At What Point Are You Considered Rich in the Philippines? 

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At the point when she moves in with a foreigner she considers herself to be rich haha

I should've enlisted at 17 to retire at 37. But I retired earlier this year at 55. I land in Manila in 26 days which will make me feel like 37 again. 😄

"Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor." Benjamin Franklin

She is beautiful! You are a lucky man! Also nice video and info! Thanks!

Earning 50k/mo is already rich in the PH. Even teachers are earning 25k only. Remember, most are earning 10-20k/mo. If you say 100k then most people in Duma or in PH are destitute. Foreigners: 100k is rich for expats. Many of them only survive from 40-50k monthly. Filipinos way of living is lower than Filipinos. If 100k is rich for expats, then it's super rich in a Filipino standard. Home wise: People with TV's, bikes, etc are rich. You live in an apartment you're rich. You live in a subdivision, you're rich. My POV: If you're eating more than twice a day, you have a home, and healthy, you are rich.

You have no idea if a person is rich by there house, car or clothing.

A lot of people do that in the states, they'll drive an expensive car, wear designer clothes and jewelry but live in a rundown shack in the bad part of town. Those are the clowns who are in debt trying to show others that their rich. I find it hilarious! As for driving I refuse to drive in the Philippines, I have no problem walking or calling a Grab and if I need to go a long distance, I rent a driver..........it's just cheaper for me in the end! I'm retired with a government pension, I downsized and sold everything and have become a minimalist. I'm not dressing up to impress others, if anything it protects me from not getting robbed....looking poor in other countries can help you from becoming a victim.

Being extremely rich here (yes) it’s a different lifestyle. Method of commuting. Armed security. Celebrities and politicians as neighbors. Travel by helicopter if you only knew.

Your definition of rich people is way off. Most Rich people have houses in exclusive subdivision like Dasma, Forbes, Corinthian, Urdaneta Village, Bel-Air or Ayala Alabang. You're in the middle class category which is an ordinary individual like us who retired in the Philippines from the United States.

About Driving a Car I wouldn’t trust Driving in the Philippines . I wouldn’t give any local the opportunity to drive incredibly badly , smash into me , then blame the foreigner . And get away with it because they are a national . So I use taxis , very cheap , or Bus , tricycle Jeepnee whatever .

As a matter of perception, some Filipinos would think foreigners are rich because they were able to travel from a foreign country to the Philippines.

Hahahaha… she doesn’t have a clue as to how the real rich live in the Philippines. Sorry to say. Perhaps from watching too many Filo movies. ☺️

Rich or not, I don’t think it’s wise to flaunt it. When I go there, I hope to live simply and keep a few nice things.

I would SAY more like $3000 in the PI would be RICH... In the USA you would need 5 million too be RICH now of these DAYS...💲🎭 GOOD talk.. Aloha guys..

She is basically describing you! LOL!

Dam gio I guess I'm rich ony way lol just be able to pay the bills have money put away for emergencies money for needs and wants

Starbucks is so overrated.

My girlfriend in the province keeps telling me I'm rich but I know if I was in Manila I would be middle class . I can live comfortably on what my pension is if I do my budget properly. Being a minimalist is still a very good idea especially if you have to bug out . Remember the golden rule which is don't invest more than your willing to walk away from. Many women over there are like parrots and will keep repeating "house and lot" and how practical it is. Of course if things go sour it works out very practical for her and not you so just rent and be happy.

Average looking American guy in decent shape with average income (50k) to women in the States: Unremarkable, under-achieving chump. Average looking American guy in decent shape with average income (50k) to women in the Phils: "Guapo" and rich.

Sad that most Pilipino think foreign are Rich - lack of education identify how they think. Period

I personally don't know anyone who retired at 62 years old.. who gets $2000.00 dollars a month on social security.. lol.. must have some kind of added pension to get you up to that number.. :)

If $2K/month is Rich then im Super Rich lol,but a minimalist,so you wont see me driving expensive car or live in a big house & all that materialistic bullshit,you would think im poor. Cant wait to move to Cebu.

So I guess most of us foreigners… In a developing country. Maybe changed my plans Hmmm. Can’t always judge a book by its cover… Best friend over here 🇨🇦 dresses like a bum … Hardest working bum is a multimillionaire lol.. just his style. So maybe in order not to draw too much attention… Head over be polite/humble in appearance… Be a sleeper lol. Another great vid Gio That ending!..Yes you have gone off the deep end!💕 congrats 😎🇨🇦

rich > 219,140 and above. upper middle 76,669 to 131,484. middle 43,828 to 76,669. lower middle 21,914 to 43,828. low income 10,957 to 21,914. all amounts are on a monthly basis.

For ex-pats who live off of 2 to 3k monthly in PI, I would call it living "comfortably" especially when one is free of rent/mortgage. Back here in the US, 2k or 3k is definitely NOT going to be enough especially when you have a $2,500 mortgage and that's not including the car payment, car insurance, groceries, electricity, internet, cable, health insurance, and miscellaneous expenses. But then again, it depends on one's lifestyle or what one's earnings can AFFORD.

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That breakfast looks delicious. I'm headed to Lapu Lapu City for a few months next Spring. Super excited.

Did you ever get to set up your account with Charles Schwab? Can you even have an account with the Major investment houses like Vangard,Fidelity and actively add money or buy and sell stocks while you are living outside the U.S???

I’m earning $4100 a month for my retirement, I guess I’m considered Rich. I’m consider Poor in the USA

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It would be like getting a big raise to move to Mexico or the Philippines.

Very nice conversation piece! An interesting topic would be RICH vs. WEALTH in P.I? Awesome video guys!

I'm now poor cause I just paid $826 for a roundtrip ticket from San Francisco to Manila on Singapore Airlines in October! But I found a good deal on a condo in Manila to stay at so I'll be ok 😁

The Philippines is like a lot of 3rd world countries. Yesterday, I saw a Filipino driving a canary yellow Ferrari. Probably POGO related. You can live as large as many do around the world. Spend as much on a house in Makati as you would in Miami. However, the vast majority live in abject poverty.

GIo, I appreciate your videos. I've learned a lot about my future move to the Philippines. I'm getting to know a single mom, with a 13-year-old son who I like a lot. I'm 66 and have three grown kids, and can not have any more children. I'll only have my Social Security to live on (+/- 90 to 93k)I already know what my girls' expenses are, and I think we can live comfortably. We won't be rich, but I think we should be able to survive and even put her son through school. What do you think? I'd love to get more insights from you. Thanks. John

Good topic to give a dose of reality here. Especially for Filipinos. This is something I have battled with every time I've been in the Philippines and frankly even American people think somehow I have money well there is a confusion between having a little class, or actually having money. The truth is my current income is about 45,000 pesos, well under poverty level most people can't even survive on that here in USA. If I'm in Asia or Philippines, that is about enough. I have forgotten the the Visayan term meaning cheap farang... but that would fit me only in financial limits. Thanks for the topic 🙏🙏

I got this i got this . Please pick me . Ok thanks . You are considered rich when you get off the plane and have white skin . How did i do ?

Hi Gino - a lot of you vloggers talk about and interview Filipinas on the subject of being considered “rich”. Yet, Filipinos never seem to consider future income or savings in the equation. Would you consider doing a vlog interviewing some westerners asking how they plan to support their Filipino family when they are “gone” especially since a wide age gap is so prevalent among mixed marriages there. I know most filipinos don’t worry about the future but westerners are “planners”.

If you are living in the Philippines for more than $600 a month for a comfortable life!…. Then live in a city!…. You can retire there comfortably with less than $600 USA a month!…. 🦉

How nice a car one drives is not always a good gauge as to how much money they have. Some people that have nice vehicles owe allot of money on the vehicle. By the current exchange rate as of 2/28/24 my monthly income with my U.S. pension plus Soc, Sec. is 312,115p per month and I drive a 1994 Corolla. It's a exceptionally nice Corolla, but it is still 30 yrs. old.

Videos like this make me feel a lot more comfortable to travel to Southeast Asia. I don’t consider myself rich here in the United States at all. But by the time my pension comes in, and Social Security, I will definitely have enough to survive in Southeast Asia. Thanks for the honesty in your videos. Having enough pension, money, and Social Security money coming in definitely is a relief. I’ll be able to start enjoying it in two years. At 59 years old hopefully I have enough years left to chill in the Philippines, or Thailand, or wherever I decide to settle down. I’ll probably have a place in the mountains and place by the beach. That way when it gets too hot, I can go up in the mountains. I don’t think I can stand the heat. I lived in Florida when I was in the Navy years ago in the summers were absolutely miserable. I definitely want to have two different places to stay one of the cooler mountains, and one down by the beach that would be awesome. I’m going to have to get a drivers license wherever I settle in to be able to drive a car back-and-forth between hot climate and cooler climates. I love to travel like that anyway keeps me moving. It’s kind of what I do for a living is travel, so moving from one place to another will not be a problem. I’ve been dreaming about living in Southeast Asia for a couple years now. I used to just dream about visiting know. My dream is actually living there. Once I do, I hope I don’t get home sick for the United States! I don’t think I will, though I’m so sick of the way. Things are going here in this country as far as the economy I think I will embrace the easier way of life or less expensive way of life. I just can’t believe how much it cost to go to the grocery store in the states it’s insane.$$$$

I am retired with small govt pension and some investment income...not rich! But here people do tell me that I am rich. All relative I suppose. If they only knew what it costs to live half decently in the States! Oi ! My house and vehicles are paid for or I would consider myself poor in the US....and would not be able to afford a daily Starbucks there.

I do not have a job. I'm retired and collect a teachers pension., almost 4K per month. I do not wear jewelry. Don't drive a big SUV. I live in an inherited 1,000,000+ home at the beach. It costs 3k per month to maintain this house. A reverse mortgage pays for my trips to the Philippines. Perhaps you should explain this to your GF? I stay in nice hotels in Angeles. This winter I will spend my time in Cebu.

$5000 a month profit in the PI is considered Rich for a Foreigner

I really wsnted to see the waterfall 😟

I'm living in Dumagete also I'm from the USA, I agree definitely with all! Great video ❤

Two thousand dollars a month in the Philippines is not rich!. Even if your living by yourself.

35 years old here, have no kids, never been married or been in a relationship. Getting a Lamborghini (not a joke) when I retire in the Philippines in 5 years. If people with SUVs are considered rich, where would that put me?

Some rich Filipino you didn’t even know that they are rich because they not wearing fancy clothes, jewelry etc. and if you are only working here for me you can’t consider rich because of expenses but if they are working same time having a good income business for sure for me I can consider that they are wealthy 😊

For anyonme wondering what the outro song is "Befun - Befun" I freaken love it!

I can tell by how much more beautiful your wife is, that you must be considered rich in the Philippines.

I really get tired of hearing that I'm a rich foreigner ,like someone just give us our money. I Live here off 1,033 $ a month alone.

you got to have an income of around between 700k to 1m a month for me to be considered rich, average rich that is, not super rich

I'm 71 years old, where do I have better options to meet girls for girlfriend in CDO or Dumaguete . can I have your opinion please. thanks

I guess I'm rich there but, when I retire and become rich in the Philippines, I will only get half what I make now. Even though I know I can live on that, it still scares me.

the background laughter was so annoying! omg

What the hell was that u put in ur coffee ? U need to learn to drink it black.

Look at it like this: It costs about $2500 to $3000 for a plane ticket ftom the states to the Philippines. That's no small change for most people. And considering that it's nearly impossible for a foreigner to get a job in the Philippines, they have to have some source of income, usually social security or a military retirement. Either of those sources is usually significantly more than the average Filipino makes per month. So yeah, if you're talking about it in those terms, foreigners in the Philippines are "rich"

Answer: When you're able to pay not only your own meal but also your girlfriend's at Jollibee's.

A coffee shop with a name synonymous with a insect? Interesting, lol. 🤔

Is there health aid available to US military vets at American embassies or military bases?

Rich or poor depends on how big your wife's family is because the hand outs never end.

I don't want to look rich but I want a couple acres with a nice house some chickens/pigs and a garden and green house.

I’ve literally been watching moving to the Philippines vlogs the last 5 days I want to move to the pinas now lol sell everything and just rent there … my expenses there would only be 40% than what I’m spending here in Canada

Man, you make the waitresses walk all that way to serve your food? I hope you gave them a good tip....

Starbucks in Cebu , there are certainly more than enough customers to sustain coffee shops , and many more expensive establishments .

She's right about the car payment and showing off.

Do it at your own risk.You will have to support the whole family. They're looking to escape extreme poverty so they look at you as a meal ticket.

Interesting for somebody who will go to the Philippines for 6 months and see if this is the place to be.

Retire and live like a king in the Philippines on $2,000/mo. If you have $300,000 invested in dividend-paying stocks/ETFs, with average annual yield of 8%, you can generate $2,000/mo income WITHOUT touching principal.

Net worth is how I determine rich. You can earn US$2K a month from a pension but if that's all a person has with no investments or paid up properties then that person is "Hand to Mouth" Rich. A person that owns his residence with no outstanding mortgage and generates income (outside of his main job or pension) from at least US$1 million of assets is what I consider rich in the Philippines. There are a lot of Filipinos that reside in gated subdivisions that fit this criteria.

2000-3000 USD/mo income range is only considered as upper middle class, you need to be earning 4000 usd/mo to be considered “rich”

Another great video. I'm really happy I came across your vlog. I'm headed there in June. Can't wait. Please keep doing what you do.

only few got $2000 a month around $1500 is more normal 🙂

Jeezas! That's a lot of sugar 😳. Great video though 👌

I thought you let the Philippines and move to Thailand

I think there is another dimension to consider here. Retirement income is one thing. That depends on the individual's planning and saving during the earning/working years. Earnings capacity in the US nowadays for a normal middle level professional is 80-90k.+ benefits. The bar is set differently in a 3rd World country. The earnings ability is higher in our great nation. Definitely not to be understated. What you can accumulate in 10 -20 years for that "retirement" will blow past your $2,000 per month definition of rich. Peace.

Background noise is crazy!

It's sweet the way she gazes at you as you talk ☺

While I like most of your content.. I find this superficial. Rich is all about perspective... I know rich people that would judge you by the clothes you wear.. and would know if you are dressed in last years fashion.. they are the Nouveau riche.. where old money don't care or judge.. "that much".. you either have money or you don't.. and if you don't ... the truly rich can tell... then you have those that are credit rich.. but can't afford expenses outside of their budgets... As for a rich vacation in the PI.. that would be Macau or Dubai or maybe Fiji..

great content! and on top of that, being far from western nonsense, well this is priceless...

Cool beans I'm upper middle class just by flying 14 hours LAX to MNL.

FILIPINA IS MUCH RICHER NOW THAN THE WESTERN WOMEN

A Canada pension will be enough ? 😊

how about showing us the malls in Dumaguete

Miss most of it the shop look nice iam not a Starbucks fan like small places like that

I recently got invited last minute (2 hrs before the dinner) to a birthday 🥳 dinner party 🎉 with a girl 👧 I just met > I asked a close Filipino friend about the etiquette on the bill payment at the end of the night > he said they invited me so they generally pay 💰 well… the end of the night I was stuck with the bill 🤪what the….

Good video, it makes you realize how spoiled we are in the US, where most get Starbucks every day and go out to eat every weekend or more!

50k you are going well in the Province

The short answer is anyone foreign

I make $1934 a month. Rich haha yeah I'm rich

When u get a loyal babe that loves u, U r rich.

Subscribed..why? Excellent info. I am looking at the Philippines not as an Expat, but rather somebody who wants to come over with his wife and spent 3 months twice a year eventually (I haven't been there yet). So looking at the cost as an Aussie (or German having spent most of his life in Australia), this isn't THAT cheap. US $2000,0 is about AUS $2940,-. Take in consideration that you never actually get that great exchange rate and we are now talking about AUS $3000,- + compared to US $2000,-. That's fine if you are working, but we assume that people are retired. The normal pension here would get you AUS $1800,- which is around 65000,- peso in real money...so no living on the rich side there, assuming they have no other income. Australian pension calculation above is for a single person only. So just doing a bit of rough maths in my head and I would need at least 1million Australian Dollar, assuming you still have 30years of life in you. A Lower Australian middle class person here could probably generate AUS $600,000,- if they liquidate their assets while an upper middle class can generate the 1million dollar plus..again if they liquidate their assets. Note: Here the pension age is 67years. So a younger Aussie would require to either have Superannuation or some other way that auto generates an income. So in a year or 1 1/2years from now, we come over for 3weeks and check the place out...see if we like it (I am going to be very busy until then).

Hi Gio and Maya. I am considered rich by my family and friends but I am even scared to go inside a Starbucks or any coffee shop just for their coffee. Some people will categorize you as rich and some will think you're middle income. Some are pretentious just to show that they are someone of higher status. Some who are truly rich are actually simple people and do not show their wealth. But in General, you are considered rich on the surface if you have a big house, travel abroad, always dine out, always order food from grab/food panda, and dress up with jewelry. If you really dig deeper, most of these people who are showy of their wealth again (most of them) have a lot of utang (debt) in most cases bad debts.

No Gio , we travel to Europe when I used to live there.

100k peso is $1,800.00

Looked at a tee time for Alta Vista CC 5500 pesos I’m going to be poor after that

400k per mth

Gil what town do u live in