Archive for the ‘Cost of Living’ Category
Prices of Vegetables and Fruits in Doha
17 May 2011Here is a small table of prices of fruits and vegetables I gathered 3 weeks ago in Carrefour City Center. Cucumber 4.5 Lemon turkey 4.25 Potato lebanon 2.75 Potato US 17.75 Onion. Brown 12.5 Onion. White 12.5 Lettuce iceberg Egypt 9.75 Tomato qatar 2 Brocolli spain 15.75 Eggplant saudi 3.5 Eggplant india 10.75 Carrots china [...]
Cost of Living in Doha: Inflation!
17 May 2011Do you know that the cost of white rice in Doha has more than doubled since 2007? Baby Milk has also risen between 6QR to 12QR. Condiments and Canned foods have also increased in prices though minimal at that. It has been more 3 years since I last updated Life on the Spot’s Cost of [...]
Spinneys at The Mall, Qatar
28 Jan 2011We were able to visit Spinneys at The Mall for the first time today and it’s a good change of atmosphere for those who got used to buying grocery items at the usual Hypermarkets like Lulu, Giant and Carrefour. For those not in the know, Spinneys is a high-end supermarket retailer in the Middle East [...]
Petroleum Price Increases in Qatar!
24 Jan 2011Anyone can agree that the prices of petrol/gas in Qatar might be one of the cheapest in the world that it is cheaper than your bottle of water. The last time Qatar increased prices was in 2005 whereas in the Philippines, the prices fluctuate every week, if not every day. A 20 Dirham increase might [...]
Aramex Shop and Ship Increases Rates…Again
In: Bahrain|Cost of Living|Middle East|Qatar|Saudi|Shopping|UAE
4 Jan 2011update: It seems I was mistaken and the last time Aramex did indeed increase shipping prices was June 2008 (thanks for the blog archives!). It seems Aramex Shop and Ship increases its rates every year. This year, an email sent by Aramex tells me of their 2011 rates. It might not be that much as [...]
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