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3BR, 2CR, A/C in two BR's Aprox 100 square meters, gated
w/paved parking
Own or Rent:
rent
Cost of Rent:
P13,000-$240
Electricity:
P3,000-4,000
Gas:
n/a
Phone:
n/a
Cable:
n/a
DSL:
P4,500
Power Outages:
Seldom, mostly less that 10 minutes
Water Outages:
seldom
DSL:
none
Cable TV:
n/a
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.)
Noise:
Quiet only moderate noise
Traffic:
Moderate 7am-9pm, very light at night
Public Trans:
Excellent via trike and multicab locally and good to other areas via v-hire or bus
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.)
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
500
water
600
phone
2,000
cell phone contract service plan
2,000
DSL internet connection
400
cable
1,200
helpers
12,000
food
1,000
dry cleaning
1,500
driver
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.
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