[tommyboy]

Originally Posted by Timn8ter

It depends entirely on your lifestyle. Some Westerners arrive thinking they can have the same lifestyle as they had in their home country for less money. It rarely works that way. If you want to party all the time you may find yourself running out of funds quickly as well. If you adopt the Pinoy lifestyle you can live very well. Here's some numbers I've been using, excluding rent.

Electrical PHP 1,865.00
Propane PHP 520.00
Water PHP 180.00
Cable TV PHP 425.00
Phone/DSL PHP 1,100.00
Groceries PHP 10,000.00
Bottled Water PHP 200.00
Dining Out PHP 6,000.00
Gasoline PHP 2,400.00
Total in PHP
PHP 22,690.00

so your total expenditure would be 22,690 + rent?
thanks
tommyboy