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Originally Posted by etsys
More closer a friend in ADB was asked to base in Manila, and he targetted the average cost of living at 50,000 peso excluding apartment - he was shocked his costs overran to 150,000 peso plus
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That's quite high I must say, he must be living the good expat life, maybe with a different pinoy gf for each day of the week lol..
But I suppose if you break it down to per day , it's about 5k daily which works out to:
taxi fare - 500 php ("poreigner" price)
lunch - 1000 php (because she brought her family...)
movie - 1000 php (brought her family again since they have never seen IMAX before)
birthday gift for her "cousin" - 1000 php
dinner - 1500 php (beer all around, hey after all, we LOVE San Mig light!)
look on your face when you find out cousin is actually her husband - priceless
Honestly though if you like dining at the restos in Manila, you can easily spend about 1k+ per meal, for a high quality meal. Pretty decent by sg standards though ex if you compare local joints.
Loads of great restos. BTW, I AM Angus has a good prime rib set for 999 php ++ which includes a glass of wine. Only on wed and sats though and if you're going for it, i would recommend that you make a reservation because they sell out quite fast.