Im wondering if an apartments rent is $700 a month,
and all I need to pay for is gas and electric, about how much
does that cost monthly? How much approx. should I add on th the $700?
Thanks
Well please someone a rough estamite… I live in St.Paul,MN
just regular city life…
Mid Night Club
April 2, 2010 at 2:56 am
depends on the apartment, their all different
hortmom121
April 2, 2010 at 3:55 am
That depends on a lot of variables: What’s the rate in your area (where are you?), how much gas and electric do you use, etc?
You might be able to talk to the utility company and see past activity for the apartment you’re looking at. That would give you an estimate.
Good luck!
jennifer R
April 2, 2010 at 4:11 am
well it really depends if you have a dryer or not for the gas bill…usually if you have a dryer it tends to be way more, or if you constantly have the heater on (since it is getting to those cold days) but if no dryer or heater is being used…lets say aprox. $15. not to bad…and electric bill..also depends on air conditioner….if your gunna have it on all the time or not…i use my ac lets say 8 hrs a week and the bill comes out to about $60-$100
like i said…it all depends on what you are going to be using
DeeRN
April 2, 2010 at 4:25 am
My sister pays about $140 a month for a small one bedroom apt on the first floor. Last February her gas and electric was a whopping $400!!! She has a lot of leaks though (getting that fixed next week). But for now, with “even-billing” from the gas/elec company, it’s about $138 a month. It will be less, hopefully after the leaks are taken care of, perhaps costing about $100.
Does it have an electric stove? Does it have central air or air conditioning? These things will affect the cost too. If you have air conditioning, and an electric stove, it will be about $48 dollars in the warmer weather, more if it is really hot. Same for the winter, her bills are higher in the winter because it gets cold here in Ohio, and not so hot to have to run the air all the time during the summer.
Also it depends on what floor the apartment is on. Second floor will be cheaper, because heat rises. Even better if the apartment has other apartments beside and below the one you’re looking at.
You can also call the gas/electric company and ask for an estimate on that apartment – as they will have that information in their system. They can give you a much better estimate on the cost, then we can – because the person living there before you had to pay for those things, so the company will have the best estimate for you.
Call the energy company serving your area, and give that address and apt number asking for an approximate cost. Good luck!
Dog Owner
April 2, 2010 at 4:28 am
When I lived in an apartment my light bill was around $100 a month. However, now that I bought my own home my last light bill was $50.
2 different companies though.
Some companies have a program where you can pay a set amount each month, you can check into that.
Also with apartments, you have to pay for your water. At the apartment my water bill was about $23 a month. Some apartments include water in the rent so you have to ask about that too.
Also I did NOT have a washer/dryer at my apartment, so if yours does that will cause your light bill to go up.