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COST OF LIVING SURVEY: Jim Houstma
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NAME: |
Jim Houtsma
(Includes wife, daughter, two helpers) |
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Location: |
Naga City, Bicol |
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Type of residence: |
One story detached house |
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Size of house: |
3 BR, 2 CR, Maids qtrs with CR, 162 SM |
| Own or
Rent: |
Own |
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Cost of Rent: |
N/A |
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Electricity: |
P3,000 Winter - P6,000 Summer |
| Water:
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P 400 city water, P 700 bottled water |
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Gas: |
P 530 (LPG) |
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Phone: |
P 1,000 |
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Cable: |
Satellite two boxes P1,780 |
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DSL: |
P 1,089 |
| Power
Outages: |
Seldom, maybe once every
two months and usually for less than one hour.
(A couple of times a year there planned outages for half a day
to cut tree limbs etc.) |
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Water Outages: |
City
water, none |
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DSL: |
Occasional lose of connection, Digitel |
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Cable TV: |
Satellite lose only during heavy rains and then
only for a few minutes. |
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Air Quality: |
Good, Neighbors seldom burn trash and we
live on the outskirts of the city. |
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Noise: |
Very quiet. A few dogs and roosters in the
distance. Little road traffic on our street. |
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Traffic: |
Over all not to bad even during rush hour. An
exception is during fiesta. |
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Public Trans: |
Good, Jeepneys, Tricycles, Pedicabs, little
waiting |
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Stores: |
One medium size mall and a medium size discount
mall. (Two large malls are under construction, SM and Pacific.
Good selection of small stores. |
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