🇵🇭 Can You Live in the Philippines - Camotes Islands on $35 per day
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Welcome to "Could I Live Here: Philippines." This series explores the charm and practicalities of living in different locations. If you are considering retiring in the Philippines or being a digital nomad in the Philippines, this series is for you.
Camotes, meaning sweet potato, comprises two small islands connected by a Spanish-built Causeway. With a climate of 30°C year-round, it's ideal for digital nomads or those seeking a tranquil home. The main town is San Francisco, accompanied by Poro and Consuelo.
*Where to Stay:*
Short-term beach accommodations are plentiful, but long-term options are centered in town. Condos and villas are under construction, with land prices ranging from 500 pesos to 11 million for 5,000 square meters.
*Cost of Living:*
Living on a budget of $50 a day, the actual expenditure was around $35. Food is reasonably priced, with breakfast at 75 pesos, dinner between 150 and 200 pesos, and beers just over 100 pesos. Accommodation costs range from 800 to 1,500 pesos. Transportation, including scooter rental at 300 pesos per day, contributes to expenses.
*Getting Around and Getting There:*
Ferries from Danao run regularly, and there's a direct one from Mactan airport. Scooter rental or purchase (around 45,000 pesos) is recommended for convenient travel on the island.
*Service and Utilities:*
Internet speeds vary but are generally between 10 and 50 Mbps. Electricity is stable with minimal fluctuations. The island has a significant freshwater lake, ensuring a reliable water supply. Healthcare facilities, pharmacies, and ATMs are available.
*Safety:*
Camotes is deemed safe, with minimal security presence. The community is trustworthy, even offering flexibility with payments. While natural events like landslides and floods occur, they are well-marked, and the island is not prone to major cyclones.
*Things to Do:*
Camotes offers diverse activities such as beach lounging, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, cave exploration, bird watching, and hiking. Abandoned structures provide historical exploration, and the island boasts private white beaches.
*Places to Eat:*
Local food dominates, with limited international cuisine. Notable mentions include fresh seafood, fried chicken, and unique fries. A variety of karinderias offer home-cooked meals.
*Shopping:*
Supermarkets like Prince's cater to daily needs, and local markets provide fresh produce. Sari-sari stores are prevalent, and specific items can be sourced from the mainland.
*Other Expats:*
Currently, there are few expats, but development projects and an upcoming airport suggest potential growth.
*Luxury Items:*
Luxury options include massage or spa treatments, though the island lacks high-end resorts.
*Would We Live Here:*
While the slow pace, cash reliance, and ferry dependency pose challenges, the laid-back atmosphere, affordability, friendly community, and natural beauty make Camotes an appealing place to consider for a long-term stay.
*Conclusion:*
Camotes Islands offer a unique blend of tranquility and natural beauty. With careful consideration of personal preferences and priorities, it could be an ideal place to call home.
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0:00 Welcome
0:49 Places to stay
1:39 Cost of living
2:55 Getting around and getting there
4:55 Services and Utilities
6:49 Safety
8:09 Things to do
9:26 Places to eat
11:21 Shopping
12:40 Other expats
12:54 Luxury items
13:26 Would we live here
15:22 Buy us a coffee
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Welcome❤love watching your vlog ! Have fun in the Philippines 🇵🇭
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing the journey. 👏🏻👏🏻
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Our pleasure
You guys have been so helpful and informative, I've watched every camotes video you guys uploaded. So excited for my trip this January!
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
You are going to love it
Informative video, I'm glad I've found your channel!
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Thank you
Thank you for this video we are looking into going to camotes island in November. We have started a vlog also .Love the mango juice and Fry's 😅We have subscribed
@BryanDiscoversWorld
Күн бұрын
Good luck!! You will love Camotes
You guys are making me happy here in the US with your videos. I will watch all your vlogs. Happy and safe travels..
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
So sweet you guys 🥰 I felt like I've been tour in my own country 😁 haven't been there yet but thank you for giving a lot of details, seems it's a nice, peaceful and beautiful place 😍. I suggest visiting "Dumaguete especially in Valencia" so many good food choices, Sunday market, forest camp, falls and more. I bet you'll like it there too. People are also polite and gentle and respectful. Must try 😊
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊We will check out you suggestion
I watched til' the end and enjoyed every minute of it. It's so clean and not too crowded. Beautiful island ❤️❤️❤️
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you
Camotes group of islands is a very beautiful and peaceful place to live. Food prices are very affordable. You can buy fresh seafood at affordable prices too.
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
It is very beautiful and cheap
Really beautiful views, friendly folk and a peaceful place to live. Lots of interesting information and thanks for the laughter 😂
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
It is great, thanks
Definitely, I can❣️
@BryanDiscoversWorld
3 ай бұрын
awesome
I really loved this location
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Me too
❤ im sold, im going there! 😎
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
totally worth it
Nice adventure keep safe happy and healthy
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
thank you
It's beautiful and peace full nice place to
@BryanDiscoversWorld
2 ай бұрын
it is
What a beautiful place 👍
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
It really is!
Yes sir camotes island is the nice place to retire.
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
You got that right! Thank you
That's my Island so proud of it,clean and peaceful
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
it is great
I may come and visit that island
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
It is worth it
Iloilo's "Dinagyang Festival" will be January next year.. 😃
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Sounds great! we will check it out
Thats a perfect place to retire sir... Beautiful Camotes island!🇵🇭
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
it is beautiful
Its a nice place to live.
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
It really is!
😂😂😂 injoy ma'am Sir explore the Philippines ❤❤❤🇵🇭
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
thank you we will
wow! a place like that is good for retirees. like part of cebu there are many foreigners who spend their retirement …❤️
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
it is a great place
Nice that you brought your mother on board to reside in the Philippines
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
haha
You have found a gem place... enjoy your life in Camotes and invite your YT friends to camotes.
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, I will
Camotes Islands has 3 major Islands and 1 Islet. I am local Camotes people, this is my hometown .. Thank you so much making video Sir. and I am baking Homemade German Bread and German meal in Cebu...Please allow me posting this. Thank you so much again and god bless you
@BryanDiscoversWorld
Ай бұрын
Thank you too! Camotes is a great place, good luck with your bread
Nice
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Thank you
Its easily to live here in the Philippines as a foreigner you can communicate easily to the locals and very cheap of basic necessity
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
you are right
Yes you can live in the Philippines ❤❤🇵🇭
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
awesome
I've been living in camotes 10 years great place to retire.
@BryanDiscoversWorld
5 ай бұрын
It seems like it
I've been looking for Japanese gold on Camotes and I didn't know they had any there. All I can find is the awful slaughter at the church right before the end of the war. My wife and I have property on Camotes, right buy a cave. We want to make a little tourist place. Glad you enjoyed it!
@BryanDiscoversWorld
Ай бұрын
Thanks, it was great. Good luck with your place
I live there in cabunga an san Francisco camotes Cebu
@BryanDiscoversWorld
2 ай бұрын
it is a great place
I hope you try to visit tagaytay and baguio its a cold place
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
I will look into it
yes its more than enough for basic necessity, buy dont just live in a motel room it is costly
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
yes, better to buy
Hi the wife and i are wanting to make the move there , was wondering how much you would reccomend for our nest egg
@BryanDiscoversWorld
5 ай бұрын
for me it would be about 10k, and 2k per month
I want to retire in Camotes island beach side. ❤
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
It is great,
like seeing couple like u in ph
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
If it's Cebu it must be beautiful
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
It really is
What about mauritius? Aren't you guys going back to mauritius?
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
We will,
think it 10 times before making a decision to retire. it may not be your lifestyle, you get excited maybe because of the weather and cheap peso against the US dollar. it's ok if you got business earning good money you can live in a beautiful place with servants. it's good for a short holiday not a long one.
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
so true, better to look around and find the perfect place
35x 30 = ?? Covert to piso ?? Of course 1000 dollars you can live not only camotes island . ( camotes island is not cheap to live )
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
yes for 2
As a foreigner, you cannot buy/own land in your own name. You can own a condo, though.
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Ok, great, thanks for the info
It is not 35 dollors a day !! U rent motorbike 500 pesos Very cheape accomdatio 1,500 ?? Your food is not 100 pesos per meals .
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
motor bike was 300 not every day, rent was 800 on the beach and at the lake it was 650
Is there 7-Eleven in Camotes?
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
no, but there are other great shops
Please visit Baler mwuah mwuah tsup tsup
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
ok
wooooooow only in philiphines
@BryanDiscoversWorld
5 ай бұрын
for sure
35 dollars a day no way I have lived in this country for 40 yrs the Philippines is expensive compared to other Asian countries good luck
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
so far it is cheap for us
The Philippines laws allow foreigners to purchase and own a condominium unit.
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Ok, thanks for the info
@tessmartinez9446
6 ай бұрын
But not land. Foreigners cannot buy and own land legally.
35 is big enough to have a decent life in Camotes
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
I think so
Oh no don't use public wifi
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
ok, thanks
Your video is beautiful but cutting every second is not for me
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
Thank, most of our video are slower paced,
I'm from USA , lived there all my life..... but to be frank, I can't understand your language 😂😂😂
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
We are from Africa
Using the Philippines flag on your videos is total disrespect of the flag here, and will get you 12 months in prison, and up to a 50,000 peso fine. Even government departments are not allowed to use the flag on their department badge, and foreigners are not even allowed to touch the flag here in the Philippines.
@BryanDiscoversWorld
6 ай бұрын
ok thanks
@ameliaricafort5556
6 ай бұрын
I didn't see a Philippine flag in his video, blind.
@janrevmax8185
6 ай бұрын
Not true
@donlen7199
6 ай бұрын
Not true a lot of vloggers using it as thumbnail so I don’t know where you get that idea
@rainierpresley3086
6 ай бұрын
LOSER..IDIOT