Your welcome. The money can go quickly for an expat if they are earning say 3000egp per month, say rent is 1000 per month and then another 200 for elctric/gas/phone(these are cheap). You have to take into consideration how you want to live, the ability to eat out at Mcdonalds/arbys/pizza hut regularly can soon put a hole in your budget, where as living more like teh locals can allow you to at least save a little bit as you would do in your own country. You would have to be careful of teh amount you tip! Tips/taxi's can eat into it alot. You dont have to tip... thats what everyone should remember.