GF will pay for your accom. You just go and find a suitable place and they will sign the lease, often they will pay more than your allowance if you do it this way. The FO salary is as good and often better than most airlines and remember there is no tax. As far as food and entertainment is concerned it's the cheapest place in the Gulf to enjoy yourself. Cars and fuel are cheap and we just got the first of two pay rises this year and a bonus on the way also. Others who posted here either don't work for GF or did so a long time ago. Also don't forget the average time from 320 to 330/340 is now around 9 months as long as you have ATPL. You will not ever be on the breadline that's just BS.