Need advice on renting
My net income is 58k. Single. Never rented before and currently live in a family owned condo but I want my own living space for some flexibility
I'm eyeing a 17k / month 1br condo (33 sqm) in Mandaluyong which is a few mins walk away from work and it's fully furnished. Also close to MRT which is nice.
Here are some calcs for monthly recurring costs:
- 17k - rent (includes assoc dues)
- 5k - electricity + water (est based on where i currently live)
- 1k - wifi (work has wifi allowance so partly covered)
- 4k - some necessary subscriptions
- 8k - groceries (chicken breast, rice, vegetables, repeat lol and some other things)
So roughly speaking I would have about 23k leftover for whatever else I need which i think is pretty good?
But I'm not sure if I'm missing anything.
What do you guys think? Am I shooting too high here?
Posted Sep 5, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC
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