Hello All! I HIGHLY APPRECIATE anyone who is aware of:
- the pay scale and the living cost in Muscat Oman
to answer my following question (any comments are more than welcome):
I have a Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science from a well-known North American University with 4 years of teaching experience. I applied to a teaching position(Lecturer position) in one of the universities in the capital of Oman: Muscat (I intentionally don't want to mention the name of the university). The MONTHLY salary given to me is 1380 OMR, and comprises of the following:
-Basic Salary: 750 OMR
-Accommodation Allowance: 450 OMR
- Allowance for water and electricity: 40 OMR
- Furniture allowance: 40 OMR
- Vehicle allowance: 100 OMR
My primary intention for applying to the is position is to save some money that I can use when I go back to my country at the end of my contract. I am single and I am the kind of person who has an average life style (I am looking for just a good 1 bedroom apartment in a good neighborhood and my expenses are average). As I have no clue about the pay scale in Oman and the living cost, I am wondering whether this salary is considered a good salary with respect to Omani pay scale and the living cost in Muscat, and how much I am expecting to save (just give a range of how much I can save. I know it's hard to tell exactly how much as this differs from one person to another). Can anybody tell me whether this salary is really worth the risk and the effort to relocate from Canada to Oman? If you were in my shoes, how much would you ask if you were negotiating such a salary?
As I said, any advice/comment is most welcome. Thanks!