Nathan14

Hi guys

Need some help! Just been offered a job in KSA. The salary I have been offered is £120K. Is that good enough for a family of four? I have two kids so will have to send them to a private school as well.

scot47

What about
Housing
Education Allowance
Health Cover
Ticketing


School for two children will set you back, Last time I looked, fees were about SAR50,000 a year each.

Nathan14

Thanks Scot

No other allowances. Actually forgot to ask as well. Salary will be £120-£140k. Would that be decent enough?

Mark callaway

Yes that is good enough, prices are low there

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-livin...y=Saudi+Arabia

Nathan14

Thanks Mark

I will be moving with wife and two kids. Any idea how much will be spent on accommodation in a decent compound?

Mark callaway

Welcome, according to this article it ranges from 20,000 SAR for a small apartment to more than 300,000 SAR for a compound villa.

Cost of Living in Saudi Arabia | Expat Arrivals

Nathan14

300000 SAR, wow! That's has knocked me out.

scot47

Admissions and Fees


There are cheaper places than this.

Nathan14

I have heard there is 6-18 month waiting list for good compounds.

Mark callaway

This is the most expensive, this is if you want to live in a villa.

nottmbantam

300K is top end price for a large villa in the the more expensive compounds. There are cheaper places. All depends on where you want to live and if 'status' is the name of the game.

There has been a large reduction in expats on compounds, so would imagine most places will have vacancies now, shouldn't be too hard to find a place to live. A few years ago, waiting lists were quite common, but not so much now.

As for schools, really, there is only the British School that is the choice for Brits coming out here. Depends of age of children, for those in older year groups, fess can be around 70K SR for a in Year 10. As with most schools, they won't take students straight into Year 11.

Good luck.

Desert Shaikh

120k is a pretty decent package.

Compounds are ridiculously priced and the floor space you get is quite small. The only plus on staying on a compound is the opportunity to mingle with other expats and maybe enjoy on site recreational facilities.

Most new expats I know of are renting huge luxury villas with pool and ample space for a fraction of a cost of a apartment in a compound. These range from SAR 90k to 150k.

If you need any advice let me know.

nottmbantam

True, much better value, but a lot of them come as unfurnished, so there's an initial outlay for appliances, AC units etc, esp the new build ones.

Mark callaway

I asked my friend who was an Egyptian expat in Saudi Arabia and he told me that 500,000 SAR would not be enough for a lot of Saudis and they owe debts to govt. because they waste their money a lot in a reckless way as they don't have the consciousness of the outer world where they tend to save money and depends on austerity way of life even in the level of countries, so go there and discover the way of life and be smart and save more then go out from the kingdom of darkness as fast as you can.

Good luck.

scot47

If in Jeddah there are other schools. My eldest was at the Italian School for a while and benefited from it


Jeddah Schools: INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS JEDDAH