Posts Tagged ‘Filipino overseas Life and Leisure in Doha qatar

One of the considerations when talking about Cost of living in Qatar (or anywhere for that matter) would be the prices of food in global fast-food chains. Most popular would be McDonalds (now serving billions worldwide), Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Pizza Hut, Hardees and so forth. For bachelors who don’t really cook much, going to [...]

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Delivery Charge: 3QRTelephone no.: 4 410410 Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Individual Meals Amount Snack Box (2pcs. Chicken, fires, bun) 10 Crispy Strips Light Meal (3 pcs. Crispy Strips, Cheddar cheese or BBQ Sauce, fries, bun) 10 Dinner Combo(3 pcs Chicken, Coleslaw, fries, bun, regular Pepsi) 18 Crispy Strips Individual Meal(5 pcs. [...]

The offer I got is QR3,000 for the basic, QR5,000 for the housing allowance, QR2,000 as supplementary allowance (they say for the inflation), and QR600 for transportation allowance.  I am planning to have my family follow after I become regular (three months probationary period).  My first question is can I live a decent life and [...]

How much is the typical rate for housing in Qatar? 1 bedroom sharing – minimum of QR1000/monthly 3 Bedroom flat = QR5500 to QR6500/month (unfurnished/semi furnished) Compound Type = 8000 to 12000/month (difficult to get, people are waitlisted even for a year now, lucky if you get one) Villa = 15,000 to 30,000++/month Comparing that [...]

Here are some questions emailed by a fellow Filipino who intends to work/move to Doha. This would be a first in a series of questions and answers that we receive from people reading our blog. Most of them are inquiries about living in Doha, moving to Doha and other stuff related to Qatar. Although you [...]


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  • Jaimie Logan: Can you recommend a good local travel agency for this Bohol tour? Or did you just get there by yours [...]
  • Richelle: I have a flight on Thursday, 19 Jan 2012 from Doha to Manila and I called the customer service of Et [...]
  • xtian001: For Fruits and Vegetables, this is by the kilo ;) [...]
  • xtian001: @Donovan, what I can suggest is for you to gauge how much you would be saving after all the extra sp [...]