Originally Posted by robsmissus (Post 9958064)

Hi everyone.

My husband has been offered a job in Riyadh. In his offer is a housing allowance of 65 Sara. What kind of compound would this get for us as a family? Also how quickly would it be for me and the kids to get over to him?

I have many questions, but obviously getting a house sorted is our main priority.

Any advice would be greatly received.

Thank you

Originally Posted by Alexa (Post 9958235)

What is 65 Sara?
And all good compounds have long waiting lists. If your company does not have houses on those, your chance of getting one is practically 0.
And it should take about a month for him to sort out the Iqama.

There are many threads on this on BE, do a search and you should find all relevant info.

Originally Posted by robsmissus (Post 9958245)

I meant 65 sars. predictive text on my phone. grr!!

Originally Posted by Alexa (Post 9958278)

Ok, do you mean 65 Saudi Riyals??
That would not even get you a space in a tent in the desert...

Originally Posted by robsmissus (Post 9958292)

Thanks for that x

Originally Posted by robsmissus (Post 9958311)

My bad again!

He's been offered 80k SAR

So what will that get, a better class of tent?

Originally Posted by robsmissus (Post 9958311)

My bad again!

He's been offered 80k SAR

So what will that get, a better class of tent?

Originally Posted by Wigan171 (Post 9959134)

Rent a villa in a compound would be minumum 4000 SR / month , it can be more or less based on how many bed rooms, how near to the city centre, facilites available and security. My advice is to let your hubby contact the recruitment manager in that company and ask how much the average monthly rent in the nearest compound to the company to have a clue. When I was working there, I asked the company after I got the offer if they can book a villa for me in advance that match my housing allowance and they did so. Basically new comers to Riyadh will be living in a hotel for week or two which is paid by the employer up to time they sort out your house. bear in mind that any employee in an exective role level, the employer would be keen to facilitate his life from day one. so don't worry, even inside the compound you still can move to another better villa once there is a vacant.

Originally Posted by robsmissus (Post 9959209)

Thank you for that advice. There is so much to take in. Think my brain might explode!!

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Originally Posted by Wigan171 (Post 9959134)

Rent a villa in a compound would be minumum 4000 SR / month , it can be more or less based on how many bed rooms, how near to the city centre, facilites available and security.

Originally Posted by robsmissus (Post 9959209)

Thank you for that advice. There is so much to take in. Think my brain might explode!!

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Originally Posted by Wigan171 (Post 9959936)

I meant 14k SR not 4k, I am sorry I was typing on my mobile. The rent will be vary depends if the Villa is furnished or unfurnished, are there satellite tv, internet and appliances included. The most popular compounds among Westerners include Arizona Golf Resort (5 stars), Cordoba (5 stars), Granada, Fal, Arabian Homes (4 stars).

So the best thing is that your hubby can contact the recruitment manager to get more information about average rent in near by compounds, or you can contact few compounds by email or phone to get detailed information.

Al-Hamra Oasis Village Compound
Location: Exit 9, Dammam Road
Tel: 2490440 Email: [email protected]

Cordoba Oasis Village Compound
Location: Exit 8 from City Centre, Airport Rd., Opp. Al Imam University
Tel: 2483471 Email: [email protected]

Arizona Golf Resort
Location: Airport Rd., After Exit 8, Local Traffic Rd., After Fal compound
Tel: 2484444 Email: [email protected]

Arabian Homes Co. Ltd.
Location: Al Mursalat, King Abdullah Road
Tel: 4541888 Email: [email protected]

Fal Compound
Location: Near Arizona Golf Resort, after Exit 8
Tel: 2485847 Email: [email protected]