If you are looking for a furnished apartment (flat) you can get a western style (maintenance, security, PARKING) 2 bedroom with a maid room for about 900-1500 USD per month. Sometimes the apartments have maid service. If you are more adventurous you can try the local style apartments. If you take this option you will have to buy appliances and furniture. The local apartments (not western style) can run about 600-900 for a two bedroom.

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With respect, they may have suggested u reside in Salwa, however u are not obligated to do so. Salwa is one of the rare areas where the streets are dead, except for passing traffic. U would go out and see just boring house walls and villas in the forthcoming sweltering heat, with no Shopping Mall or Coffee Bar to enter, plus poor provision in the local Co-op for food and sundries. The nearest place to tell friends to meet u for coffee would be at large 5 star hotels on the nearby coastline in Gulf Road such as the SAS, Palms or Regency Palace. Respectfully, based on experience of many western people known here, I would say that Salmyia is a more appropriate location for u, with 24 hour service at Sultan Centre Store that sells really everything, has a coffee bar and restaurant ... where westerners buy their good quality, fresh or frozen food too. Entertainment, malls, cinemas all abound in Salmyia. There are lovely new apartments there, both furnished and unfurnished. U could start with a furnished one for a month until u become acquainted with Kuwait, then choose your next step ? To provide free info based on our experience costs us nothing and we long termers welcome any queries because we know how difficult it can be for new arrivals ! Been there, done it, got the T-shirt ..... but love working/living in Kuwait !

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Hi, Thanks for the info, I will start looking in the Salmyia area. Do you know if apts are tied to a yearly lease or can you rent month to month. I will have a furniture allowance so I should be able to rent un-furnished for less money. Would you know what the going avg. price for a small apt. w/good amenities (pool,security,parking). Again thanks for the info!!!!!

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From what I have found, and I'm no expert. Most of the places do a locked down lease if it is a furnished apt. If it is unfurnished then it is usually month to month. Some places may want you to do a six month lease for unfurnished, but not many. If you go to the "Salmiya" area, I would suggest somewhere right off of 30. Even Shaab is right off of gulf road and right off of 30. If you don't like traffic and are working in the further away, like Arifjan, I would suggest somewhere between Fintas and Mahboula (roads 209-211) off of 30. You don't get the traffic and a lot of resteraunts in the area deliver. I live in Mahboula and the downfall is the roads are unimproved, well really non-existant. But I am right off the main "gulf" road so it's no problem. Fahaheel is close enough to get to, and far enough to not have that flow of traffic.
It all comes down to what you want. Many choices, just as co-workers as well.
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If you need any assistance drop a line and I will gladly help you around. i am a real estate agent so i have a pretty good idea of the locations around here. My email is: galina1979@gmail.com and my cell: 7035430 or 7953169. Hope you enjoy Kuwait, it is a lovely and sunny country...hmm maybe too sunny but you can get used to it;)

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