answers 0:How much money would it take to live in Pampanga city for 3 months for an average person? a 2 bedroom apartment?answers 1:When read flags pop up in your mind, there are inconsistency,and things just do not seem right. Usually someone who is familiar with the Philippines, its people, and culture can catch a scammer in within the first minute or twoKeep in mind this is an International forum, so you will get a wide variety of responses. Consider the source of information. My response is in line with American lifestyle type living.I know the Angeles area well. To appropriately answer your question depends upon lifestle.Rent $300.00 - $400.00Electric $150.00 - $175 Depending upon A/C useTV Cable $10.00Landline $10.00Water $25.00 to $40 depending upon usageGarbage not sure, maybe $8.00 to $10.00Food depends upon how mu! ch you perfer chicken to beef. Meat products are double the price compared to states. One person can get by on $100.00 a monthMisc expenses: transportation, dental, health, entertainmentMy wife and I know a community (hundreds) of western expats living in the Philippines. The general consesus with all of the Americans and other western expats I have communicate with, it is recommend at least $1,200.00 a month. Sure you can get by off much less, When my wife and I lived at Subic Freeport our monthly budget for everything was only $350.00 a month and we had western ementies, nice place to live with A/C 24/7, cable TV, High speed Internt and eating shrimp and steak at least once a week.For Americans or other western expats I recommend at least a minimum of $1,200.00 a month, $3,600.00 for three months. This does not include initial setup for apartment or night life Angeles has to offer.If your going to stay in a hotel, your accomdations will cost you $900.00 to 1,500.00 a mont! h. I suggest you find a furnished apartment. This is one reaso! n why I provided the URL links below. If you go the hotel aroundThere is much more I could post, prehaps it may be best to contact me off list. My contact information is on my web site: www.ricexpats.com I have also listed some valuable web sites that can further aid you...answers 2:Ken's answer is good for a ex-pat but we live "high" compared to local standards. from the title i assume you are talking about money you send to support. let me just say this first why a 2 bedroom apartment? to most Filipinos a 2 bedroom apartment holds 6 to 8 people. in 2005 i lived in Angeles city and rented a house 4 bedroom in a typical filipino sub division. one that was mostly occupied by middle class families, not many ex pats. Rent was 5,000 pesos , electric about 2,500, water 250. cable was a bit more about 600 pesos but with all channels.for most single people outside of Manila 12,000 pesos a month is considered a good paying job...answers 3:It's usually the attractive pinay chi! c[k] who approaches an ugly, old, fat, hairy, creepy non-Filipino amidst a sea of attractive pinoy men, di ba?answers 4:lol!!! find it online and meet her personally..go to bora..theres a lot of hot chicks there..answers 5:The fact u r even asking that question should tell you something. Sounds like u should run for the hills. Most people there are lucky if they can make $200 a month. most don't. If she's asking for more than that then u r getting rolled. If she is working on top of what you send her then $200 should be more than enough. thats US dollars if you were wondering...or say 8000-8500 phil pesos. also how soon after you met did she start asking for $? if the first conversation included "can u help me?" especially in the first 5 minutes...scammer. I have been with a woman there for 1.5 yrs. we met in person 6 months after we met. Fell in love 10x harder after meeting in person. was every bit as sweet as she seemed online. she never once asked me for cash. I o! ffered it to her to help about 4 months after we met. she reluctanly t! ook it. but she doesnt demand money at all. I send it when she needs it. I even told her not to bother working because sh was working 60 hrs a wek for a month and only making $150. i told her that was slave labor so now i send her $200 a month and maybe a little more every once in a while if needed, but entirely left up to me. she ever demands more bcz she just isnt that type. the other answers give u a more american lifestyle there but unless you are maried to her there is no way I could see myself sending $1200 or more to someoe halfway around the world....definitely if u havent met in person yet. Beieve me you will know instantly when you meet if she as true love for you......especially if she drags u to the mall immediately and has to have everything she sees. If you haven't spent the money to fly there.....do yourself a favor and do it before u start spending that kind of money a month. If you guys meet and u feel its right, then send $5000 a month if you want. ! your choice. you know what you can afford. first thing you need to do is get a better feel about how she feels about you. Just the fact u asked how do u spot a scammer............SCARY...I think in your heart you already know the truth. Good luck...sounds like you need it. worst case scenario you fly there and find out she isnt the one for you....there are plenty of women you can meet while you are there... either way you will enjoy the trip if nothing else....
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