What would be considered alot of money in the Philippines

[Mikhail 1]

First of all I would like to know if 5000 pesos is considered a fair amount of money. In the US, for me atleast, 500 usd is alot so what would be a pretty good amount in the phil

[Mark&Gladys 0]

First of all I would like to know if 5000 pesos is considered a fair amount of money. In the US, for me atleast, 500 usd is alot so what would be a pretty good amount in the phil

Fair for what?

[o0pink0o 3]

First of all I would like to know if 5000 pesos is considered a fair amount of money. In the US, for me atleast, 500 usd is alot so what would be a pretty good amount in the phil

In our household, 5000 pesos is enough to pay our phone and DSL bills and salary of our maid. For me, 5000 pesos is not alot of money but it can pay some of our bills.

Edited April 17, 2010 by o0pink0o

[Mikhail 1]

but if u were just paying rent for like 5 usd a month with no phone bills its better and using it for food and occasional trips to get things like a postal id, would it be ok?

how about 10,000?

[Mikhail 1]

In our household, 5000 pesos is enough to pay our phone and DSL bills and salary of our maid. For me, 5000 pesos is not alot of money but it can pay some of our bills.

It sounds like you have alot of money, Im just talking about my wife living alone in an apartment she would just need money for food, occasional trips to the internet cafe and things like that right now she doesnt have a job and shes with a friend, so based on her is 5000 alot? and what would like 10,000 be like? I want to be able to send as much as I can to her.

[andresbonifacio 7]

It sounds like you have alot of money, Im just talking about my wife living alone in an apartment she would just need money for food, occasional trips to the internet cafe and things like that right now she doesnt have a job and shes with a friend, so based on her is 5000 alot? and what would like 10,000 be like? I want to be able to send as much as I can to her.

why don't you ask your wife? cost of living in any place depends a lot on a person's lifestyle, what could be enough for someone might not be enough for another.

but for me personally, Php 5,000 is not a lot if I'm in the Philippines.

If you want her to live comfortably then send as much as you can without you ending up in debt.

Edited April 17, 2010 by andresbonifacio

[tigerlily 0]

First of all I would like to know if 5000 pesos is considered a fair amount of money. In the US, for me atleast, 500 usd is alot so what would be a pretty good amount in the phil

P5000 could be a lot of money to some but not to others. it depends to the lifestyle of a person and where she lives. cost of living especially in manila is high. if she lives in a far flung province, maybe 5,000 is enough for her basic needs.

[Mikhail 1]

so 5000 may be enought to get by if you have the lifestyle my wife has wich is just basic nothing really extra, but how is 10,000? 5000 more i want to try and send about 10,000 every 2 weeks unless i have the money to send more that week.

[Tahoma 2,292]

i want to try and send about 10,000 every 2 weeks unless i have the money to send more that week.

Php10,000 every two weeks? Php20,000 per month? More?

She can afford to have a helper and a driver.

Do you have your own helper and driver?

[macutelit 0]

Php 5,000 is enough.

[andresbonifacio 7]

Php 10,000 every two weeks is more than enough I thought you were saying 5,000/month.

I hope you wife knows how to handle money well, because a lot of people don't.

Edited April 17, 2010 by andresbonifacio

[Scott and Mhay 57]

10,000 a month (5000 every 2 weeks) for one person is normally enough..it depends on the lifestyle and where exactly she lives. My wife has 2 apartments that she rents out for 2500 pesos a month. Now if your girl has aircon and stuff like that in her apartment..that is where the cost of living goes up...my wife's last electric bill was almost 4000 pesos and she dont run the aircon all the time...just mid day when it gets really hot and in the evening when she lays down to sleep..she puts it on a timer and it turns off like 4-5 hours later. You have to figure that the average salary for a filipino is probably $3-400 a month at the high end. (at least in my experience and what I have seen) Of course that depends on what they do for a living too. I would just be careful on how much you send if she cant manage money good.

[Tahoma 2,292]

but if u were just paying rent for like 5 usd a month with no phone bills...

Let's make a monthly budget:

Allowance.......$444 / month

Rent.....................5

Phone..................0

Food....................?

Internet café........?

Helper...............40

[o0pink0o 3]

It sounds like you have alot of money, Im just talking about my wife living alone in an apartment she would just need money for food, occasional trips to the internet cafe and things like that right now she doesnt have a job and shes with a friend, so based on her is 5000 alot? and what would like 10,000 be like? I want to be able to send as much as I can to her.

Well, you didn't actually specified what you really are asking on your first post. I thought what you meant by Php5,000 is Php5,000 a month. If you are planning of sending her Php5,000 biweekly then I guess that is enough for her. But like what other says, it really depends on the lifestyle and where the person lives. If what you meant by "she is with a friend" is that she lives in an apartment with a friend who shares house rent then Php10,000 is really enough

[A and T 82]

If you are sending more than $400 a month you are probably getting screwed over. Even professors/engineers there don't make but $300 to $400 a month....