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Salary & Living Expenses in Saudi Arabia

Last activity 22 January 2013 by HRGuru

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ananth.melkote

I  wish to move to Saudi Arabia with my wife. I am planning to take up residence in a compound. I am a Mechanical Engineer with 10+yrs of Work Experience. Project Management is my core ability.
What salary can i expect & what would be the Living Expenses for a couple in Jeddah.
Please advise

Aurélie

Hello ananth.melkote.

Welcome to Expat.com! :)

In meantime, do not hesitate to read the other threads on Cost of living in Jeddah.

Thank you,
Aurélie

HRGuru

ananth.melkote wrote:

I  wish to move to Saudi Arabia with my wife. I am planning to take up residence in a compound. I am a Mechanical Engineer with 10+yrs of Work Experience. Project Management is my core ability.
What salary can i expect & what would be the Living Expenses for a couple in Jeddah.
Please advise


A PM certified manager can get salary in the range of 25-30K per month, depending on industry and complexity of projects handled. You will need to dish out at least 120K / year for a nice compound in Jeddah. Living expenses would depend on you.

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