what you can say." Ani Difranco
how sometimes our eyes and brains aint insynch..........but then again it happens we are just humans.........
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
Good lord Gypsy - have you really come down to the "is-my-salary-enough" thread level. :) Is has got to be a slow day.
pwb said a 3 bedroom tent.........hehehehehheheheheh
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
2500K for a three bedroom? Maybe 2500K US, defintely not in riyals. Even then it's unlikely.
"How come I can pick my ears but not my nose? Who made up that rule anyway? How come you say that's the way it is, that's just the way it goes, maybe you should decide for yourself what you can do and what you can say." Ani Difranco
With 18000 QR ($4931) you should not be living paycheck to paycheck as a single guy. Don't do all your shopping at the "western" grocery store, don't eat at Friday's for every meal, and don't go out every single night and you should be fine. We are a family of 4 and we make about that, but housing (and car) is paid for.
since sept 2004 - july 2007 we have forked out fr our pockets QR 108K for housing as we arent getting sufficient allo for our housing. see wat that amt of money could do had we not have to fork it out on housing??ggggrrrrrrr(could've gotten my 2 carat bling to say the least.......:O(
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
That woman has a 3 bd / 4 bath tent if she is paying 2500 QR.
You don't need 30000 QR to survive but you do need housing paid for or every year more and more of your money will be eaten away. You're not being annoying - ask away.
have been here since 2004 stayed in a stand alone unfurnished no A/c'S 4 bedroom villa -1st 2 yRs rental was QR8K then 3rd yr QR10.5K , 4th yr QR 15K.......see how much they increase in rentals?some ppl lucky enough to get a place that is cheaper but that is like lookin for a needle in a haystack.......so is better if company did provide for yr accomodation..........as it is there seems to be no control over increase in rentals
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
Try to negotiate for the house rent i mean let them provide house as a seperate issue this way you will be OK
No way can you get a decent flat for 2500 one single room in a flat will cost you that much
Sorry if I am being annoying but the contract is in negotiation here. I was told that some lady has 3 bed room apt with 4 bathrooms for like 2500 QAR a month. This is why I am confused. So if I get this deal with paid accommodations, will I be well off and live above the paycheck to paycheck deal?
I know quite many people on QL who are getting salaries below the 20K QR threshold but for every newcomer their advice is dont come here unless you are getting 30K or more.
If housing is paid for then you would have more than enough to save. One guy mentioned on here he went to look at a 2 bedroom apt in a crap complex and it was 7500. He said it was terrible. From what I've seen, sharing a villa will probably cost between 4000-6000. Seems like most US contractors we see on here get housing included.
yr momma will be proud of ya mr chic......heheheheehe
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
well right now I dont have a gf lol..so I am not planning on spending money on nobody lol.
so if I had them pay my housing, would it be worth it than? Is Qatar really taht expensive. I am getting paid around 65k American dollars/ year. So I figured that would break down to almost 18,000 QAR a month. Whats a good salary to come out there for?
18,000 isn't going to be enough if you have to pay for housing. Especially if you are going to be going out and socializing like you mentioned in the other thread. I guess you could share a villa with other westerns but you won't be getting anything nice by yourself. Just my opinion.
If you are single and reandy not to spend anything of ur girlfriends then sure thats enough for you. Keep ur credit cards away from ur gf.
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