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cost of living

A collection of 30 Posts

Hanoi Cafés Are the New BGC for Filipino Freelancers Who Did the Math post image
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Hanoi Cafés Are the New BGC for Filipino Freelancers Who Did the Math

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by Carlo Cruz
The Balikbayan Box Got More Expensive While You Were in Dubai post image
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The Balikbayan Box Got More Expensive While You Were in Dubai

by Maria Garcia
Boholano Families in San Francisco Are Sending Kids Home for High School Because Tuition Beats Bay Area Rent post image
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Boholano Families in San Francisco Are Sending Kids Home for High School Because Tuition Beats Bay Area Rent

by Carlo Cruz
Balikbayans Came Home for Cheaper Rent. The Lease Wants Dollars Up Front. post image
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Balikbayans Came Home for Cheaper Rent. The Lease Wants Dollars Up Front.

by Miguel Torres
Cebu Sari-Sari Owners Took Their Inventory to Messenger When the Canned Goods Stopped Selling post image
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Cebu Sari-Sari Owners Took Their Inventory to Messenger When the Canned Goods Stopped Selling

by Maria Garcia
The Discharge Slip Comes Before the Meds Stabilize post image
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The Discharge Slip Comes Before the Meds Stabilize

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by Grace Flores
GrabMart Will Deliver One Sachet of Shampoo for Less Than the Sari-Sari Markup post image
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GrabMart Will Deliver One Sachet of Shampoo for Less Than the Sari-Sari Markup

by Maria Garcia
Cebu IT Park Landlords Rebranded Bunk Beds as 'Capsule Living' and Skipped the Boarding House Permit post image
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Cebu IT Park Landlords Rebranded Bunk Beds as 'Capsule Living' and Skipped the Boarding House Permit

by Miguel Torres
BGC Office Workers Are Lining Up at Halal Counters Because the Rice Meal Is Cheaper Than Mall Food post image
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BGC Office Workers Are Lining Up at Halal Counters Because the Rice Meal Is Cheaper Than Mall Food

by Carlo Cruz
Iloilo Therapists Charge Half Manila's Rate on Zoom. Your HMO Says They Don't Count. post image
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Iloilo Therapists Charge Half Manila's Rate on Zoom. Your HMO Says They Don't Count.

by Grace Flores
Diesel Went Up Again and Your Tricycle Driver Stopped Doing the Short Trips post image
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Diesel Went Up Again and Your Tricycle Driver Stopped Doing the Short Trips

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by Maria Garcia
Banh Mi Chains Are Multiplying in Makati. Filipino Sandwich Vendors Still Can't Make Mall Rent. post image
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Banh Mi Chains Are Multiplying in Makati. Filipino Sandwich Vendors Still Can't Make Mall Rent.

by Carlo Cruz