About mercedes

Currently Lives:

Tunis, Tunisia

Citizen of:

Canada

Some Forum Posts:

Egypt: Living Expenses in Cairo:

I am a 32 year old single female considering a job at a middle management level with a European company in Cairo. I've been to Cairo a few times on holiday and am not concerned about if I'd manage to get along there but primarily I'm looking for anyone who can give me an idea of living expenses. The company would pay for a flat and yearly ticket and I have heard many many times that Cairo is cheap. However, what exactly does "cheap" mean? I'd LOVE an idea of monthly expenses for the following if anyone can give them: - groceries (including a few of the available 'western' goodies!) - Cost of dinner with wine at a 4-5 star restaurant - Internet connection - Cost of a mobile phone line & cost of local calls - Cost of renting a DVD (or can one buy decent quality pirated copies easily in Cairo?) - Rough cost of water, gas & electricity for a 1 bedroom flat (in case the company isn't paying for it) Also, they're located in Nasr City but I am told that Nasr City is not a particularly nice place to live and that I'd be better off living in Heliopolis. Any opinions? What would it cost - approximately - to get a taxi from... - Heliopolis to Zamalek - Heliopolis to Nasr City - Heliopolis to Cairo centre - Heliopolis to Giza Sorry ... I know I'm asking a fair bit here. Anything anyone can answer will be much appreciated. Thanks mercedes

Oman: Moving to Muscat:

Hi, I am a 31 year old single female and was wondering if anyone could give me any advise with regards to my possible upcoming move to Oman. I grew up in the UAE and have lived and worked there as well as Lebanon and Syria so I am quite familiar with this part of the world and its culture however I've never been to Muscat. I don't feel any need to live in a big metropolitan city. However after living in Damascus, I don't think I could handle another really sleepy place either. From what I've seen and read, Muscat is fairly quiet but it does have some mod-cons like cinemas, shopping centers etc... If there's a decent sized expat community which is not too difficult to break into and one can spend one's evening dining out with friends in nice restaurants or going to a bar or catching a movie and if I can spend my weekend days reading on the beach then I'm quite happy. So can anyone tell me if I have the right idea re life in Muscat??? Also, can anyone give me an idea of what a decent salary would be in order to live as above and still be able to save a bit? Much appreciated. mercedes mercedes_king@ureach.com

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