Is the new offer really better? Compare your current package with a job offer anywhere in the Gulf and see what you'd actually have left each month, after rent, school fees and living costs, with end-of-service gratuity counted too.
Enter the basic salary for both jobs to see the comparison.
Compare what you'd have left each month, not the headline salary. Add up the full monthly package, take away rent, school fees and everyday costs in each city, and put both in the same currency. That is what this calculator does, and it also counts the end-of-service gratuity each job builds up.
No GCC country taxes salaries. Expatriates in Bahrain pay a 1% unemployment insurance contribution, which the calculator includes. GCC nationals pay social insurance contributions that differ by country; add yours under "Other monthly costs".
Oman: one month of basic salary per year (Article 61, Royal Decree 53/2023). UAE: 21 days of basic per year for the first five years, then 30 days. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait: half a month per year for the first five years, then a full month, based on the wage including fixed allowances. Qatar: at least three weeks of basic per year. Bahrain: the employer pays monthly contributions to the Social Insurance Organization worth about half a month per year for the first three years, then about a month. In Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, resigning early reduces or cancels the award.
The starting estimates use livingcost.org city data (updated June 2026) for rent, food, transport, utilities and international school fees, converted at the fixed GCC exchange rates. They are averages for a moderate lifestyle, so replace them with real quotes for the areas and schools you're considering.
Yes. Your current employer pays the gratuity you've built up when you leave, and the new job starts counting from zero. In the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait the rate rises after five years, so moving can mean going back to the lower rate. Oman's own gratuity can be checked with the Oman Gratuity Calculator.