From Average Life in America To Dream Life in The Philippines

[@TheSavvyExpat]

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[@josephcohen9480]

Savviest dude in the game. You are like a young Filipino Andrew Henderson from Nomad Capitalist but specializing in PI!! 😮😮

[@garyburgmylifeandtimes6354]

Evan is speaking the truth! I've retired in the Philippines and live like a king on just my pension and social security. I have everything I could ever want and feel completely safe even if I'm the only Westerner walking through a busy mall. Bonus is I don't have to learn another language to interact with the society. I have learned some Tagalog words along the way and use them when I can, that just make the smiles bigger with who I consider the happiest people on the planet.

[@DingusCirc]

Live like a King? A newer, larger nice house in a good gated Subdivision rents for $2000 a month.

[@garyburgmylifeandtimes6354]

@@DingusCirc you would have to see how I live in person to understand what I mean when I say I live like a king.

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

@@garyburgmylifeandtimes6354 How possibly can they say they live like a king when they haven't experience living like a king. The majority retires there cuz they can't afford to live in developed country.

[@GENOSANDIEGO]

@@JunRoss-pp3mv dude, it's just an expression

[@jlmarc01]

@@JunRoss-pp3mv100

[@DrivingPhilippines]

We live in the province, easy access to street food, bbq chicken, beer literally at every sari store within a short walk. Try that in Canada - need to drive to the beer store, no street food, no charcoal bbq chicken due to emission laws, mostly gray and cold rain in Vancouver for 9 months of the year.

[@stevem437]

I mean, those are some low standards man. “I live around absolute poverty, but I can walk to get beer.” “The air here is much more polluted but I can eat charcoal bbq chicken.”

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

Careful with street foods. You can get hepatitis. You just don't know how it was prepared or how the meat was procured. (could be double dead)

[@stevem437]

@@joekano6952 This person said nothing about the women here. Not sure why that’s being brought up. And it’s pretty pathetic that you have to travel to certain countries in order to get women. My wife is Filipino, but I married her because of her values and intellect. Not due to “ease of access”.

[@stevem437]

@@joekano6952 … What are you even rambling about at this point? You’re the only person who brought up “easy access to women” out of nowhere. I’m not sensitive about the topic, I’m merely pointing out how pathetic it is, and how low-status of a man you must be to use this as a reason to come here. I don’t have to be Filipino to state this.

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

You can get hepatitis from street food.

[@Traveler-PKK]

Your Doing a great job as a presenting yourself. Keep it up.

[@yorkpa3767]

Great info Evan. I cant wait to transition there from the USA

[@williamculbreath5443]

I like 1yr 7 months I will be contacting you With a pension and Social Security at 62 thank you for all your help and your good shows

[@freyafoxmusic]

Moving abroad is the best idea

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

Any average life person that came from a developed country can have a dream life in any undeveloped countries, not only in Pinas. Rent & food is cheap except high end restaurant, imported goods & healthcare.

[@daviddarden1915]

Savy Expat, I usually prowse your 15 step checklist several times a month. It keeps me motivated and on point to my goal of returning and retire in the 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇵🇭. Especially since I was there in 1991 at the old Clark Air Base Philippines 🇵🇭. As a widower, children grown now. Plus having grandchildren. When I retire next year at age 62. I looking 👀 forward to be there between October 2025 to no later than January 2026. I thank you once again in advance because you will be able to assist me in making the move to CEBU City 😊. Thank you for this video and GOD SPEED.

[@armenpetrosyan425]

we just moved to BGC. Me the wife and a baby. the cost of living is about $3500 a month and that includes everything. We eat out every single meal. the food quality is way better in here than in the US, its for sure way safer (at least in BGC). People are nice too. The only con i can tell is the Heat/humidity. You get you 15k steps daily here because you have to walk everywhere.

[@DingusCirc]

@@armenpetrosyan425 Tye food quality is better than the US . Now that is complete BS.

[@biglance]

Video well done, you are going to ride a HUGE incoming wave of westerners coming to the Philippines, I've seen it for a long time, enjoy the ride! peace.

[@garyhamilton9186]

Another great video Evan.

[@user-rw311]

I live in Brooklyn New York City my income is 8000$ a month and i feel poor. My rent is 3000$ dollars a month my utilitys for my appointment cost 400$ dollars a month my car payment and insurance cost 1200$ a month my gas for car cost 400$ a month my smoking cigarettes one pack a day cost me 20$ dollars a day 600$ dollars a month i also have many other bills but im sure you get my point im basically living paycheck to paycheck and i own nothing. Thats life in America 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@freyafoxmusic]

Then take that same salary and come to Asia

[@wanderingdoc5075]

@@user-rw311 Come before. Us in our 30s have our pick here. 50s is fine but you won't have as great a time.

[@Wyse-Gaming]

Your one month salary can literally buy a house in just 3 months in the Philippines. I am out of work atm after getting out of the military and just get atleast 3k a month, and that's still considered upper class if I bring it to the Philippines. You should definitely try to go lol.

[@freyafoxmusic]

@@Wyse-Gaming facts lol. I’m doing $3k a month rn but tats my budget I make way wha more Sometimes idk how to spend even $15 a day

[@Wyse-Gaming]

@@freyafoxmusic yeah. imagine 8k lol. id be throwing parties all day

[@edieiyon]

There's a saying "Mga parang langaw na nakatungtong sa ibabaw ng kalabaw ay mas mataas pa sa kalabaw". This pertains to all filipino who are living abroad and bash where they came from. A lot of them here commenting.

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

We're not bashing. You'll never know the difference cuz you haven't been in our shoes.

[@yella_c2]

SO TRUE! This is real.💯 a lot of them are on Face/book. For some reason, Filipinos get so mayabang when they go abroad. . As if they instantly feel superior just bec they've experienced living 'first world' and seem to have adapted their ways..and attitude. ang hahambog.

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

@@yella_c2 Left Pinas 54 yrs ago & nothing has changed. It's the Filipinos fault that we don't excel because they vote corrupt politicians. They sell their votes for a meager price. In the end those corrupt politicians becomes millionaires while most of the kababayan suffers. Not only you suffer but your children & your grandchildren.

[@wanderingdoc5075]

I was paying $7500 a month in the US. But I had fresh beef and cheese, internet that was reliable and worked all the time, above and below ground trains, one day to deliver anything I wanted, as well as parks, and sidewalks, aned a lot of other conveniences. I live in Cebu, I spend $2500 a month, but I have none of these things, but bugs year-round in my condo even when it's clean, and year round humidity. But I do have more free time and amazing girls who love me and make me truly feel like a king. So yes, you can live a cheaper life, but not the same life.

[@DingusCirc]

Great point. Apples to Apples, Philippines is about the same price as the US or more in some cases.

[@wanderingdoc5075]

@@DingusCirc Agree. Many products are the same or more in PH

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

@@DingusCirc True, I was there 3 yrs ago & compared apples to apples. If you convert the prices, it's either the same or higher depending on the item or product. Ribeye from Ruth Chris price are the same here & in Pinas. A Lexus RX cost 3 Million Pesos in the US but It'll cost you 5 Million Pesos in Pinas.

[@DingusCirc]

@@JunRoss-pp3mv Thanks . Most guys actually disagree and argue with me and that is fine . But I have lived here for 18 years and I know .

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

@@DingusCirc The majority of people that say Pinas is better than US have not experience success in the US.

[@dorisdalanon6663]

Congratulations and ejoy life in the Philippines while helping expats to live and adjust in our country. Always stay safe and God bless..

[@frankiefernandez9225]

🇵🇭Dream life🥇🏆

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

Living from a developed country to undeveloped country is a dream life!!! LOL

[@frankiefernandez9225]

@@JunRoss-pp3mv it shows you haven’t been to the 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

@@frankiefernandez9225 I go on vacation every 3 or 4 years to visit but not to retire.

[@frankiefernandez9225]

@@JunRoss-pp3mv so you must love it there 👍🏽 what part of the Philippines ???

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

@@frankiefernandez9225 Born & Raise in Manila.

[@phoenix5054]

Hiring a nanny / maid in the Philippines is 1 less abused worker under kafala system in the Middle East.

[@annejhie]

the only thing I am worried retiring in the Philippines is the health care.

[@freyafoxmusic]

It’s really excellent in Manila

[@paxxop]

If you can afford health insurance to cover good private hospitals you're probably fine. I read a comment on another channel from a guy in his 70s, his monthly health insurance is 20,000 pesos (call it $400 USD) but everything else is so cheap, he's still living comfortably on something like $2k per month or less

[@DingusCirc]

@@freyafoxmusic And very expensive in Manila for good health care.

[@freyafoxmusic]

@@DingusCirc you are kidding right? I paid $45 to see the doctor and whatever she did for my strep throat cured me in 1 days You know how much it cost in California to do that? Probably thousands without insurance

[@stevem437]

@@freyafoxmusicIt is not “excellent”. Are you Filipino? Have you lived elsewhere? There are a handful of decent hospitals in the Metro Manila area and they aren’t cheap. My wife gave birth at the Medical City in Ortigas last year. Not a bad hospital. Definitely better than both in Cebu. Cost us $6,900. Our daughter’s checkups + vaccinations at St. Luke’s cost us over $300 a visit. In Cebu, Chong Hua was absolutely packed with people. Cebu Doctors Hospital, apparently the second best hospital in Cebu, was dirty, had outdated technology and all doctors were literally in their late 20’s. Sure, healthcare can be cheap… But there is a reason. Retirees most of all need to be aware of this.

[@fastwheels195]

As it is im comfortable in the US taking home over 8k a month. Still hesitant about moving there

[@lynnpowerlove]

Sounds amazing. Let’s say the income is the same (above 19000USD/month per household), how would you recommend the life between Dubai and the Philippines?

[@TT-by7tv]

Evan how's the flood damage? Looked bad

[@mattdecker6791]

After several years of research, I've come to the conclusion that maintaining an American-quality lifestyle in Costa Rica or the Phillipines is possible. However, it would cost the same or possibly more than simply living in the States. Yes, I can live in rural Mindoro for $1K per month, but I'd have to give up many creature comforts, lifestyle, infrastructure, and consumer goods. Move to a 2000 sq ft upscale place in BGC and I'm sure your costs will be similar to Sacramento or Portland.

[@troyelam8978]

Here in Southern California, two bedroom apartments 800 ft.², easily $2500 a month. And that’s not in the best neighborhood. To get an apartment that you would actually be proud of, try $3000 a month. You the apartment itself won’t be super flashy, but the grounds and amenities will be nice. In BGC, $3000 a month would get you a penthouse. I will agree that the Philippines is not as cheap as people make it out to be, but it’s still better than the US. Or at least Southern California, where I’m at. Then again, Switzerland is cheaper than where I’m at!

[@mattdecker6791]

@@troyelam8978 True. But here in WY, $1200/Month will give you a nice two-story townhouse and an hour drive to Billings or Yellowstone Park. Walmart two blocks away, 8-lane pool, fitness center, zero crime etc. . 1st world amenities . . . in the first world.

[@troyelam8978]

@@mattdecker6791 OK, but then it would be more apples to apples to compare a tier 2 or three city in the Philippines to Billings, would it not? There’s also one important factor, the availability of INTERESTED women. Wait, let me rephrase that. The availability of INTERESTED, ATTRACTIVE women. Billings might have nice sidewalks, and Walmart access, but if every pretty girl working in the mall, there is treating you like you don’t exist, that might not be the most satisfying experience overall! I’ve gone to the Philippines twice, and both times I dated girls, including when I’m dating currently, that were as pretty or prettier than the prettiest girl I’ve ever dated in my life. Both of these girls are far younger than I am, and I know from 46 years of experience that it would have taken me two years of being in the friend zone, free lunches, bringing in coffee, small talk, and waiting for them to break up with their current boyfriends, just for me to get a date with either of those girls if they were from the United States. Yet in the Philippines, one trip to the Sugbo night market is all it. I’m sorry, but I’ll deal with a few potholes for that.

[@biglance]

You could get an amazing apt. in Manila for $1000 and live off of $1000/month easily.

[@yella_c2]

​​​​@@mattdecker6791zero crime? first world? LOL😅 ask the americans why they moved to asia and tell me who among you are telling the truth. Many of your countrymen are desperately trying to move to the Philippines. Tell them to come back home, let us see...😂.

[@Patsworldbaby]

Hey savy expat is there a way I can buy a house in the Philippines or is it just condos only? I would like to invest in real estate here.

[@ChristKrew-Rev1.8]

Can you help out if I am planning a soft landing to Cebu for a 30 day Vacation/recon trip?

[@TheSavvyExpat]

Absolutely Chris. Reach out to me at my email and we can discuss if assistance is possibly what you need.

[@ChristKrew-Rev1.8]

@@TheSavvyExpat Will do. Just ordered my passport and once it is in hand I will get with you. Thank you. Have some logistics to work out.

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

That will cost you.

[@DingusCirc]

You get what you pay for. 1. Inflation is 10 percent in the Philippines. 2. Everything is more expensive in the Philippines "apples to apples" except for labor, public transportation (which most forms are very dangerous), haircuts, and some clothes. Western food is double to triple the price in the Philippines. The main benefit for the Philippines is if you want to live a very spartan and cheap lifestyle, you can. And an old Westerner can find a younger girl in the Philippines. Although most of the time, its a transactional relationship. Scams galore in the Philippines and Manila was just rated the Third or Fourth most dangerous city in the entire world.

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

Well said. And very expensive medical expense when you get sick or hospitalized.

[@stevem437]

This. I comment about these things on other videos but am always ignored. I really like Evan, but I can’t help but feel his content has changed since he started this consulting side hustle. Housing, especially compared to other SE Asian countries like Malaysia and Thailand is ridiculously expensive. The landlord listed the 2BR condo in Forbestown that I am currently renting. Asking 18m pesos (~$310,000) for a 76sqm place. Almost all of the resources in the country are centralized in Metro Manila. You want decent healthcare? You’re going to pay for it and your options are limited as to where you can get care. Want western food? You’re going to pay a premium at Landers or S&R for it. You want a job? Tough, those don’t exist for you here. Have kids? Opportunities are scarce and the things that do exist will cost as much as back in the US. Want to send your kids to a decent school? You’re going to pay at least $8,000 a year and it will go up to over $15,000 as they get older. And outsourcing? Filipinos are constantly looking for shortcuts when it comes to work. It’s never “How can this job be performed the best?” It’s always “How can I get this done the fastest?”… No one is ever on time. They do not respect the time of anyone here. My wife is Filipino. My daughter is half. This comes from a place of love… But I’m not going to pretend it isn’t true. So tired of the whole picture being obscured.

[@DingusCirc]

@@stevem437 I can’t disagree with anything you said . Good post !!

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

@@stevem437 That's how he makes his money.

[@user-hz8fw6bd4j]

What do you have to offer me

[@beaulong]

Umm… the Philippines are going way up with a quickness. Foreigners are getting gouged like hell…

[@user-ef5lc9uh7m]

I would like to visit the visit 2026 to get a job and married 😊

[@maclovioberumen1917]

In my city in California you can describe it in one word. " Lawlessness " Its so dangerous. The Philippines is nothing like that.

[@DingusCirc]

Manila was just rated as the fourth most dangerous city in the entire world. Same as Lagos, Nigeria

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

@@DingusCirc I was gonna say that. They only see what they want to see.

[@debdeb1693]

5th​@@DingusCirc

[@stanleysalters1195]

Its a mess in the USA

[@johnstuart9965]

I'm Hearing Eltricity is high and American products like say, 9 oz Jergons Lotion is $10.00 in the Philippines and in America its just $4.00 for 16 oz, if you are used to better quality American Products because of import tax it; 's only cheap if you only buy local limited products & food. Also, be careful having relations unprotected, HIV Tests cost $100.00 most Phillapinas would rather spend that money on food before a test, and likely don't want to know, and getting used to brownouts, pollution, and lacking infrastructure, not to rain on anyone fantasy, but look at the GOOD, BAD and the Ugly, And this is in any third world countries. not trolling just being honest.

[@DingusCirc]

Electricity is very high and so are any imported products. Double to triple the price.

[@JunRoss-pp3mv]

Electricity in Philippines is the most expensive in Asia. Imported goods are double or triple the prices.

[@ENKI-cq3hq]

You move there because you’re POOR NOW!