expats pay 3 times as much for electricity and water compared to locals
Yeah I can't remember the exact comparison but it is true. You might call that a form of institutionalised and state-condoned discrimination..... in the civilised world.
There would be little point in taxing the locals because the whole point of an income tax (along with all the other taxes imposed in this tax-free place) is to line the pockets of the locals. I wish things worked like that for me, back home.
Wifes usually do a runner in the summer months, again extra expense
This should be under "pros", shouldn't it?
Add the cost of buying drinks for chicks half your wife's age (during summer) to the list of expenses to be endured...