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  1. DavyL200

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    Jack, we have a local convienence store over this way who is selling hp squezey bottle for p280 arghhhh not a chance,it will sit there forever at that price!
     
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    Lidl or tesco mate, you won't find it here :smile:. Robinsons prices are even higher so don't bother going there mate!
     
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    For us we really only have the electric bill and the internet, it is surprising how much we spend on food and bottled water. Obviously it is mostly on me as I am on the grill almost daily, I could eat more local food that the wife knows how to cook...
     
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    Just got back from shopping at lee plaza,..... g.f. was checking the prices of things......
    shampoo, would you believe, is a hell of a lot cheaper buying it by the small sachet than the 350 ml bottle
    who would have thought it......350 ml. bottle p175.......84mls in the sachets p27
    only in the phils....... buy the small packets in aus you would pay at least 4 times the price for the same amount
     
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    Well rice it a huge part of the budget here, three times a day for most Filipinos. The only things that are cheaper here is labor, and rent as I can tell, and I am not even sure about the rent because the house/apartment is not up the US standards, so although the price is less the value may not be. Landlords do not understand the concept of "preventive maintenance" or even fixing a problem if they get the renter to do it just by delaying the response.
    Labor is also cheaper but the quality of the labor is usually not as well trained, but they are not worried about working hard for a days wages, or demoing a building with rubber flip flops on either. It is a different world, here. If you are thinking of coming read as much as you can about it here, Connect on Facebook with as many people as you can, and read the blogs. It will help you transition to the culture a little faster.
    If you live in the metropolitan areas of Manila or Cebu, you most certainly will be paying the prices that are reflective of lower quality than the US, unless you are living in one of the urban very low quality areas.
     
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    Dave & Imp, Feb 16, 2015
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    What kind of fish? There is very little in the Philippines food wise that is cheaper than in the US. (Anything I have found cheaper has been at a much lower quality.....it really is next to impossible for them to compete with prices due to the scale at which the US produces food.)
     
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    Did you know that somewhere around 90% of Asians and African are lactose intolerant? The milk really is just brought in for us white folk (not racist, it's just that us "honkeys" are freaks of nature :wink:). I never understood why the prices were so high until I learned that little fact. I was actually amazed and in complete disbelief when I heard that an estimated 70% of all humans cannot consume milk....and that the older you get the more you are likely to become lactose intolerant. I've noticed over time I am becoming intolerant of milk as well. I thought I was just getting bad milk though (so if you think the milk is bad in the Philippines it might just be that you are losing your ability to consume milk) Crazy stuff. :D (Yeah, I know you guys don't believe me. Google that sh*t and see for yourself......and ask your girl when the last time she drank milk was. :wink:)

    As for food prices in the PI. I always thought they were ridiculously high. I won't pay that kind of money for food. I mostly eat local chicken, those little squids (when it's available in the Valencia market), rice and some vegetables. I eat out for pretty much anything else. I know it's more expensive to eat out but it just pisses me off to walk through the grocery store and see the stupid prices. I'm telling ya, the only things cheaper in the Philippines is beer, smokes and women. I can get anything else cheaper back in my own country.
     
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    Rye83, Jan 10, 2015
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  8. patty

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    Prices are really going up weekly it seems. Milk goes up a few pesos frequently. Making more foods at home takes more time but beats paying high can costs. Add some new recipes to your diet, buy fresh fruit instead of canned, much tastier. Robinson's for sure is highest price but does carry some items not available in Hypermart. Eat less and lose a kilo or two, best way to save a few bucks.
     
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    patty, Jan 9, 2015
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    Hormel Chili No beans was....110p now 150p......Holland cheese wedge was....180p now...210p......everything being marked up at Lee's...Knew it would happen here... after going to the U S in May and saw the prices there ... whew !!!
     
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