lkamhieh
Irish expat in Saudi Arabia
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About me
Irish, Married with children
Lives in Riyadh, Ar Riyad
Speaks Arabic and English
Registration: 19 April 2010
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Cost of Living in Riyadh by ronaldp
I am being offered $11600 per month to work and live in Riyadh. I will be bringing my family of 3 ( 2 kids 1 & 3). So need to know is this salary goo enough to live comfortably to stay in western expat compound and western schooling for kids? I ...
Hi ronaldp, a good way to look at it would be to see if your savings here are potentially greater than they would be in Dubai. So consider the major expenses: Compound housing: anywhere between 6,000-20,000 SAR a month. The lower end will get you a ... Read More
stuck for school options by lkamhieh
Hello all, our family will be moving to Riyadh from the US this summer. We are finding it incredibly difficult to secure schooling for our son in an international English speaking school. Our top four choices either have long waiting lists for his ...
Hi Mai_Khalil, I am sorry I did not reply sooner. I was in a very similar situation to yours two months ago. I am finally in Riyadh and we settled the school issue. Originally we were looking at the American International School, but in June we ... Read More
stuck for school options by lkamhieh
Hello all, our family will be moving to Riyadh from the US this summer. We are finding it incredibly difficult to secure schooling for our son in an international English speaking school. Our top four choices either have long waiting lists for his ...
@StressedMom we really want to keep our son in a co-ed school, which seems to limit our options. The Multinational has a long waiting list, and the British school is not accepting any more students on their waiting lists. We have an assessment ... Read More
stuck for school options by lkamhieh
Hello all, our family will be moving to Riyadh from the US this summer. We are finding it incredibly difficult to secure schooling for our son in an international English speaking school. Our top four choices either have long waiting lists for his ...
@Brightschool my son is 7. He just completed 1st grade here in the US. Read More
stuck for school options
Hello all, our family will be moving to Riyadh from the US this summer. We are finding it incredibly difficult to secure schooling for our son in an international English speaking school. Our top four choices either have long waiting lists for his ... Read More