Quote Originally Posted by bigmac View Post
interesting thread this.

i havent much idea about living costs in the philis.

when my g/f was here 2 years back--on a student visa--she worked locally and sent money back each month--2 kids back home. then--when she came back here last summer on a visit visa--the deal was i would help out with cash for her kids--as--obviously--she wasnt able to work here.

ive heard of builders labourers out there earning £5 a day--is that for real ? and

expenses there and with an average wage of about £100 a month

so--is there such a thing as an "average" monthly family income ?

how far would--say 10,000 pesos a month go ?
I don't know where that average came from either.
I know of lady with 3 children under 5 years of age living quite comfortably on 10000 a month. 5000 on rental and the remainder on food and clothing. It can be done