Living In The Philippines

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The Philippines offers some of the greatest value for money upscale living to be found anywhere in the world. Forget moving across the world to eke out a living in a bamboo house eating noodles five times a week. If you want somewhere to live where you can live comfortably and well for a grand a week, there are fewer places more welcoming than the Philippines.

That US$1000 a week budget will rent you a modern, comfortable and secure house or apartment in a guarded and gated community. You will have a swimming pool, gym, club house and none of the annoyances you have to put up with in lower end estates like roosters, loud motor cycles and hawkers hassling your domestic staff.

You can have a full staff; cook, helper (maid), laundrywoman (lavendera), Yaya (nanny), yardman, driver and all of these, full time with two or three permanently on the premises for US$600 a month, even less! These dedicated domestic professionals will manage your shopping, household needs and ensure you don’t fall victim to any scams or dangers. In time you will be the ‘Patron’ and they often become part of your extended family in true Filipino style.

You can own a new or late model vehicle with A/C, power everything and ‘fully loaded’ as they say here. You can relax in the back and enjoy the ride as your experienced driver gets you and your family safely to and from wherever you want to go. Going to the Mall? He will drop you off and wait until you ‘text’ him on his cell phone and he brings the car around to the entrance. You need never spend more than seconds out of air conditioned comfort if you don’t want to.

When it comes to first class restaurants, Manila and other major cities have some of the world’s best. Many are located within five star hotels so you are guaranteed a standard of service you are familiar with. Theater, cinema and other cultural entertainments are easily enjoyed. Even if you have small children, they are as safe at home with your staff as if they were with you.

This site will present to you a range of upscale experiences and information for anyone considering living in the Philippines, but only if you plan to live there pretty much as well or better than back wherever you used to call home. There are so many advantages to living in the Philippines providing you are realistic as to the real costs of living a comfortable life there.

As a rule of thumb, anyone with an income of US$50,000 per annum can live very well there. How well can you live where you are now on US$4166 a month BEFORE Taxes?