If you're single and not planning on bringing the whole village to live and visit you, take the 18,000QR. You will need the money for everything else and still be able to save money.

Regardless of nationality, you'll get the visa.. it just takes longer than everyone else.

Unless you're from Aruba. Most of them had to tell lie that they're originally from the Netherlands for those guys at the airport custom to clear their entry to Doha.