i'd like to find out the average cost of utilities per month for a landed property, 3 Bedrooms for
> Electricity
> Gas
> Water
others?
Thanks.


http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/ftopic63811.htmlrexwrx wrote:hi,
i'd like to find out the average cost of utilities per month for a landed property, 3 Bedrooms for
> Electricity
> Gas
> Water
others?
road.not.taken wrote:It's been debated before here on the forum (do a search) and you haven't provided enough information:
How many people live in the house?
Are there people home all day?
Square footage?
Air/cons?
Eat-in or eat-out?
Leave hot water heaters on all the time?
Shady & breezy or sunny & still?
Too many variables to answer accurately, unless you are interested in this kind of answer: $300 - $2500.
mrsfingers wrote:We are a couple with no children who have lived in 2 different 3 bed condos (1500-1800 sq m) over the last 2 years, over which our utility bills averaged $330 per month (range $220-420). Higher bills during hotter months and when we had visitors!
90%+ of the monthly bill is electricity, i.e. aircon. (Our first place did not get the afternoon sun so we used minimal AC during the day. However we have always used AC throughout the night in our bedroom. It's just too hot and sweaty otherwise!)
Water/sewage $30 per month
Gas: negligible. One bottle lasts for ages. In our last place we had citigas (inbuilt supply) - our gas bill was asbout $5 per month (and we cook a lot!).
cool thanks! what abt family size? was it family of 4 as well? 2 kids?beppi wrote:My post above was for a terrace house with tiny garden and four people living, both for the low and high bill I mentioned.
Our bills of below S$100/month (average) jumped up to over S$150/month when one of the house-mates started using the aircon in his room at night.
Girl_Next_Door wrote:Comparing a terrace house is a good start but it may not be entirely accurate.
The age and condition of the house you are staying will also play a factor. Some of the older terrace houses have very old air-con models that consume a substantially more electricity compared to newer models, even though the consumption is similar.
You may predict that you will use about 8 hours of air-con daily conservatively but the actual consumption will really depends on the actual temperature of Singapore. Last week, the temperature was as high as 35 degree before it start to rain these couple of days. I seriously doubt you can maintain 8 hours of air-con daily, especially when there are young kids.
The same goes for lights. Some houses have few but powerful lights, while there are some houses that have a few dozen spot lights in the house. I am staying in a 2-bedroom apartment and I have almost 30 different lights (including spot lights spread over living room and bedrooms).
Conservatively, you should budget $500-$800 for your first 2-3 months utility, and try to work your way down to conserving energy. My electrical bill used to be $400 but I managed to get it down to slightly below $200 nowadays.
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