Housing is the least of your worries. Generally there's loads range of choices for everyone. From USD 500 for a samll villa somewhere nearer to the airport area to USD 1500 that generally gets you a really good quality villa or apartment in a gated and guarded community. Schooling varies, it ranges from USD 5000 a year upwards for an international private school. Petrol is at USD 0.60 per litre. Cars are expensive due to the import duty imposed. Its approximately double the cost from europe. Public transport are readily available and taxi services are not expensive. You can still buy a car for USD 10 to 20 k. Taxation is currently pretty low as it is only based on the basic salary. And thats how they have structured the salary.