Living Costs

The cost of living varies in different areas. Some places are cheaper than others.Is it cheaper to be living in Cebu?
How are others living in the Philippines? What are the differences and why?

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Can I Really Live On $1000 A Month In The Philippines 1 2 3 4 46

By Michealusa, November 4, 2013
- 455 replies
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- pokermike
- December 10, 2014
Living on $800 1 2 3 4 28

By Art2ro, April 24, 2011
- 277 replies
- 54.1k views
- Thomas
- January 19, 2013
To Retire At 56? Or Rough It Out... 1 2 3 4 25

By bows00, March 2, 2012
- 249 replies
- 38.8k views
- MikeB
- September 20, 2017
Part 2 - Can I Live On $2,000 A Month In The Philippines? 1 2 3 4 19

By JJReyes, December 15, 2014
- 180 replies
- 29.6k views
- Thomas
- March 15, 2015
Is It Really Cheaper To Live In The Phils 1 2 3 4 18

By Travis, December 5, 2010
- 177 replies
- 26.7k views
- RetiredNavyGuy
- June 21, 2011
Is Tipping 20% Too Much in the Philippines? 1 2 3 4 18

By bows00, December 26, 2017
- 171 replies
- 17.5k views
- AlwaysRt
- November 9, 2018
Where Is The Disconnect?? Filipina Is Telling Me $1K Is A Lot!! 1 2 3 4 16

By AllenInWV, November 18, 2013
- 157 replies
- 25.8k views
- jpbago
- January 17, 2015
The Cost Of The Philippine Dream 1 2 3 4 14

By i am bob, July 27, 2014
- 134 replies
- 18.5k views
- WordsandMusic
- December 20, 2014
Could You Live On Just $32,000 Per Year? 1 2 3 4 11

By JJReyes, July 14, 2016
- 107 replies
- 17k views
- TunaT
- January 8, 2018
How Much Could You Live On? One Month. 1 2 3 4 11

By chris49, July 28, 2015
- 101 replies
- 17.4k views
- jpbago
- February 17, 2016
...enjoy A Low Cost Of Living In Asia 1 2 3 4 11

By ibemarshall, October 19, 2012
- 100 replies
- 15.6k views
- Jollygoodfellow
- December 25, 2012
What are some pros and cons about living in and/or away from the city? 1 2 3 4 9

By Gratefuled, July 16, 2017
- 87 replies
- 11.9k views
- Dr. Shiva
- February 10, 2018
Cost of living 1 2 3 4 9
By bastonjock, September 6, 2017
- phiilpines
- 87 replies
- 10.3k views
- sonjack2847
- October 16, 2017
Power and Freedom Brings Out Who We Really Are 1 2 3 4 9

By bows00, February 10, 2018
- 86 replies
- 9.4k views
- earthdome
- June 28, 2018
Budget of p72,000 pm. Enough? 1 2 3 4 9

By popeye72 , May 29, 2017
- 84 replies
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- bastonjock
- October 29, 2017
My Actual Spending For July 2013 1 2 3 4 9

By Tukaram (Tim), August 9, 2013
- 82 replies
- 16.9k views
- Tukaram (Tim)
- October 12, 2013
Price comparison UK to Philippines 1 2 3 4 9

By sonjack2847, June 29, 2019
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- jimeve
- July 6, 2019
Can You Live Like A Filipino? 1 2 3 4 9
By Gratefuled, April 14, 2015
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- services
- 81 replies
- 11.8k views
- tomaw
- May 10, 2015
Living on a pension 1 2 3 4 8

By stevewool, November 22, 2016
- 78 replies
- 12.5k views
- Old55
- March 20, 2017
Are You Rich? 1 2 3 4 8

By JJReyes, October 31, 2018
- 74 replies
- 11.7k views
- JJReyes
- May 22, 2019
The Debut 1 2 3 4 8

By jpbago, October 21, 2014
- 73 replies
- 9.1k views
- Methersgate
- October 26, 2014
What Do You Do To Save Money? 1 2 3 4 8

By i am bob, August 8, 2013
- 72 replies
- 11.1k views
- Thomas
- November 22, 2013
Average Filipino Family Income About 20,000 Pesos A Month 1 2 3 4 8

By Dave Hounddriver, January 17, 2014
- 71 replies
- 29.3k views
- ekimswish
- May 12, 2014
What Did It Cost To Build Your House, Not Counting The Land It's Sitting On? 1 2 3 4 8

By tomaw, June 12, 2015
- 70 replies
- 10.3k views
- BluesDude
- June 30, 2015
What happens if you don’t pay your debt 1 2 3 4 7

By stevewool, April 24, 2019
- 69 replies
- 7.6k views
- Tommy T.
- July 9, 2019