Living in Bahrain

[sohat]

Can anyone give me an idea of living conditions in Bahrain such as cost of living and quality of life

[TEC TEC]

A lot of your countrymen are living in BAH and work for Uncle Sam;)

Use the search function and you will find substantial material on BAH.

Cheers

[sohat]

Brandtzag

Thanks, that about sums it up I guess. And you have to go beautiful....

[Flip Flop Flyer]

Nice 2 bedroom apartment in Juffair: 500/Month
1998 Porsche Boxster, full options: 8000
Insurance for the Porker: 270/Year
Double Jack D with Coke at Formula One Club: 5
Pint of lager at the Rugby Club: 1.5ish
Pint of lager at a bar in town: 2 - 2.5
Thai Night Fighter: 50/Night
Two litre Coke from the supermarket: 0.5
Pack of smokes: 0.5
Chicken wrap w/fries from Fuddruckers: 3 (and worth every dinar!)
Small pizza from Pizza hut, delivered at 0400: 2.5
Nice 100% cotton short-sleeved shirt from the soukh: 2
Grandstand tickets for the 2005 Grand Prix, all 3 days: 150

And, to put things into perspective:
Average salary for a non-skilled worker: 200/Month

[sohat]

Thanks Flip Flop.

Is the quality of life pretty decent?

[Dixons Cider]

hey Flip flop dude, where is the Formula 1 club?
Cheers

[learjet35]

Hi guys!

I am moving to BAH in February too...

What about your spouses?

What about jobs for them?

Cheers !
Phil

[spleener]

I think the rates have already been quoted!

[Flip Flop Flyer]

Quality of life is what you make it; it can be as good or as miserable here as any other place I suppose. I personally prefer to live here rather than in Dubai, but that's just my personal preference. I'm having a blast here.

Dixons Cider

The F1 Club is right off Exhibitions Road. Despite the name, the only resemblance to Formula One racing is a mighty big poster of JP Montoya. There's a pretty decent band playing there, and they serve a very mean Bullfrog. Food's good too.

My favourite watering hole in Manama is presently Sherlock Holmes at the Gulf Hotel. Reason being that they show Italian footy, and I've got a mate here who's a die hard Viola fan and he's turing me into one too. Warblers at the Baisun is also cool, especially on Mondays where they serve a huge buffet free of charge. JJ's Irish Pub at Al Bustan does free buffets at Sunday's and Tuesday's (does it show I'm a cheap bachelor with very little in the way of cooking skills?) and it's a nice place. Favourite night clubs are Liquid and BJ's. Plenty of action to choose from. One thing has surprised me though, the number of Thai prostitutes. They seem to be bloody everywhere, and for one who is not at all turned on by Thai's (or Asians in general, but that's just my personal preference and has nothing to do with racism) it can get a little long in the neck. However, they generally don't chase you around so if you're not looking for company they'll leave you alone, which is nice.

Learjet 35

Most spouses don't work. There are of course the possibility to do so, but frankly I'm not too hot on the whole sponsorship thing. Someone else might be able to fill you in.

[learjet35]

Thanks for your answer ! Check your PM!

[Dixons Cider]

Cheers Flip Flop

[Flip Flop Flyer]

You're both welcome; PM read and replied to.