Expat retired to the Philippines - the most popular retirement locations

Now you have the choice to retire in the Philippines, the big question is - where? For those of you who are brought to a Filipina in the Philippines because of a personal relationship with the first one will be your first home, where he is. However, if your feet on the ground, or if you are not tied to a Filipina, you want to be examined carefully to give the pension situation in the country.

The 7 most commonElements of such a decision are:

1. Cost of living by location
2. The international airport accessibility
3. Health Care Accessibility
4. Nightlife - Gambling
5. Sports
6. Security
7. urban location, rural or village

Seniors tend to settle in one of the places described in the popular city, country, beach resort or mountain retreat:

More Cities Urban

The following sites high positive rate on the townItems 2-6 above:

1. Manila - the highest cost of living of all the places and the population over 10 million
2. Cebu City - very popular retirement haven, many beaches, the population of over 1 million, the capital of the Visayas islands in the middle of the country
3. Davao City - lower cost of living of the three, the population of 1.2 million, the city of Mindanao.

Rural Major Cities

These rural areas are missing in the city Urban comparison2 to 5, but at a high level

1. Butuan City - in the north of Mindanao, about 270,000 inhabitants, close to a famous surf spots Top
2. Tacloban City - the capital of Leyte area, population 180,000
3. Cagayan de Oro - City University, north of Mindanao, about 425 000 inhabitants
4. Puerto Princessa - the capital of Palawan, more distant, but the cleanest city in the Philippines, fast-growing tourism sector
5. Dumaguete City - the capital of the province of Negros Oriental, campus, manyyoung, fashionable, good nightlife.

Beach Resort Areas:

1. Boracay Island - many expatriate business management, as developed above Waikiki Beach and Miami, but one of the most beautiful islands in the world
2. Mactan Island - just a bridge away from the city of Cebu, numerous 5-star resort
3. Panglao Island - via a short bridge from the island of Bohol (near Cebu City) is famous for diving
4. Subic Bay - great diving area and population220,000
5. Puerto Galera - small population of 25,000, but hardly a haven for foreign pensioners to drink as many places on the north coast.

Mountain Retreat:

1. Baugh - Favorite ", away from heat, withdrawn, cold weather with lots of pine, the population of 200,000, 14,000 feet high, crowds of students
2. Tagaytay - hip popular haven for residents of Manila, at 6,000 meters, is a fresh break from the heat of Manila Population50,000