Cost of living in The Philippines | Budget Breakdown

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[@VanandJoe]

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[@merlindapabustan1740]

Hello

[@VanandJoe]

@@merlindapabustan1740 hi Merlinda!

[@williampounds9180]

You guys are great....Thanks.

[@rosalynrudolph9049]

Im watching right now. I really enjoyed both of you guys❤ good advice!! Have a lovely day! Be safe 🙏 from Rosalyn TEXAS U.S.A

[@VanandJoe]

Thanks for watching our video, Rosalyn! Have a great day ahead! God bless ❤🙌

[@OHANA-Beach-Suites]

Great video guys! When you can do some tours of condos, and houses as a PART 2 to this video that would help everyone to see what they get for the price. Of course we love the Philippines and everyone should go visit the beautiful Philippines to see what area they like to live or just travel in. LET'S GOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[@VanandJoe]

That's a great idea! Although we are not so sure about that since we are moving soon! Actually we have big news coming up! Thank you fam! We appreciate the love! LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!

[@OHANA-Beach-Suites]

@@VanandJoe OK, I’ll wait for the BIG NEWS! Excited LETS GOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@OHANA-Beach-Suites]

YES!!!! LETS GOO!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@VanandJoe]

Wohooo! Hi fam! Let’s GOOOO!!!!! ❤️🙌🏻

[@ToGoPhilippines-uz1qe]

Great information, very accurate…great vid.

[@VanandJoe]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@khalidalmaamari7981]

Thank you for the useful information ❤

[@VanandJoe]

our pleasure Khalid! Thanks for watching our video! ❤

[@johncaudle5914]

I like your videos, thanks for sharing ❤

[@VanandJoe]

Thank you so much John! ❤🙌

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thank you for this video. Wonderful. I think, the cost of living could also depend on style of living, the place you live in etc.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Sorry to intrude, did Van lose her weight or something, she looks a bit different, but I couldn't point out exactly in what way she looks a bit different.

[@VanandJoe]

That’s absolutely true Yasin! The more simple the lifestyle, the less expensive it will be 😅

[@VanandJoe]

She has been dieting and working out for the past few months 😅 let us know if it looks bad Yasin.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@VanandJoe Yes, basic necessities are all we need, wish I could have thought of this simple lifestyle when I was younger and earning good money. 😄

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@VanandJoe She definitely doesn't look bad, but I noticed the difference, she's more charming before all those diets, I think, I hope she's just happy with her diet program..If she's interested to loose some weight, don't over do it, supplement the diet with lots of fruits instead. 😄

[@LegartoVlog7113]

Nice sharing Idol , watching here in Cebu city Philippines 🇵🇭

[@VanandJoe]

Thank you lods! Amping diha! 😄🙌

[@jonsalazar3909]

I had a friend that moved out there like 3 years ago n was wondering? What are the cost of shipping stuff from the USA to something around there ? Or even retire there like maybe cars shippings or something that i probably cant take right away ?

[@wakiidude]

Good pm! Watching from Toronto 🇨🇦🇵🇭 new subsciber here . 🤗

[@VanandJoe]

Good Morning! Thanks for watching and subscribing! Stay safe! 🙌❤

[@heydeonhere]

So informative 😊 greetings from Sudan

[@VanandJoe]

Hi bro! Thanks for watching 😁🙌🏻 greetings from Lithuania

[@heydeonhere]

@@VanandJoe hahahaha

[@philrose7716]

I would love to see a tour of your home.

[@VanandJoe]

Absolutely! 🤗🙌🏻 although we have some big news regarding “home” that we will be vlogging and announcing soon

[@MSWcryptoworker]

I wish u would show pictures of some examples of the housing

[@jamesblack1460]

Great video . My wife is from duma , living in Canada for a decade . We are considering moving with our daughters to duma . Trial run this December . Did you 2 attend private school there ? Wondering what the quality of private schools are.

[@telcslightingdesign2215]

Private schools in Manila 12000 USD upwards per year

[@jamesblack1460]

Will be looking at private schools if any in dumaguete @@telcslightingdesign2215

[@alaskacpu]

After 15 years living here, it much more convenient to live an hour south of Manila for us, since most of our Filipino family lives here.😂 20% to 30% less expensive, plus we built our own home 5br, 5ba,many years ago for $60k, paid in cash. Today it worth many times over. We have 2 cars & a scooter. Dog & cat. Although we have no rent or mortgage, we budget $2K each month, but many times go over due to eating out, traveling or helping relatives and friends 😂 we are financially secured, we save more than we spend. 💞 You guys are beautiful, keep the videos coming, life is good 🥳

[@michaelpayne1737]

Coming soon❤

[@jeskoumm]

does it snow in the Filipinas....I am genuinely genuinely confused- about dating- when natural ice skates are not in the picture

[@VanandJoe]

Hi! oh no it does not snow here. The Philippines is a tropical country. Hot and humid or Rain is what you should expect. Although for dating, there's a lot of beautiful beaches and scenic routes to take.

[@jeskoumm]

@@VanandJoe it's what I figured....I'm an icy type of guy, high humidity is quite the opposite of where I consider home weather as a base to begin a relationship....taking a Holiday is more sensible, I can do just fine not wearing a daily bikini or breathing a flood of emotions that I can care for at the moment....

[@frankkluz9787]

I'm looking at Trece Martires an hour or so S of Manila. (for cheap) A bit further S and for more money is Tagaytay at 2000 feet and much cooler. -- Too old for a relationship. I'm a frugal old man alone and comfortable with that ! -- Need to make a $1500 budget work - somewhere. -- Several have told me I can do that - "comfortably" - while a few others say $2500 is needed. -?- No pets and no woman - just me ? -- My budget is close to the middle you suggest ? But I'm by myself. -- I would like your opinions too ! - - - PLEASE - - -

[@telcslightingdesign2215]

1500 USD is ok but you need health insurance

[@retiredsailor4]

Hi Van, tinanong ko kung gaano malayo Valencia sa Dumaguete?

[@VanandJoe]

Hello po Michael! Ang Valencia ay around 7 kilometers

[@retiredsailor4]

@@VanandJoe Salamat Van

[@retiredsailor4]

Sanay ako ng brownouts dahil sa living situation in Olongapo noong araw pa. Ayos lang

[@VanandJoe]

wow! sakto! wala namang masama sa brownout kasi marami ka pa rin magawa sa paligid. 😄🙌

[@jl909-nr5vx]

Hey two spirited penguin!... lol, the cost of things in Dumaguete and Valencia has been driven WAY UP by 6000+ foreigners. Land prices there in that area have gone up like a gold rush! What sold for 1000usd now the natives try and get 40k,50k, 100,000k. But in most any other place in the Philippines a person can still get a decent lot for 500usd. Foreigners have ruined the southern end of Negros Oriental for reasonably priced living. Ned's house on "Philippine Dreams" was decent, "pink house" for 10k. But seeing less and less places like that now that foreigners have flooded into that area. As for how you buy land in Phils...best to get an SPA (special power of attorney)...so even when your house/land is in your wife/gf name...you (the foreigner) still have absolute control of the place. I don't think you mentioned how much your rent is and... when will you do a tour of your house?

[@VanandJoe]

Hey there! Very well said. Same thing is happening here in Siquijor. The land prices by the beach is almost ridiculous nowadays. Great point regarding the SPA! We are not renting as the place in Dumaguete belonged to Van's parents. That was their first house. just recently, we moved here in Siquijor but we are not renting as well as we live in our vacation home. I will do a proper tour of our place soon and even talk about land prices here. Thanks for the suggestions! Cheers!

[@jl909-nr5vx]

Is it a fair guess to guess you just recently moved to your parents house in Siquijor? Yes...land there in Siquijor is expensive...not like when your dad bought it 25 or 30 years ago. When many foreigners come to a region and pay high prices because they seem like low prices compared to their home country...then all the prices in that area where foreigners frequent...go up up up ("Foreigner effect"...kano price :(. I know there are many places where few foreigners are that still have very cheap land...because the only buyers are local pinoy. @@VanandJoe

[@telcslightingdesign2215]

A lot for 500USD - lol Prices of lots went up due to foreigners? You must really know the PH very well to write this omg Lots in Ayala Alabang are now at about >4000USD per sqm due to Filipinos buying and Filipino Chinese

[@jl909-nr5vx]

@@telcslightingdesign2215 "OMG"..you're a moron! lol

[@jjdelamo6246]

Retire and live like a king in the Philippines on $2,000/mo. If you have $300,000 invested in dividend-paying stocks/ETFs, with average annual yield of 8%, you can generate $2,000/mo income WITHOUT touching principal. For comparison, $2,000/mo in the US is POVERTY LEVEL...

[@VanandJoe]

Well said jj! Absolutely! $2,000 even in todays economy is still a lot here in The Philippines

[@Thelilantjr]

8%? Bit too optimistic

[@dominichoward4833]

​@Thelilantjr voo benchmark mark is 12.96% and almost matched it over 13 years. The orginial posters issues is more his withdrawal rate as 8% is a bit high if you include inflation and downward market turns. I would suggest double that 300k and take out 4% adjusted with inflation to allow growth and should be able to do it for 30+ years.

[@fkoff7649]

KA GWAPO NMO JOE OI, LAMI KAY KA BAI.

[@frankkluz9787]

I'm old frugal and retired w/a $1500 income. -- Cheap living is my specialty as needed. Yet that affords me the opportunity to splurge occasionally as well. -- Many places on the islands are quite affordable and very likely will be the rest of my life. -- My 'goal' is to live on $1100 - $1250 and save the rest. -- Lipa City for example is reported to have a cost of living for $750 - $800 / mo. from two different sources in 2023 for a single persons basic living expenses. Health insurance when old is expensive and 4 blood pressure medications aren't super cheap either. - ? -

[@telcslightingdesign2215]

Never underestimate health insurance A burst appendix is 10,000 USD in a good hospital

[@jl909-nr5vx]

Did you give up on making videos?

[@VanandJoe]

Hi! No! We will be back with many vlogs very soon! We’ve been very busy moving to a different island the whole September hence the no upload for a few weeks.

[@jl909-nr5vx]

Why are you moving to a new island?@@VanandJoe

[@VanandJoe]

@@jl909-nr5vx new life for us! We will update you guys tomorrow on our live ❤️😁🙌🏻

[@retiredsailor4]

Ay na ko mahal ako ng kanin, kasama ng mantequilla, at manok lalo na tuyu

[@VanandJoe]

ang sarap naman nyan Michael! grabe pala noh. Sobrang pinoy mo na! Sana makabalik ka dito sa pinas ❤🙌

[@retiredsailor4]

@@VanandJoe I will kaibigan ko just not sure when

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[@VanandJoe]

Hi Cris! Thanks for watching 🤗❤️🙌🏻 God bless you and your family! Take care always and have a great day ahead!

[@Johnydrumbola]

No offense. Either of you adopted? Are you sure you don't have the same father? or mother? or both? You look like twins.

[@VanandJoe]

hahaha! That's a good one Johny! We actually get that comment a lot! Maybe we are soulmates? idk 😅

[@bahuilok]

It's more expensive now due to inflation

[@VanandJoe]

Absolutely! 😩 especially Electricity and Gas! 😵‍💫