It's great to have a wife who's keen with the budget...then you can work together as a team.

This is my first time seeing & really enjoyed . I am from Alabama US man wish we had it cheap back here like the Philipines. Good luck guys.

This was super helpful! Thank you both for sharing. Looking forward to hearing what the new house budget looks like. Thank you for your service Brother.

It’s great to hear your real world expenses are so reasonable there. Also you both seem very happy!!! Congratulations 🎉 and I’ll look forward to seeing more of your videos. Thank you 🙏

Thank you for the details. Love how y’all work together!

Very good informative video. Wow. That put everything into perspective.

Thanks for sharing, your house building videos are awesome too. Take care guys

Hey guys, great channel. Ive just started my own recently. Wish you all the best

All depends on whether you wish to live in the style you are accustomed to in the West or if you wish to live a humble lifestyle like the locals If it's the latter you will be more respected,make more friends and feel a part of the community.

Too honest idea i like the way your husband share his practical ideas on adapting lifestyle here in the PHILIPPINES..and the way he accept of giving allowance to our beloved parents which somehow sort of misunderstanding between foreigners having FILIPINO partner..too both of you keep vlogging and stay strong

Greetings guys. Just started watching and enjoyed the video. Will look for more. ***US Veteran from Laguna.

Excellent video guys. Thank you for your post, very helpful and informative. I think that you both have a great attitude and look forward to seeing more of your videos.

Nice to see you guys enjoying staying there in the Phils

Thanks for sharing your video great channel. we will be moving there soon from the USA Nice meeting other couples like us

You guys are getting a good handle of your expenses. Remember to make the most of things we take for granted i.e. weather, beaches, security, good neighbors, etc.

Good for y’all. Working together and within a budget will guide you through your lives challenges. 👍💵

Thanks for sharing your expenses in the Philippines. Keep safe.

This is incredible. The cost of living is 44% less then what I pay in Canada.

Good job guys...thanks for sharing your experience with us 🙂

That is interesting, thanks guys for updated that is important for us b’cause we plan to move to PH soon. God bless!

I am a Brit (single) currently in NewZealand, looking to retire in the Philippines, this kind of information is fabulously practical, just what I need to evaluate the practicality of my retirement plan. Thanks for the time and effort you put into this, it's very helpful for someone in my position, I am five years off implementing my plan but I want to make sure it's not a 'pipe dream'. I appreciate your efforts, thanks to you both (and the blokes a Yank but we won't hold that against him, lol)

You’re living is so extravagant!

Thanks for sharing guys i’m also ready to go back home. our house almost done i’m excited. Congrats guys!

Thank you. This is very informative, and will help me and my wife what to expect and do when we come home for good in not so very distant future!

I was spending around 1000 euros per Month(60 thousand pesos at the time) when I lived in the Philippines for 3 yrs me and my wife. We also drank wine almost every day but we were living in the province and close to an amazing beach on a island. I will check more of your vids. this is the first one I came across. It was in the reccomendations

Drinking water: Get a Gravity feed LifeStraw. Filter most any water or reg tap water. $14 to filter 1000 gallons (3780 liters).

You both are great and both are not demanding of each other. A great team with understanding

That’s very interesting! Thanks for sharing.

My God Lady, your husband looks like he is treating you right. You look like fulfilled and happy.

Great info and thanks for the transparency. Many put outrageous numbers out there like $1500 minimum per month just to *survive* (not live) in the Ph as a single guy. Maybe all they do is chase bar girls day in and day out.

First time watching I’m a new subscriber 🙋🏼‍♀️

IT'S so nice that you guys included your mum in your expenses. A whole monthly expenses of 1200. I can't believe that. I think that's my food bill here in the US.

Serious the most important way to keep ur budget is marry or have the right GIRL! Focus abroad where they respect men as equal, good values, and not materialistic.

One of best thing in the philipines when you drive your car the signboards,cautions,warning signs are english. Advertisements areenglish, Fm radio musics most are english, every sundays you hear english oldies musics You even ask to little children they understand english. Even tough they dont speak english, but the children can understand english

Very interesting

Nice video. Thank you.dont count too much.live the life.

Thank you for your reply. Keep up the good work. Don’t be bother for the negative comments. That’s a human nature. GOD bless you.

I’m retiring from the military this month after 20+ yrs of service, I’m considering this. If I can find a humble and down to earth Filipina with great family values, it will be the beginning of a happy life.

Thank you. very nice how you share and help others plan. take care

Good idea guys

This is for an area outside of Manila where the rent will be lower than other places. In Cebu, even Province, rent will be about 150-200% more but other expenses will be about the same. Electric power in Cebu is a bit less than Manila.

This is incredible!

Thank you for sharing. This was straight forward and to the point. So many other post drag it out

You two look happy. Congrats!!

You are doing great! Most people don’t even have a budget. What is really important for your success is that you work together on it. Working together honestly regarding money will save lots of arguments and other problems. Enjoy.

The very poor filipino people , that Mark Nowhereman is showing on his youtube channel , will never be able to pay all those expenses . . That's why he give donations to those poor people . . Thanks to this video , I now know what the expenses are .

Great and realistic budget👍 new subscriber

Great video! Thanks for sharing your budget.

That Is my goal move to Filipinas.Glad to now they have VA hospital in manila.Thank for the información.Hugs from PR

That sounds good to me we also planing to go home sometime this year. Our house also ongoing construction right now.

Very interesting breakdown! I see many like this in the US - good to see in another country

Thank you for all the useful information, Al

New Subscriber from Washington D.C USA.. im Semi Retired and im planning to go back to the Philippines thanks for the Info it helps me a lot where to stay for good ....

Kinda abstract but nice to share I like to keep it rounded off. for just a reference to exspence in Philippines it is one third of the states, just roughly figuring monetary exchange up and down but basically 4.50 to 50 to one actual spending power the usa is × 3 $ nice video thanks

great video guys just subscribed very informative

I love these types of videos. Thanks very informative.

You guys are amazing! some of the people that we know of that are having financial difficulties asking us for advice on how to save money and when we ask them how much is their monthly expenses they don't even know. The first step is to know your numbers like these guys are doing so you'll know if you are living beyond your means.

I've always wanted to live in the Philippines, somewhere along the ocean.

Good information HERE Thanks Greetings from Dublin Ireland brother and sisters

Wow I really appreciate this me and my wife plan to retire back in her hand country one day

Thank you so much for the breakdown. A lot of people talk about needing $2,000 USD per month but your budget looks better to me. I will be moving to Dumaguete as soon as this Covid ends.

Hello Ma'am, love your videos!We are all Batanguenos...& Batanguenas. We are from San Juan, Batangas

Thanks for a comprehensive accounts

Informative. We also skip the winter in the US and stay in the Phils 4-6 months a year. We’re both retired. Thnx for the info.

Nice to see you again former shipmate. I did not know that you retired in PI for good.

I like your content sis and so much foreigners to convince to live in the Philippines

Great job guys

Amazing and helpful vídeo. Can't wait for 2026, that's when I'll be stopping working at age of 50....and Philippines is in my list to visit and maybe ending up living there. Tks for all your help and support.

Right on target IMHO. I've been living here for 13 years and when people ask I tell them at the current P50/$1, $1,000 minimum plus $200 for each additional person. So $1,200 minimum for a couple and you can adjust it from there. We're a family of 3, 2 adults and a tween in private school, living just outside of Cebu City and our average monthly cost is around P70K. But after allowances for the 3 of us, P6,000 X 2 and P600, to spend as you please, it's about P83K. Quite a few Americans here seem to flip out when I tell them that we spend P80K to P85K a month. That's too much for the Philippines! But OMG!! That's cheap!!!

Thank you for sharing your e xpenses. I appreciate your effort breaking down everything. I am always curious how much it takes to live back home.

Thanks for the video and good luck!

Great Video

My monthly expenses includes:(in Peso) 1.rent- 1,000 2.electricity-500 3.grocery-8000 4.Rice/25kg.-1000 6.internet-400 7.miscellaneous(snacks, i have a 10 yr old kid.) - 1000 11,900.... So thats roughly $254. And oh I live in the Province of Ifugao. Im a single parent. I do backyard gardening as well as my parents so we always get vegetables for free.

God bless you guys,thinking about going to cebu, if everything with jesus blessings works out, im going to take my time,and find out stuff like, living, food, etc God bless you both

take care great info!!

Great video 👍 Thank you!!

You guys make me feel like moving to the Philippines now.

Hello sis your vlog pop-up in my youtube so, I don't lose time to think but yes I watched your couple vlogs and it is very interesting this video of your expenses. Thank you for sharing. We just sold our house here in US because my husband is going to retire next year and we are moving for good in the Philippines next year. Currently we are renting a condo for a year . I am happy to know that you guys like it there in the Philippines. I hope this pandemic will end so that we could travel by then.

Thank you for this. Very informative

wow thats great maam/sir for sharing that

I’m from Canada,been to the Philippines 7 times over the last 8 years...it can’t be beat!! You can live in the province’s in Mindanao for under a grand a month and easily survive,nothing beats white sandy beaches ,it really is paradise and 95% speck descent English. I will be doing early retirement with my wife and daughter once our house is built.

Thanks for sharing, planning on retirement before I hit the big 50. Or to be more precise, I will retire when I have saved up enough cash so that it will last until the pension kicks in(aiming for 300k $). The more clips I watch on the subject, 1k $ a month seems OK but abit more is way better. So 1500$ seems like a sweetspot, with room to travel and margin if shit goes south.

Thks for sharing.

Very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

For family of 4 I pay 18K in rent/month for 120 Sqm house, Electric bill varies from 8-11k/month, Water 1.5k, Internet Fiber 50Mbps 1.6k, Cable TV 600, Groceries is 10k/week 45k/month, Car Insurance w diesel reg and maint 6k. Medical Insurance 12k, Kids School including fares varies from 8-12, Motorbike 1k/month, and always something needed replacing, in Dec 2020 it was new TV, now in Jan AC in kids room died, About $2000-2500 USD is my monthly budget, and on that travel expenses, and some expenses for updating car/bike/computer/phone/bicycles and buying clothes and shoes.

New subs here.. Wanna here more things about planning or budgeting.

Sounds good, very interesting and we plan to move soon🇵🇭❤️🇺🇸

Great info ,never been there look forward to getting there one day ,

Hi I was so you in My Pi dreams James raid house And I’m ur new Subcriber nice to meet you guys and good lock to ur dream hauz the making

Looks like you have things under control, I was thinking i would be a little higher

GREAT Detailed video!!! Thank you very much!!!!!

That´s is great for this information

This really gets me thinking of where to relocate soon. I work as an online teacher and creating online courses and KZfaq videos, so I could do it there for sure! Just has to make sure the internet is strong.

It really depends on the life style you want to live.

Thank you for the reference point of expenses to be expected in Philippines. I also am planning on Batangas area. Thank you again.

Congratulations and I wish you guys all the best 👍

For a single guy I am planning on either living in Cebu or Davao, this budget helps

Ok, so currently I am single, and plan on moving there as soon as travel restrictions are over. So judging by your main expenses, which of course are mandatory, and estimated food costs for myself, and since I have no animals, or girlfriend/wife. I came up with around 28,500P, or $608 USD. I am pretty sure that of course will change if I do add a girlfriend/wife, family, purchasing and care of a vehicle, dogs, cats, iguana's etc. Then that bill I'm sure will go up, however I did use your food costs as a basic idea. I can take some of that off because I do plan on doing a LOT of fishing and of course the occasional Ribeye but a really nice Ribeye here in the US will set you back $20 USD, at $7.00P that's a steal, so I'm not worried about that. I'm sure my food costs won't be near as high, so I can adjust where I need too but $600 is great for those who don't have a 2nd, or 3rd income, and still reasonable for those who are not getting a nice pension from SSI, SSD, or whatever. $800 to $1,200/mth seems to be a standard amount so even if your not rich, you can still afford to live there especially if you budget the way you are. If, you do happen to marry a Filipina and she does work, that would be even better of course. Any help is better than no help. Thank you so much for breaking it down like this, it makes it easier for planning.

This was very interesting thank you what a Great couple 😀😀😀🌹

WHAT A GOOD INFO ..THANKS ....