WHAT $10 DOLLARS ($2000) GET YOU IN BOURDA MARKET? (2021) | COST OF LIVING IN

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  • Bourda Market Georgetown Guyana. What will $10 USD ($2000 GYD) get you in Bourda Market Georgetown Guyana. This is the cost of living and what I got in Bourda Guyana Market.
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  • @PhilipVlogsMD
    @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +10

    THANK YOU! For Watching,
    Leave a Comment and Let Me Know What You Think.

    • @EEGGTTV
      @EEGGTTV 2 роки тому +1

      I love it!!

  • @grovebai0723
    @grovebai0723 3 роки тому +10

    I'm glad a lot of people showcasing Guyana 🇬🇾 much respect from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Yes, Thank you Grove Bai, Big up yourself.

  • @errolfrancis5467
    @errolfrancis5467 3 роки тому +11

    Totally love this video. I am very impress with your shopping skills. You did a wonderful job.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Thank you Errol, I'm happy you enjoyed, Big up yourself.

  • @leilasimon6081
    @leilasimon6081 3 роки тому +5

    Boy I don't think I can live in any other country but Guyana. Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables!

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Yes, fruits and vegetables are in abundance here.

  • @gaitreesingh4092
    @gaitreesingh4092 3 роки тому +4

    Bora and potoroos + rice = 1 meal, Fried, Plantains = 1 snack, Banana =1 snack
    Apple =1 snack, Sapodilla =1 snack last for days :) all for under $10.00. So great job shopping.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Yes Gaitree, thank you for that. Big Up Yourself.

  • @linda77399
    @linda77399 3 роки тому +14

    I think you did good with shopping with $10.00. Here in America that would have cost $20.00. Some of the people saying Guyanese people is lazy guyana actually has more food today than they did in 80's. Things were so bad back then there was hardly any food and food was expensive because you had to buy black market prices because we couldn't get flour peas and other food items. I am happy to see so much food in guyana now. We as Guyanese needs to stop talking bad about our country and about our people.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you so much for sharing this Linda, Yes there was indeed a lot of food in the market. Big Up yourself.

    • @first100k3
      @first100k3 3 роки тому +2

      Wow Linda. Very positive attitude and great feelings for your country. I m not Guyanese but I like your attitude and love for your country.

    • @devbachu7072
      @devbachu7072 2 роки тому +2

      Guyense people not lazy the work very hard theres more lazy peoplw in Trunidas i am a trini

    • @slim9978
      @slim9978 Рік тому +1

      @@devbachu7072 I think one will see the negatives in there country

    • @slim9978
      @slim9978 Рік тому

      Their

  • @ITSME-qw5gz
    @ITSME-qw5gz 3 роки тому +4

    Guyana look very beautiful

  • @olivecosbert5437
    @olivecosbert5437 3 роки тому +7

    This video makes me yearn to be back in our beautiful country enjoying the healthy fresh foods.
    There is no place like home.😍

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Thank you Olive, Hope you get to come home soon, somethings you only get at home.

  • @bibirojan4117
    @bibirojan4117 3 роки тому +3

    Sapadilla leave to get yellow when soft then ready to eat milky sugary flavour delicious fruits .

  • @bibijaikaran1840
    @bibijaikaran1840 3 роки тому +4

    Nice video you get more stuff in Guyana for $10 bora alone is about 5 .99 a lb sometimes

  • @dianepersaud8348
    @dianepersaud8348 3 роки тому +8

    It is nasberry...in Jamaica. In Guyana it is sapodilla.

  • @sylmuntrarickbarranbasraj2569
    @sylmuntrarickbarranbasraj2569 3 роки тому +4

    Wow this is so inspiring to me, I've been living out of Guyana for over 35 years never return but I bought some Bora the other day for £ 3.75 a bundle ,oh Bwoy you did well with the shopping 👍thanks for the video & big up yourself

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you Sylmuntra, Thank you for sharing that and thanks for watching. Big up Yourself.

  • @johnnycrepaul547
    @johnnycrepaul547 3 роки тому +7

    That will be 45 dollar in the US. All the vegetables you buy is organic. Organic is very expensive in USA.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you. Wow it's better here then and organic is the best.

  • @DinaRadicaFilms
    @DinaRadicaFilms 3 роки тому +2

    Phillip I just added my Guyanese love. Don't be a stranger...Nice video.

  • @rdmusik7538
    @rdmusik7538 3 роки тому +2

    Love what you do bro..nice work 💪🏾

  • @johnnyh.9327
    @johnnyh.9327 Рік тому +2

    I saw you on Tania interview and decided to subscribe....Just love to support nonsense school kids... Keep up the good work youngman...make yourself and parents proud...🙏👑

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  Рік тому +1

      That's great I'm happy to have you. Thank you and big up yourself

  • @lauralowery4243
    @lauralowery4243 3 роки тому +2

    Definitely see how you guys struggle and I definitely see how your money does not go far enough to keep you guys fed properly or or well balanced I think you guys get ripped off

  • @carribgirl007
    @carribgirl007 2 роки тому +3

    Beautiful video of my beautiful country. Thank you for supporting the market and each vendor. I love how you ask them how the market been so far❤️🙏

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  2 роки тому

      Yes thank you I'm happy you enjoyed the video

  • @dhanrajmohan701
    @dhanrajmohan701 3 роки тому +3

    Public comments. Fresh vegetables and fruits natural and pure is the best way forward for healing and heathy life.

  • @Paula-lu6ke
    @Paula-lu6ke 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for doing this video, this is helpful for my next visit.

  • @taramattieramdawar932
    @taramattieramdawar932 3 роки тому +4

    That fruit is sappodila when it ripe burst it and you will eat the inside okay I love your video it’s very interesting keep it going bye

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Thank you Taramattie, I enjoyed the fruits. Big up yourself

  • @dhanrajmohan701
    @dhanrajmohan701 3 роки тому +5

    Public comments. Beautiful Guyana amazing thanks for sharing your wonderful video my friend. Eating everything fresh is a blessing. Beautiful 😍 I love Guyana

  • @awestorygatmelody9515
    @awestorygatmelody9515 3 роки тому +3

    Philip , I love this. Keep dem coming!

  • @shellb9842
    @shellb9842 3 роки тому +2

    My favorite thing about GT.. the markets..

  • @bushman.22
    @bushman.22 3 роки тому +2

    Nice bro i learned alot concerning prices in your country , nice vlog.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you bro, Happy you did. Big Up Yourself.

  • @johnnycrepaul547
    @johnnycrepaul547 3 роки тому +4

    I love the music in the background. Guyana number one.

  • @leilasimon6081
    @leilasimon6081 3 роки тому +8

    Love how u editing improving!

  • @stevek5264
    @stevek5264 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the video brother it's been over 35 years I did not see bourda Market💚💚😊👍

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Your welcome steve happy I was able to show u

  • @leilasimon6081
    @leilasimon6081 3 роки тому +6

    Next video should be Stabroek market! Keep dem videos coming boi!

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you Ms.Simon, Ill see what I can do. Thank you for the request.

    • @luxurydoll3193
      @luxurydoll3193 3 роки тому +4

      Be very careful at the market with your camera

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +2

      @@luxurydoll3193 Thank You, for that.

    • @first100k3
      @first100k3 3 роки тому

      @@PhilipVlogsMD is it that bad in Guyana to go out with Camra?

  • @vake506
    @vake506 3 роки тому +4

    I think you got a good buy at the market. 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

  • @roadcoadog
    @roadcoadog 3 роки тому +5

    It is Naseberry, you have to put it in raw rice for a few days, make sure it's not visible, within 4/5 days you GOOD. i bought some on Liberty Ave in NY, $9,99 lb They never got ripe, i guess it was too green, after like 9days garbage .

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +2

      Oh sorry about that, I never know about the rice technique Thank you. It was ripe within days on its own out in the open.

    • @first100k3
      @first100k3 3 роки тому +1

      Hi King, you know this world is very small. I live close to liberty ave. 😂

    • @roadcoadog
      @roadcoadog 3 роки тому +2

      @@first100k3 yea, years ago i lived on 142 and Van Wyck.

    • @first100k3
      @first100k3 3 роки тому +1

      @@roadcoadog I m not Guyanese but I like Guyana and simple life of there. I like how women are doing small businesses.

  • @MAASAIWITHPASSPORT
    @MAASAIWITHPASSPORT Рік тому +1

    Keep grinding bro

  • @dhanrajmohan701
    @dhanrajmohan701 3 роки тому +3

    Public comments. We coming back to Guyana to live .

  • @indiansatram3974
    @indiansatram3974 3 роки тому +2

    Great video phillip...I love going BBC to market when I go to Suriname

  • @danroydsbarbadostravelvlog3057
    @danroydsbarbadostravelvlog3057 3 роки тому +3

    Nice video bro. Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching Danroyd, Big up yourself

  • @caribbeanliving8436
    @caribbeanliving8436 3 роки тому +2

    Lovely 😍

  • @hareshbrijaram7022
    @hareshbrijaram7022 3 роки тому +2

    Aw good buy that man! Nuff respect. 4.99 for One pound Bora in queens New York.

  • @kimberlynwallace2344
    @kimberlynwallace2344 3 роки тому +3

    You go bro 😍

  • @yvonneshillingford2387
    @yvonneshillingford2387 3 роки тому +3

    Hi Philip, I know you are a Jamaican I hear it in you voice,wa you a do a guyana? nice country na, I like the video nice.big up big up.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Yes Yvonne, Thank you and big up yourself to

  • @samadfarrouq5065
    @samadfarrouq5065 3 роки тому +2

    Considering the exchange you got a good deal

  • @greamegustave
    @greamegustave 3 роки тому +3

    Nice Philip, let's do this in parika too

  • @rakeshpersaud5885
    @rakeshpersaud5885 3 роки тому +2

    The name of that fruit is Sapodillas my friend

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you we call naseberry back in Ja

  • @momscandaytrade
    @momscandaytrade 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for shopping and showing us round. However I’ve purchased twice the amount for $2000. He said I’ve been on the expensive side and you got less for more.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Thanks and thanks for sharing that it was better for you

  • @terwandersingh3605
    @terwandersingh3605 3 роки тому +2

    Approximately the same for Rm 40.00 in Kuala Lumpur market Malaysia.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for sharing that Terwander

    • @terwandersingh3605
      @terwandersingh3605 3 роки тому +2

      @@PhilipVlogsMD Thanks for responding. I do find that the food served in Indian restaurants in Guyana is on the high side when compared to similar restaurants in Malaysia.
      I hope the oil discovered recently will improve living standards. Your total population is equal to three big housing settlements near Kuala Lumpur. I found all these when I surfed UA-cam.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      @@terwandersingh3605 Thank you for sharing, I hope for the best.

  • @bissoon4435
    @bissoon4435 3 роки тому +3

    Great content, try shopping at the back of stabroek market, you Will get more Stuff for 2000.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you and thanks for the tip Bissoon, Big up

  • @dianepersaud8348
    @dianepersaud8348 3 роки тому +5

    I think the prices were reasonable...all the stuff for 10.00 US. You got quite a few different stuff to feed one person and more.
    That amount of bora is at least 4.00 here, the nasberry at least 4.00 , so that's already 8.00 US. Only 2.00 left over. That's only for 2 items.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Wow, thank you Diane, so compared to US Bourda would be better buy.

    • @ianbynoe6515
      @ianbynoe6515 3 роки тому

      Diane, we have to stop pegging things to the USA. Foodstuff in Guyana used to be dog-cheap. How are poor Guyanese going to eat well with those high prices? People in Guyana don't earn US dollars. Something has to be done about this high cost of living. So stop peddling nonsense.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      @@ianbynoe6515 Compare to US where she live to is fine, it would be cheaper. But yes it may not be that way for everyday Guyanese.

    • @dianepersaud8348
      @dianepersaud8348 3 роки тому +1

      @@ianbynoe6515 I stand by my opinion, you have yours.

    • @dianepersaud8348
      @dianepersaud8348 3 роки тому +1

      @@PhilipVlogsMD Phillip I did not say it is cheaper here, it is more expensive. Even people here complain about the prices.

  • @rauldeonarain8377
    @rauldeonarain8377 3 роки тому +3

    hey try shopping yours greens next to bounty super market...

  • @sherryannskitchen2545
    @sherryannskitchen2545 3 роки тому +3

    Our country is beautiful

  • @3kprogression609
    @3kprogression609 3 роки тому +2

    #3kprogression was ere bro🤜🏾. Hope you are doing well.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you, I'm good and hope you are well and staying safe bro.

  • @peterbeckles7709
    @peterbeckles7709 3 роки тому +3

    like your video lol stay cool

  • @fayrain8422
    @fayrain8422 3 роки тому +2

    Thank. You. For. Sharing... Stay. Safe.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you Fay, Stay safe

    • @fayrain8422
      @fayrain8422 3 роки тому +1

      @@PhilipVlogsMD You. Are. Welcome..Stay. Safe... You. Do. A. Wonderful. Job.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      @@fayrain8422 Thanks Much, Big up

    • @sandrasingh3219
      @sandrasingh3219 3 роки тому +2

      @@PhilipVlogsMD good buy

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      @@sandrasingh3219 Thank you

  • @triciabristol6952
    @triciabristol6952 3 роки тому +2

    That's a hundred dollar portion bora.

  • @caribbeanliving8436
    @caribbeanliving8436 3 роки тому +3

    New subscriber here 🥰

  • @shortbosscomedy1772
    @shortbosscomedy1772 3 роки тому +5

    U get nuff greens and things fi 2000 Dallas boara cheap tho and it nuff

  • @sandraali5570
    @sandraali5570 3 роки тому +4

    that "few" market stuff is tooo expensive. in TRINIDAD that would cost HALF that $$.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Wow, Thank you for sharing that Sandra.

  • @TheMegaVoter
    @TheMegaVoter 3 роки тому +2

    Sapodilla needs to be ripened. Leave them in a paper bag. In 3 or 4 days they will become soft and ripe.

  • @Duncan20
    @Duncan20 2 роки тому +2

    I remember eating star apple until my lips stuck together. Lil boy days 😂

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  2 роки тому +1

      😄 I know what you talking about, sounds like u ate alot

  • @annrajkumar
    @annrajkumar 3 роки тому +3

    Looks like sapodilla

  • @johnnyh.9327
    @johnnyh.9327 Рік тому

    I have been to Trinidad @ Tobago and the market there is very organized and clean...the little i see of the Guyanese market seems also very clear...Well all the market I have been to in Jamaica is a mess...

  • @tarusqueen7634
    @tarusqueen7634 4 місяці тому +1

    I will say u did well with the shopping..n u get a lots if item for 2000

  • @diane84
    @diane84 2 роки тому +2

    Phillip we need a update of this video especially now everything is expensive

  • @devbachu7072
    @devbachu7072 2 роки тому +3

    I like u veideo bro

  • @slim9978
    @slim9978 3 роки тому +3

    I wanted to visit Guyana any recommendations

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      I haven't been much of the places but I think, Blue lake in Linden, Essequibo islands, Bartica, and of course Kaieteur Falls would be great adventures for you to enjoy.

  • @mojob-s1976
    @mojob-s1976 3 роки тому +3

    Nice vlog. I am not a market person. How do you compare the market in Guyana and Jamaica. I went to the market when I was in Bay. I have been to the market in Rosinol. Market are not for me. You did well with your $2000. It was nice for you to enquiry how the vendors were doing.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +2

      Yea, Thank you man. The prices are better back home in the market than Bourda. After going market for a while, you get more familiar with system. Big up.

    • @mojob-s1976
      @mojob-s1976 3 роки тому +2

      @@PhilipVlogsMD I am a female. It a pet name my colleagues gave me. 😄 I get it alot, thinking I am a man. Big up yourself Phillip. 👍🏾

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +2

      @@mojob-s1976 Oh my 😄 I'm sorry, but now I know Ms.

    • @3kprogression609
      @3kprogression609 3 роки тому +2

      God is with you bro. Stay safe during the #plandemic.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      @@3kprogression609 Yea man you too bro

  • @sibinibholanat8013
    @sibinibholanat8013 3 роки тому +3

    That is less money; than you will spend in the u.s.a.
    It is worth the $10:00 u.s an more❣❣❣

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому

      Thank you for sharing that Sibini. Big Up

  • @ianbynoe6515
    @ianbynoe6515 3 роки тому +3

    Food stuff has gotten so expensive in Guyana, l can't believe it. The people in Guyana hardly farm anymore. A set of lazy people living there now, what a shame. Vendors use to give thyme away and other stuff for free. What a shame, to see what this country has become. People, go back to the land and start farming again, politicians are destroying Guyana, look how they have the country. Anyway, your food looks good, big up!

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you, Seems your days were better Ian.

    • @ianbynoe6515
      @ianbynoe6515 3 роки тому +1

      @@PhilipVlogsMD, yep, my time was better. Guyana was the cheapest in the Caribbean. It's sad to see how we have regressed.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +1

      @@ianbynoe6515 Can only imagine

  • @jevinharris9479
    @jevinharris9479 3 роки тому +3

    what camera do you use for vlogging.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +2

      I use GoPro Hero 5 but, I would recommend Hero 7 or higher.

  • @aliciaclarke9379
    @aliciaclarke9379 3 роки тому +4

    Prices are outrageous, cheaper here in Canada. Banana here is .56 cents a lb

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +2

      Wow, thanks for the feedback Alicia.

    • @aliciaclarke9379
      @aliciaclarke9379 3 роки тому +2

      I think they increased the price for you, I experience this all the time when I go home to visit.

    • @mojob-s1976
      @mojob-s1976 3 роки тому +2

      @@aliciaclarke9379 I thought that also. I try not to speak, because once the British accent comes out, prices go up. It happens alot. I think that why I prefer supermarket where items are priced.

    • @aliciaclarke9379
      @aliciaclarke9379 3 роки тому +1

      Always good to go with a local resident.

  • @canaldabebyheloyse9537
    @canaldabebyheloyse9537 Рік тому +2

    I am so curious to know other cultures.
    Incrible your country. my dream is in Guyana

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  Рік тому

      Nice Daniel happy to share with u......not my home country thou

  • @leilasimon6081
    @leilasimon6081 3 роки тому +6

    Allow the sapodillas to ripe before u eat it.

  • @pattisheldon753
    @pattisheldon753 Рік тому +2

    You got a meal for $10 of healthy fresh food. Good job if you are vegetarian.

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  Рік тому

      Fresh indeed, not vegetarian but thank you, Sheldon

  • @charliechetram4137
    @charliechetram4137 2 роки тому +1

    Good deal

  • @kapildeendyal7460
    @kapildeendyal7460 3 роки тому +2

    They fruits call sapadalla bud

  • @naddiasanichara3863
    @naddiasanichara3863 3 роки тому +3

    Fruit have to ripe first boy

  • @charliechetram4137
    @charliechetram4137 2 роки тому +1

    The sapodilla alone in ny is 10 $

  • @quincysthillaire
    @quincysthillaire 2 роки тому +2

    Cheap compare to the us. But expensive for the locals.

  • @rajwilliams7859
    @rajwilliams7859 Рік тому +2

    This is sapodila...same as Neesbury

  • @Candaicelovesjesus
    @Candaicelovesjesus 3 роки тому +3

    Hmmmm. Are you living in Guyana 🇬🇾?

  • @gavingooding9504
    @gavingooding9504 Рік тому +1

    you are Jamaican or Guyanese

  • @juliusmcbean1611
    @juliusmcbean1611 3 роки тому +2

    Bourda market is cheaper

  • @clouds5927
    @clouds5927 3 роки тому +1

    🔊🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

  • @ITSME-qw5gz
    @ITSME-qw5gz 3 роки тому +1

    ard

  • @rakeshpersaud5885
    @rakeshpersaud5885 3 роки тому +2

    You get robbed blind in daylight my friend...Love from New York ❤

    • @PhilipVlogsMD
      @PhilipVlogsMD  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you for sharing bro, but I don't think so. It could be better thou

    • @adrianbristol4392
      @adrianbristol4392 3 роки тому

      ppl get Rob everywhere around the world, not only Guyana so stop with ur negativity

    • @toniart9325
      @toniart9325 Рік тому

      ​@@adrianbristol4392 i am jamaican and i agree

  • @fiftyfifty7435
    @fiftyfifty7435 3 роки тому +1

    PHILIP stop playin di fool and pot a mask on yo face.

  • @chandraseedial3571
    @chandraseedial3571 3 роки тому +1

    You too cheap You all going to know now how poor people are suffering in Guyana Some markets 2 thousand dollars for a pound of celery! Are we getting enough money to buy vegetables in our own country? One bolanger for 2 hundred dollars! What a shame!!