Why do people move to Manila?

"Foreigners mainly move to Manila because of the low living costs and the fact that many people in the Philippines speak English. Beside that people generally are friendly," said a member in Manila, Philippines.

SJB Global
Connect

SJB-Global is a top-rated financial advisory firm specializing in expat financial advice worldwide, offering retirement planning & tax-efficient solutions with a regressive fee model. Our clients benefit from their country’s most favorable tax environment by utilizing the efficient investment vehicles we offer. Our commitment to quality service is reflected in our stellar reviews, with over 300 testimonials boasting 95% five-star ratings.

Click connect to have our partner contact you via e-mail and/or phone.

SJB Global

SJB-Global is a top-rated financial advisory firm specializing in expat financial advice worldwide, offering retirement planning & tax-efficient solutions with a regressive fee model. Our clients benefit from their country’s most favorable tax environment by utilizing the efficient investment vehicles we offer. Our commitment to quality service is reflected in our stellar reviews, with over 300 testimonials boasting 95% five-star ratings.
Connect

Click connect to have our partner contact you via e-mail and/or phone.

"It's all about your individual point of view, your perspective, the pluses and minuses of areas and what do you want: Manila Greenbelt, is where my wife and I live, we walk across the street and walk right into Greenbelt. Note: Ayala condos and shopping centers are 100% better than Mega World. Compared to where we lived in US things are cheaper than US, English is spoken more here than elsewhere, multiple foreigners which we like, great access to shopping, jump on a plane $250 2 tickets round trip and in less than an hour you can go anywhere in the Philippines and enjoy pristine waters. It depends on your budget. We considered Iloilo but I was the only foreigner and little to no English is spoken by the locals, Iloilo will be the hot spot but that is about 15 years away, best airport in the Philippines I'll bet. Cebu is a little tired we thought but you are closer to that pristine water. Family in Gensan but so little government $ flows down there, so nothing going on there. Tagaytay, Mt Taal had a chance of being a future nice place to live if more money was stuck into the area, cooler and close to Manila but that all disappeared when Mt Taal erupted a couple years ago. Again, it's all about your perspective," remarked another expat who made the move to Philippines.