I recently spent 10 days in Doha and discovered that if you live there you MUST have a car! Their city guide book states that their buses have a section for women, but I never saw a woman on any of the buses. Sorry, but everyone told me that the buses are only used by lower paid workers.

And even if you were brave enough to ride a bus, the buses don't take you inside the smaller streets and rodes where most of the schools and other places of work are.

And the traffic in Doha is murder! Bumper to bumper traffic 24/7 in many areas.

I couldn't find a car rental for less than $2,000 a month.

Good luck