The REAL Cost Of Living In The Philippines (Makati 2023)

In this video I explain my cost of living in the Philippines.

I live in Makati Metro Manila and in this video I completely breakdown my monthly cost of living.

These are my costs to live here in the Philippines that fit my desired lifestyle. You could spend a lot more or a lot less to suit the life and budget you're after.

Enjoy!

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[sylartick]

The fact that he is living in Expensive area. Lets convert it into US dollar, $1, 250 per month

[ellavalles-cz]

I love your video. Honest with no sugar coating. Still cheap considering it is Makati.

[Man-In-The-Home-Stretch-]

I can't wait to get over there in a couple of years. I've worked out that I'll be able to budget 156, 000 pesos per month, while keeping nearly $400-k U.S. in savings for emergencies.

[pauliejojo]

25, 000 pesos in a condo is way cheaper than BGC which mostly ranges from 50K up to 200K pesos per month. Nice seeing that unit in Makati.

[errolcoxx]

This is great to know as we’re moving to Quezon City in March. Your lifestyle will is similar to what we’re aiming for.

[Lilly-cq]

Dear Craig, wish you all the best in Makati, Philippines. I like more Makati than BGC. Only my opinion. A Filipina living in Germany. Good Luck and God bless. Will visit Manila next year and stay in Makati for some restaurants visits there.

[alaskacpu]

Location is everything. It determines how much you will spend or not. My location is much lower than all of the You-Tuber's stuck on Manila, Cebu & Megauette. I rarely see any foreigners in my area, but I know there's a few. I've lived here with my wife over 15 years and our prices haven't fluctuated that much. We save more than we spend, since we paid cash for our 5br home that we built. Planning is everything too! A good plan can help you maintain a stable life in the Philippines.💞

[bills.]

Nice to hear what seems to be a very honest estimated budget.

[bangwi]

The pverchatrging of electricity happened around the time of the pandemic. The government look into it and ordered the power companies to adjust the prices accordinglyy

[TomScott__]

I subscribed today because you kept your video short and to the point. Thank you for that. My time is valuable to me. Thank you again for this information too.

[rebeccaj]

Great info Craig. The cost of living has definitely increased over the last 25 years since I first went but I guess that's happened everywhere. It's still definitely cheaper than here in the UK, obviously depending on how you spend it. An honest review of cost...Aircon is definitely my best friend while we're there too 😂

[sentinel]

I lived in makati in 2007/08. My rent then was 30k pm but I stayed in the best building next door to Greenbelt 1. The exchange rate then was close to 100pesos to the pound 👍👍

[arluyoutoob]

Great info. Very succinct. Now I have an idea how much it is to live in expensive areas like Makati.

[chingllac]

Thank you so much for the video now I can be in peace living in Cebu province with $1, 700 pension for both me and my husband

[morrning_group]

Thank you for sharing this Important information😀, Please continue making more videos; I can see the dedication and effort you put into your content. You deserve more viewers and subscribers. Keep up the hard work, and consider enhancing the quality even further! bro 🥰

[bangwi]

Groceries at Rustans and even SM can be expensive. Try puregold or walter. If you can find local brands do that. Imported goods will be more expensive. Fresh good and meat you buy at the wet market or palengke

[Maqriss]

If you had enough money to buy your own accomodation you'd save so much. That's what IV done in Bohol and IV bought 5 acres and built a great three bedroom home for 3 million pesos. I make about 40, 000 pesos per month off livestock. Easily affordable to live here if you do this if you do the maths the place will owe me nothing in 6 years try doing that in a western country.

[Lilly-cq]

Thanks, very informative and direct to the point.

[apoloestrada]

Thanks for the video and sharing, my monthly budget is $1500 and I live in Tunasan, Muntinlupa City plus don't rely living pension to pension, you need extra savings and emergency funds. I'm very happy enough not paying any mortgage or rent. I know 5 farangs living there and all military veterans.

[jayjacinto]

new subs here. mabuhay. and welcome to our beautiful country.