Cost of Living in Davao

Davao like the rest of Philippines is a scammer country full of deadbeat losers.

All prices posted here are so so so exagerated.
Our monthly household income is only 30k below yet we live comfortably and at the same time we are ableto set aside life insurance and savings account..

I'm an American and have lived in or near Davao for 12 years now. Family of four, upper middle class lifestyle (not in city center) runs about $1750/month including things like private schools. We own our house so don't pay rent but you can easily find a decent rental house for between $100 & $200 a month in most housing tracks not in the downtown area. Sorry, no downtown expenses experience. I've always felt safe here, even when walking alone at night, find the greatest majority of people to be friendly and the majority of people in the city speak at least basic English. Davao itself is the 8th largest city in the world in land mass so it's population density is low except in the city center. Locals might think there is a lot of traffic but trust me, It's about as good as any city in the world.

I may be wrong but I believe that to have a permanent visa, you either need to be married to a Filipino citizen (my wife is Filipina) or put a $20,000 refundable deposit in a bank to get a retirement visa. That deposit will need to stay as long as you are in the Philippines (Check with immigration for details). Foreigners can never become Filipino citizens and cannot be the title bearer for real estate. (Community property country so it's really more of a technicality).

For me, it's the perfect place to retire (laid back atmosphere, if you are somebody that is in a hurry to do everything, this isn't likely the place for you) and the perfect place to raise children. Moving here was the best decision of my life.

Tony C. I am on an Australian aged pension. An accountant told me that I can only get the pension for twelve weeks when abroad. Why do you get it?.

#Robert... I live here quite comfortably on my Australian Pension which is approximately $1,300 US. This does not include rent as I bought a house here and so do not need to pay rent. In the nine months that I looked around to buy our house I paid $400 US/month rent and still managed a comfortable life style. Generally you would require a months rent deposit and a month in advance although they say here it is the first month and the last months rent.

monthly estimate expenses of small business and large business? particularly utilities