This report is for Dumaguete Philippines 675 Month Cost of Living for a single female ex-pat.
My girlfriend Qiang Hui of HoboVentures.com lived alone in the Philippines for the month of September 2020. I interviewed Qiang in the above video as she explains her expenses and what it is like for a single woman to live alone in the Philippines.
Part 1 of the interview is above and part two is here.
Here is the apartment she rented for $380 USD for the month.
Here are all our tricks to live cheap in Dumaguete, including accommodations, where we shopped, our favorite tours, and the cost of living for several people living in the Philippines.
The below table includes the expenses Qiang shared with me for the month of September 2020 in this interview.
One persons Dumaguete Expenses for September 2020
Expense | USD | Subtotal | Total | |
Rent | $380 | |||
Groceries | $102 | |||
Restaurants | $17 | |||
Transp. | $72 | |||
SIM | $10 | |||
Snacks | $5 | |||
Electric | $40 | |||
Visa | $20 | |||
PhilHealth | $29 | |||
Total | $674 | $674 | ||
Alcohol | $62 | |||
Total | $62 | $736 |
Qiang is from Malaysia and she is very good at not spending money so don’t assume you can live with so little money in Dumaguete. You will have to do an exploratory visit before you will know what your costs of living will be in the Philippines. Here is a video about Qiang’s life before she began to travel the world.
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