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COST OF LIVING SURVEY: Dave Barstow
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NAME: |
Dave Barstow |
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Location: |
Butuan City, near downtown |
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Type of residence: |
apartment |
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Size of house: |
3BR, 2CR, A/C in two BR's Aprox 100 square
meters, gated
w/paved parking |
| Own or
Rent: |
rent |
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Cost of Rent: |
P13,000 ~$240 |
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Electricity: |
P3,000-4,000 |
| Water:
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P450 |
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Gas: |
n/a |
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Phone: |
n/a |
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Cable: |
n/a |
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DSL: |
P4,500 |
| Power
Outages: |
Seldom, mostly less that 10
minutes |
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Water Outages: |
seldom |
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DSL: |
none |
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Cable TV: |
n/a |
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Air Quality: |
fair, due to nearby animals and trash burning
(take things into account like
neighbors burning trash near your home, pollution from vehicles,
etc.) |
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Noise: |
Quiet only moderate noise |
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Traffic: |
Moderate 7am-9pm, very light at night |
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Public Trans: |
Excellent via trike and multicab locally and
good to other areas via v-hire or bus |
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Stores: |
There are many stores and malls with a wide
variety of goods...
HOWEVER... higher quality and imported goods are difficult to
find.
(this includes malls, grocery stores, shops, etc.) |
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One of our lists member, Honey Garay wrote the cost of living in Butuan City:
| Php 9,000 |
housing -
six bedroom with 3 bedrooms, servants quarters |
| 1,500 |
electricity - includes 3 air-con units, refrigerator,
washer
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| 500 |
water |
| 600
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phone |
| 2, 000 |
cell phone
contract service plan |
| 2, 000 |
DSL
internet connection |
| 400 |
cable |
| 1, 200 |
helpers |
| 12, 000 |
food |
| 1, 000
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dry
cleaning |
| 1,500 |
driver |
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TOTAL = Php 31, 700 |
This would be about the living
cost for a family of four however some houses here cost up
to 25,000p per month but these houses would run about
60,000p in Cebu etc. Basically the living cost in Butuan
are such that one can save money to go to Cebu for fun
etc. while still saving money . Cars can be purchased here
in any price range but I recommend multicabs as they are
cheap with plenty of available parts. They cost around
193,000p here for a multi-van but its better to buy them in
Cebu for 125,000p and just pay wages the 3,000p shipping
to bring it back to Butuan, this will save you a lot of
money. For those not interested in driving cars for hire
cost 200p per hour with driver or 1,500p per day.
Justin
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