Cheap Living in the Philippines

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Cheap Living in the Philippines

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Is there cheap living in the Philippines? It has become some sort of status symbol for expats to brag to others about how cheap one can live in the Philippines. Some of those bragging are like fishing stores where the more they talk about it, the lower the price goes. In this video, I go over what I consider a "liveable" budget for a single Western living in the Philippines long-term.
Of course, I don't go over the first year's upfront costs, I will save that for another video.
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@remo1wodmnetwork9605 8 ай бұрын

Good work. Like your style; subscribed. Your breakdown works well and I think a way to moderate your costs is by gauging your proximate to province living. If you find your costs too high, move closer to or into the province. Have more money, move closer to a large city.

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Great points. You want to be close enough to the city to get the benefits of urban life but far away for the clean air.

@KevinVenturePhilippines 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video! What kills me is learning how much people spend on food. I hardly spend over $100 a month here in America as I cook everything myself, and I like a lot of eggs and other inexpensive meals. So that $365 there for food would not pertain to me, so that brings this down to $500-$600 a month for me right off the bat. And I think I heard you can buy health insurance if you get motorcycle/scooter insurance cheaply. Have you heard of that? OK, subscribed! Good stuff!

@imexpatbill 5 ай бұрын

Not sure about the health insurance in regards to the motorbike but I am looking to buy a scooter so I will inquire. Yes, cooking yourself does bring down the costs considerably. Thanks for viewing and sub 'ing.

@KevinVenturePhilippines 5 ай бұрын

@@imexpatbill You bet!

@Paul-McB 8 ай бұрын

Great video. I've been living here for about two years. Your budget is similar to my single lifestyle. I target $1,500, but always run about $800-$1,000. With a GF, i come in at around $1,500.

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

That is awesome! Middle class people like me are taking a beating back at the States.

@KB3TLE 2 ай бұрын

Women cost $

@remo1wodmnetwork9605 8 ай бұрын

I really think the insurance is the smart plan, even if you are healthy. All your good health experience & track record you leave behind when you more to a distant and very different place; you never know what strange allergies, foodborne illnesses, flus or accidents may find you. While their healthcare is good it's completely different from what we get in the U.S. and they expect that coverage to prove they get paid.

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

Most definitely as you get older (past 50) its not a matter of it but when.

@anaslife_official 6 ай бұрын

Yes cheaper in countryside for sure, just found your channel have a great day.🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

@imexpatbill 6 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! And thank you for viewing. 😀

@tommyhoffman4587 9 ай бұрын

Depends on your health.Since I'm diabetic,take blood pressure pills,and allergy pills,and in good health,I spend 25k ,$500 + at the drugstore monthly

@imexpatbill 9 ай бұрын

So True Tommy, poor health has wrecked many a man's plan.

@roberthertel5565 8 ай бұрын

Very good point concerning health insurance - it gets you into the hospital so medical care can begin when needed and that alone is worth the roughly P5K/ a month. Like Remo below said I too like your style, also just subscribed and looking forward to more of your videos, take care !

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement and for sub'n.

@artparkgarden8849 8 ай бұрын

Just found your new channel Bill. keep it rollin full steam man!😃

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement, will try to keep the grind going.

@MyLifeThai371 8 ай бұрын

I like what you said about health insurance. I have been hearing so many bad reviews about "Wing/Nomad health insurance" lately. People said they paid the hospital bill up front and the insurance company only reimbursed them 50% of the bill. Pretty bad when their insurance premium is like $175/month. In Thailand open heart surgery is $13,000.

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

I can't even image what it would cost in the U.S. now.

@mixnmichael1 8 ай бұрын

@@imexpatbill my friend just had a triple by pass at the cleveland clinc. I"m sure it's more than $13k

@frankkluz9787 9 ай бұрын

Many videos like this & I watch them all ! -- Yours sounds reasonable for some comfort in our old age. I'm alone and like it that way. -- These are recurring expenses and rounded off to say $900/mo. -?- for some wiggle room. -- A budget of about $1200 might be a bit more "comfortable" w/extra ac + a cook/cleaner a day per week and eating good ? -- I'm 73 and could use the help. (Heard this is affordable ?) > My $15OO budget should provide a reasonably good life and save a decent amount. -- A cheap visa run/vacation in 3 years !

@imexpatbill 9 ай бұрын

Yes, the cheapest thing in the Philippines is human labor, so a helper would not be that much. Get past that first year (where you will spend the most time getting set up), and 1500 is a comfortable life. Thanks for viewing.!

@frankkluz9787 8 ай бұрын

@@imexpatbill> Appreciate your response & confirmation. I'll have a 'start up fund' of a few thousand to get situated somewhere for the essentials. --- Just saw where an expat @ 72 negotiated a lease until he dies for $100.mo. on a place the owner only wanted $60/mo. He really fixed it up nice w/ac a flush toilet hot water cook stove new paint new fridge microwave......and will leave it all to the owner upon his death. --- A creative idea I thought ? Especially if he lives a long time ? A win - win for them both.

@kevinkennedy4305 8 ай бұрын

Good information. Thanks 👍

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for viewing.

@KrayPurn 8 ай бұрын

I prefer meals at home, especially when in the Philippines as the food in restaurants seems to be hit and miss at best. Plus it's a huge savings for me and not at all a burden or suffering as some would say. Also, who the Hell needs 3 meals per day...obesity is real.

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

I always prefer home cooked meals, but I have to say, here in Bacolod the food variety has really improved.

@ronaldtaylor4530 8 ай бұрын

7000+ islands . Too many variables.

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

I get it that living in the Philippines probably appeals more to those with less disposable income than others.

@anaslife_official 9 ай бұрын

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@imexpatbill 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the love.

@anaslife_official 9 ай бұрын

@@imexpatbill you're welcome

@Yourpolice69 7 ай бұрын

Where do you get filtered water?

@imexpatbill 7 ай бұрын

Here its as easy to find as a sari sari store.

@23Dramamodz 5 ай бұрын

Can I live a mid range lifestyle in the Philippines if I make 13$ an hr in the USA, that’s 2,261$ monthly btw I’m 19, I found the woman of my dreams there I’m just curious

@imexpatbill 5 ай бұрын

Congrats on finding the woman of your dreams, you have got the hardest thing in life already done. Living on 2200 USD is doable here, the issue is how do you continue to make 2200 per month living here? You need some to generate that same income each month, be it, an online business, pension, trust fund or inheritance. I guess the first step is to start to make short trips here to visit for a couple of weeks, and begin to build a monthly cost of living budget. Being 19 you have plenty of time to begin to set this up.

@23Dramamodz 5 ай бұрын

@@imexpatbill yea I need help with that nobody teaches me about that

@MsVroege 8 ай бұрын

You look like Mike Cason the expat vlogger as well but he died couple years back..

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, Mike lived just outside our subdivision, his last couple of years.

@user-yc1pq4cs7s 8 ай бұрын

you forgot to save money each month for emergencies ,

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

Sorry, I was using bottom line prices.

@MyLifeThai371 8 ай бұрын

Gio recommended a $30,000 emergency fund. In Thailand open heart surgery is $13,000 if you don't have health insurance.

@davidkern8954 8 ай бұрын

3,000 $

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

There a decent amount.

@eduardoquiban947 9 ай бұрын

LAW IN PHILIPPINES IF YOU'VE GOT MARRY, TRUSTEE OF YOUR MONEY IS YOUR WIFE.. ALL YOUR MEANS WILL RECIEVE BY YOUR WIFE,, BUT DON'T FOLLOW THAT LAW,, IF YOU ARE CLEVER HUSBAND;;, YOU MUST HOLD THE HALF OF YOUR MONEY AND HALF TO YOUR WIFE,, SO THEN WHEN YOUR BUDGET OF YOUR WIFE IS GONE ATLEAST YOU HAVE STILL MONEY IN YOUR HAND, THEN EACH OF YOU NEVER BE COMPLAINANT AT ALL... I AM PILIPINO MAN,, I KNOW YOUR SITUATION AS FOREIGNERS

@imexpatbill 9 ай бұрын

As long as I have lived in the Philippines, I have always had a plan "b", with what if situations. I call it the "bug out plan", just grab my backpack and I am out the door with everything I need to survive. Thank God never had to use it, but it's there.

@ReadySetGo113 9 ай бұрын

Hey USD 100 for health Insurance. Sorry to say but you do not look like a spring chicken, so which company is for 100? Rest is great help. Cheers

@imexpatbill 9 ай бұрын

Ha Ha Ha. What gave it away, my gray hair? Man, you got a keen eye for detail. BDO.com sells medical insurance for about 4-6K pesos annual. As I mentioned in the video, it probably won't pay for everything but it will get your foot into the door of a private hospital here in the Philippines. Thanks for watching. :)

@ReadySetGo113 9 ай бұрын

@bacolodexpat thanks, but sadly they are like 99% of the others. Once you are over 65 you are considered dead, you cannot get any insurance.One or 2 will take you up to 70, but expect to pay around USD400 pm. Happy for anyone to show me different as I would rather not self insure.

@Bobster0007 9 ай бұрын

@@imexpatbill I dont see any health insurance on that website for the Philipines. lol

@guydent9046 8 ай бұрын

@@imexpatbill wait a second. you're saying 5k P annual? in the video you said that much monthly. that's a big difference.

@notsocrazyjohn5348 8 ай бұрын

Hi, I don't know what food you buy but your budget sounds excessive even for here in Australia. I'm single, a health conscious bodybuilder but I would be hard pressed to spend half that amount eating fresh vegetables, fruit, eggs, tuna, ground beef vegetable and legumes stews with rice, chicken all reasonably healthy. I never eat in restaurants or fast food because I would be eating overpriced junk food. I'm moving to the Philippines mid 2024 so I had all relevant medical tests to set up a baseline, results returned were similar to a healthy fit 25 year old, I'm 66. Medical is a concern, guys get out there and get fit, lose as many of those excess kilos before you move O/S, failure to do can really screw up your lifestyle. To everyone out there, good luck on your future adventures. Cheers Aussie John

@umaitotxharuichiVlog 8 ай бұрын

270 subs

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

No where to go but up.

@theprofessor5412 8 ай бұрын

Bro change your channel to Retiree’s Life not expat coz you’re not. Don’t sugar-coat your status…hehehe.

@imexpatbill 8 ай бұрын

There's a difference? Thanks for viewing.

@theprofessor5412 8 ай бұрын

@@imexpatbill big difference. Anyway as long as you’re not a fugitive, paedophile, or criminal, you can call yourself whatever to earn your keep.

@Cellus002 9 ай бұрын

What the hell are you renting for? Only 5,000 pesos? That's crazy

@imexpatbill 9 ай бұрын

I haven't rented in over 10 years but wanted to show viewers there is a huge range of budgets one can live under, if they chose.

@KB3TLE 3 ай бұрын

I can see me doing this - as you describe - for a - '"comfortable"' - retirement. A budget like this can be added to & customised or personalised for us as needed. -- I have about $1500 in mind - I was willing to work with + added $150 mscl. - to your estimate for an even $1000 - perhaps even $1200 some months for a trip or travel somewhere ? -- I'm alone and comfortable by myself so saving at least $300/mo. ''should be'' easily doable. --?--

@imexpatbill 2 ай бұрын

Being single, definitely saves you money and it's easier to budget. Thanks so much for viewing. I am currently editing what a 800 USD budget would look like.