2006-12-21 19:22:06 · 23 answers · asked by Nicholas C 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
Yes you can I currently live in Cebu and I am 26 years old and married to a Filipina and we live off of $100 USD a month, this covers out rent in our house or apartment, food and restaurants.
I can even stay in a hotel or motel in Cebu, Mandaue, Mactan or metro Cebu Province for as low as $6 USD a night.
2006-12-21 19:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by filipino_yard_gnome 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We met a security guard in one of the large shopping centres in Cebu who lives on 40 Australian Dollars a month which is even less. One of the women who works at a beauty parlor has 8 children and earns $1 Aus a day so that is even less again. Accommodation can be as cheap as you like. 3 of us shared a room at Vacation Hotel Cebu for $A30 a night (and that was with a pool) and it is so cheap to eat. You can buy fruit and vegetable from the local markets and do it extremely cheaply......but the supermarkets are really good prices too. You will really love Cebu, it is a beautiful place and everyone is really nice.
2016-05-23 14:13:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can live in style for $100/month in the Philippines!!! If only you can bring back the time in the 1930's.
2006-12-23 08:52:05 · answer #3 · answered by morning breath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you cannot live off 100 usd a month in philippines there too many things like cost of living,rent,groceries.but, if you know someone there stay with them and save.good luck and god bless.
2006-12-24 14:02:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can live off with $100 a month here in the philippines. just stick to your budget or go to a less developed areas of the country like the provinces especially in mindanao (you should just choose the areas here because if you're a foreigner you might be in trouble) or visayas area where the cost of living is significantly lower than the capital (manila).
2006-12-21 20:13:23 · answer #5 · answered by joseph lawrence 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would be better off staying in the U.S.A. and going on welfare. There are people in the Philippines living on $100 (4900 pesos) and less and they are called the poor. Philippine natives will find it far easier to live on less than expatriates because they have extended family/friends to rely on. A boarding house where you share a room with others is going to cost you at least 1000 pesos per month, a decent room with a toilet will cost at least 3000 pesos per month. I have seen places where you can get a meal for 50 pesos, Three meals a day for 30 days would be 3000 pesos. What about a 25 peso haircut a month most places cost at least 40 pesos, soap to wash yourself and clothes, toothpaste, toilet paper, in the Philippines public toilets do not have toilet paper and transportation. You also need to know that expatriates have no access to free medical care. The U.S. Embassy will not provide you any financial assistance or medical assistance abroad. You will have to renew your Visa about every sixty days that is going to be around 2500 to 3500 pesos. You also will be require to leave the country for 24 hours once a year. You may get away with not obeying Immitration Laws until you leave the country, but they will get you.
Living in the Philippines on $100 a month would be like living in hell for an American.
One person suggested you live in Mindanao. I live in Mindanao and live well with 3 bedroom house, use air condition in one bedroom, housekeeper, DSL, telephone, cable, food, entertainment, meals out, for $1000 per month. But, I was rushed to the hospital during the middle of the night in December 2005 and before Sunrise had emergency heart surgery. If I had not had a local doctor friend who signed to guarantee my hospital bill even though I had proof I had the $30,000 in a local bank to pay the bill I would not have been treated and most likely would have died. In the Philippines the law states a hospital can hold you (prisoner) in the hospital until your bill is paid. The American Embassy even warns Americans of this fact. They do enforce that law.
There is a lot to know before striking out to live in another country. Do not rely on sites like this for that information. I can guarantee you living on welfare in the U.S.A. would be better than living in the Philippines on $100 especially if a medical emergency should arise.
2006-12-21 22:24:52 · answer #6 · answered by tom1941 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Based on the current forex (foreign exchange) rates:
12/22/06 -
$1 - Php 49.39
NO.... $100 = Php 4,939.20
middle-class Filipinos in the average earn 15,000 pesos a month...
2006-12-23 03:56:14 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can if you prefer to stay in one of the provinces but not in manila.everything has become so expensive that a P100 or $2 wouldn't be enough for a meal. but others could thrive on that amount or even lesser. i'm not sure with you.check on your lifestyle if you think it's ok to eat twice a day or you can live without using a tissue and can live in a really small cramped place with other people sharing the toilet with you then go on..
2006-12-22 03:28:52 · answer #8 · answered by warrior is a child 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure there are places you could scrape by on, but I don't think you would want to. The plane ticket to the remote places where this may be possible would cost USD 60 already.
2006-12-22 00:05:55 · answer #9 · answered by Sanmigsean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be around Php4,900 as of Dec 22, 2006.
For Manila my answer is no. You can get by on $250 (around Php 12,250) but don't include luxuries on a budget at that level.
2006-12-21 21:10:40 · answer #10 · answered by Ramon L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋