Westerners and American are living in compound in Saudi Arabia.

Brief Detail
A large number of Expatriates American and Westerners are working in Saudi Arabia and getting very good salaries then other expatriates Community.
In a country known for its restrictions on entertainment, driving and clothing, most western expats residing in Saudi Arabia live in so called compounds. For those not having had the experience of compound life, this term may sound a little austere or even military, but compound life has little to do with either.
Compound Life
A compound is essentially a set of private villas surrounded by a walled perimeter to which only residents and select visitors have access. Most have armed military security guards, especially since attacks that targeted expats in recent years.
Most live on large resort-like compounds where you can wear shorts or swim suits or even halter-tops. Most compounds are provided rent and utilities free for working on a particular contract, usually with the Saudi military. I have friends who still live and work there, and their current compound’s villas each have 4500 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms!
Life inside the compound is like being back in the States or Western Europe (there are more British and European workers in Saudi than American). Most compounds have small convenience stores, libraries, gyms, several swimming pools, beauty shops, recreation centers, and other amenities. Some compounds have villas with their own swimming pools along with the large community pools dotting the compounds. The mutawwa (religious Police) cannot come onto the compounds and hassle the residents, but when you leave the compound, the women have to put on their abayas (cover their body) and follow the other rules.
The other type of residence available is renting an actual house on the economy. Most people try to stay on the compounds even if they have to pay rent, as it provides some insulation from the stark living outside. We knew a few people who lived in rather large and luxurious villas, but they felt a bit like a fly on a plate due to the surrounding Muslim families and environment, and some are areas very congested and no parking for cars, so it Depend at you.


Villas Price and popular compounds (now the resident prices are very high in all over the Saudi Arabia)

1- Al Ferdouse Village Compound
Khobar
(SR)75000 - (SR)145000
Bedrooms:1,3

2- AL DANAH & AL NADAH COMPOUNDS
Khobar
(SR)175000 - (SR)230000
Bedrooms:3,4
The Cove

3-Yanbu
(SR)110000 - (SR)375000
Bedrooms:2,3,4,5

4- NESMA ROOTS COMPOUND
Jubail
(SR)75000 - (SR)90000
Bedrooms:1,2

5- GULF PEARL COMPOUND 2
Khobar
(SR)65000 - (SR)110000
Bedrooms:2,3

6- CANARY VILLAGE
Khobar
(SR)180000 - (SR)250000
Bedrooms:3

7- JOURI HOMES
Khobar
(SR) 10000 - (SR)12500
Bedrooms:3

8- AL SHARQ HOMES COMPOUND
Khobar
(SR)70000 - (SR)90000
Bedrooms:3

9- AL YASMEEN HOMES COMPOUND
Khobar
(SR)75000 - (SR)110000
Bedrooms:3

10- AL SAFA HOMES COMPOUND
Khobar
(SR)85000 - (SR)105000
Bedrooms:3

11- AL AOUN VILLAGE
Jeddah
(SR)120000 - (SR)120000
Bedrooms:3

12- AL MEEM COMPOUND
Jeddah
(SR)30000 - (SR)70000
Bedrooms:1,2,3

13- AL NAJIA COMPOUNDS
Jeddah
(SR)25000 - (SR)50000
Bedrooms:1,2

14- AL WAHA COMPOUND
Riyadh
(SR)180000 - (SR)240000
Bedrooms:2,3

15- AL ANSARI COMPOUND
Khobar
(SR)90000 - (SR)160000
Bedrooms:3

16- STAR COMPOUND
Riyadh
(SR)180000 - (SR)180000
Bedrooms:3

17- AL WADI COMPOUNDS
Riyadh
(SR)65000 - (SR)180000
Bedrooms:1,2,3

18- DELTA COMPOUNDS
Riyadh
(SR)65000 - (SR)75000
Bedrooms:2,3

Please post your experience. Thanks