Dear All
I am Indian Chartered Accountant and getting a job there in Al Khobar. Would you please let me know what will be my monthly expenses. I am bachelor and dont drink. Also, how difficult it would be to adapt with the climate there as I learn its very hot there for most part of the year. My salary would be in the range of 7.5-10k Saudi Riyal. Also grateful if you please tell about the life out there in terms of entertainment etc.
Thanks in advance!
Life in Al Khobar_KSA
Jimie
13 July 2013 20:15:46
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Alliecat
13 July 2013 21:07:20
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Welcome to EB! Please feel free to browse the various discussions to educate yourself:
https://www.expat.com/forum/647-1-every … hobar.html
If, after reading, you have any specific questions, please do ask.
Regarding the heat, almost everywhere is air-conditioned and people generally do very little outdoors during the summer months. The rest of the year is really quite pleasant.
ahelpfulsaudi
20 July 2013 09:54:41
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housing will be your biggest expense, and the hardest thing to get if you are a bachelor. See if your employer will handle that for you, because it will make your life that much easier.
food- 2000- 3000 SAR (If you buy and cook your own food you can manage on 1000, because drivers here have a 300 SAR and they manage very well)
bills are not expensive at all.
a good Cell phone plan is 150 SAR
optimus22
30 January 2015 17:08:53
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ahelpfulsaudi wrote:housing will be your biggest expense, and the hardest thing to get if you are a bachelor. See if your employer will handle that for you, because it will make your life that much easier.
food- 2000- 3000 SAR (If you buy and cook your own food you can manage on 1000, because drivers here have a 300 SAR and they manage very well)
bills are not expensive at all.
a good Cell phone plan is 150 SAR
this is exaggerating, i can manage 600 for food without getting my health at stake, and 7k sr is already high, you can get a house from 300-400 with 'not bad' housing experience
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