Hi,
New to this but could really do with some help please!
I work in the motor trade which in the UK pays very well but I am very interested in a new life in Muscat.
I have recieved the following offer and looked at some potential costs (searched around the net) and I make the cost of living very different to some examples on here so would really appreciate some guidance please....
1) Property Prices - I will be working in the central area so need to live pretty close (The wave or MSQ looked nice) but 3 bed unfurnished properties all seem to around 1400 OMR upwards.
2) Electricity for such a property, I was working on around 100 OMR (A/C will be on constantly etc) but only info I can find seems to relate to small properties
3) Telephone and Internet, looking around this seems to be a combined 60 OMR?
4) Mobile phone - I have an Iphone and want to unlock it and bring it over, will use it to call back to UK occasionally so was working around 50OMR a month?
5) Car rental and Insurance - Can I get a half decent rental (small 4x4) for around 200OMR a month? with insurance say around 300 OMR a month?
6) Family of 4 - kids will still want some UK foods and appreciate they will come at a cost - 300 OMR a month
7) Schooling - The british school has prices on its website and for my 6 and 12 year old it seems it will cost nearly 800 OMR a month!
Sorry for the long post but some of the figures I have found differ so much to what people are reccomending on here - in particular property and school, that I could really do with some advice from somebody maybe who has or is doing it please
Thanks in advance!