QR50000 is coming out at around USD165,000 a year.

A Qatar outfit want me to do a 2+ year job for them but they are not giving me much financial incentive.

I run a consulting shop that does clever tricks for organizations that get into touble with their ICT. I make about USD165K pa now, my tax is minimized to zip, I drink more wine than petrol and I collect Piglet books. What's in Qatar for me?

I've told them I'll come for a base of QR35000 plus the usual expat allowances for accomomodation, medical, etc (I guess that addds up to about anther QR20000).

The 2007 Qatar National Bank publication "Doing Business in Qatar" puts the monthly expenses of an expatriate executive (Married couple with two children) living in Qatar at QR29000 (Page 16).

I've been reading the postings on this site and I get the feeling that Qataris pay peanuts.

Just how realistic is this QR50000 figure of yours?