Utilities Bill
A friend of mine is moving out of her apartment. It’s a pretty big 1BR apartment with backyard access. The rent is 1100 (heat, gas, electric not included). How much should I expect to pay for each? (obviously its going to depend on my usage) But whats reasonable for a 1 BR so I can…
A friend of mine is moving out of her apartment. It’s a pretty big 1BR apartment with backyard access. The rent is 1100 (heat, gas, electric not included). How much should I expect to pay for each? (obviously its going to depend on my usage) But whats reasonable for a 1 BR so I can consider for my budget.
Oh man… I feel better about my electric usage now! I have been averaging about $50 this summer (with one A/C in my bedroom for the night and one fan in my living room)
I guess I’m a miser… even though it seems I leave my lights on all over by accident. I live in, without getting complicated, a 4-room 1-bed.
(I have 2 other rooms, but I don’t count them… or really use them… for various reasons)
The landlord has to provide cold water, but the tenant can pay for the gas to heat it. However, it would have to be on a separate meter, which not many places have. Is this a big apartment building or a multi-family house? I would be careful there — if it’s a two-family house, for example, he may just have the tenant paying to heat the whole building’s hot water, in exchange for a cheap rent. Definitely look closely into this.
For electric I just paid $165 for August where we used the two window air conditioners a lot in our big 1 bedroom (3rd fl. brownstone building with unshaded southern exposure).
When we aren’t using air conditioners, the bill runs about $60-75 a month. Over a year we probably average out to $100/mo.
Cooking gas runs us about $10-$15 a month.
We don’t pay heat.
I asked a similar question recently and got some good answers here:
http://bstoner.wpengine.com/forum/archives/2009/08/heathw_costs_in.php
I have 2 identical apartments – large w/ 2bedrooms, w/d, dw. In one the tenant’s bills last year were around $150 for elec & gas but in the other they were closer to $325. It really is so dependent on use.
we just got our electric bill from august, with the AC used about half the month, duplex, 2 bedroom. it was only about 120. i was kind of SHOCKED actually.
*rob*
so the landlord HAS TO provide the water? Even if its 3 family private home?
Water bill is ridiculous; I pay less than that for 2 apts. Also landlord must provide water.
Electricity is tricky; it’s a ground floor, yes? So some may keep 10 100w bulbs on whenever they’re home (and maybe keep the TV on for their dog when they leave). I use CFL’s and religiously turn off lights when I leave a room (and switch off power strips) so my non-summer bill for 3 floors is $85.
Back40-i know stuff isnt making sense. im going to speak with the landlord today..
150 A MONTH for water, for a 1-bedroom apartment?? Something is seriously wrong with that.