Comments on: How much did it cost to move?

By: Josef

Josef — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:22:36 +0000

its high prices dude.
with some contacts you can buy a house standrad sized for 150.000 pesos
in davao del norte.
if you wanna build a new one the large size its costs 600.000 pesos.
funetures a bed is cheap a platic table and plastic chairs.
clothes very cheap.
if you wanna live cheap.
but stil have own house.
maybe maximum 175.000 pesos for all.
thats about 3000 euros

By: Rusty

Rusty — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:43:13 +0000

Nice article, very nice. It can be done a lot cheaper than $16,000 but that’s a better way to do it than I did.

I live in an awesome 4 bedroom home but it is nearly empty. Most of my stuff is at Mom’s place, probably wasting away.

I sold what I could, if it wasn’t nailed down, I did my best to sell it. LOL

I have some things I’d really like to get over here. If I had known about this site, I would have known a lot more and been able to shop my things to myself. Or at least more of my things. I could rent an entire huge container but would have cost me $3000. I made the “move” for less than $5000 but I pretty much moved only myself. I just started over.

My ticket was about $1500 from the USA to Cebu where the rest of my $5k went, I really have no idea. But it surely evaporated.

It will take me a little time to get established here but I plan big. I’m going to live forever and get rich and open a beech club. Yea, well, I can try.

Nice article, really!

By: Gabrilla A

Gabrilla A — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:22:28 +0000

im a girl of 25 i need a job and i will like to be a house help even if it mean to do anything i will i live in cameroon where ma parents left me and return to colombia sir i will be very happi if you culd help mei will do any thing with the little i got to reach you

thanks

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By: CHAS

CHAS — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:20:27 +0000

Hi John,Thanks for info,i was thinking a portable may be an alternative for some renters if they were to live in a few different areas before they decide where to settle,regards Chas.

By: John

John — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:07:44 +0000

Chas: Here in Manila, I have seen the 12v DC units at SM, Do-it, and Ace Hardware, in the auto accessories department. In the provinces, I doubt you would find them. Also, they are not particularly cheap.

They also sell a kind of fan here, that blows air over ice or water to cool the air… Sort of like the misters at Disneyland, but in a unit. That could be a good option, depending on how large the area you wish to cool is. Those run from around 4,000 pesos for small ones to as much as 25,000 pesos for large units. They are bulky,however, and you have to fill the water tank, but also do not use nearly the amount of electric as a window unit. As to portability? The small ones might fit in a car trunk or back seat.

As a side note: Most window AC units are NOT dual voltage / frequency. An aircon is definitely one of the appliances to buy in the Philippines, rather than overseas. In Abu Dhabi, they run on 220 also, but 50hz. A 60hz unit, like you would use here, was nearly twice as expensive, since it was unusable in the UAE. The AC units here are more expensive than the States, but you occasionally see sales on them at SM, Abenson, etc.

By: CHAS

CHAS — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:29:55 +0000

Hi John,Whilst reading your shopping list,a thought came to my mind,do you ever see portable aircon units for sale in Phils, like the ones we can buy in the West,regards Chas.

By: John Miele

John Miele — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:43:45 +0000

David: Glad it was useful. I have noticed that rent in the provinces is lower, food from the farmer (stands, etc) is cheaper, but household goods and everything else is more expensive. He may benefit by buying more abroad and shipping it. He just needs to add up the specific numbers.

RL: Not so certain my boss would agree, but I’d like to think so! Thanks!

Dan: Agree… there are many many things that are priceless here.

Phil: Ahhhh… The buckets. I want a Japanese, computerized toilet, but I need to add a booster pump to the water line first, since Manila Water only gives us moderate (at best) pressure. We are building a (small, I hope) house in the Province in two years or so from now. We bought the land last month (50m from the beach)… Nearest neighbor is Becky’s Mama. Of course, I’ll write about that as things progress.

By: Phil R.

Phil R. — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:21:04 +0000

wow u got a tank and a seat on ur toilet must be nice.I have 2 cr’s and a bucket in each one hee hee …i pay 1500 pesos a month for my househelper ..cooks, clean, does the laundry ,babysits and works in the garden too..built my own house cheaper then rent ..I like ur blogs they r very informative ..Phil R.

By: Dan Mihaliak

Dan Mihaliak — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:36:10 +0000

The only thing you forgot as per the credit card commercial is

Living in Paradise=PRICELESS