Cost of Living in 1 bed room flat

[Malty]

For gas, electric, water, TV licence, council tax etc. Anyone live on their own and can give me some rough estimates on what they pay each month?

I'm a high electricity user and thinking of going all electric as rarely use the gas.

 

[Chris in London]

Eldest has just moved into own flat. prices down here may not be that helpful, but for her when she was doing her sums she reckoned it will work out at around 100 per month all in.

 

[TCIB]

375 if your not arsed about a recent refurb, 350 if your eagle eyed for a good one in that price range.

 

[JMCFC]

I ended up paying about £50 a month electricity, £20 a month gas, £40 a month water although as I didn't have a meter that was much higher than I actually used. Then £35 for internet including the line rental. Council tax depends on the band but you get a 25% discount for single occupancy, shouldn't be more than £75 a month or so.

That was the average October-April just gone, but was a 3 bed semi not a flat. From when I lived in a flat in town it wasn't wildly different to that though

 

[Malty]

Thanks guys.

 

[Deleted member 52846]

Food is the big killer on the monthly wage.

I went to the shop before to get a few bits and spent nearly 40 nicker.

 

[Frank the Yank]

Three fifty/month thats not horrible at all. What would a one bedroom flat cost to buy??? Maybe one very near to Manchester center and one in a decent area a little way from town???

 

[law74]

Food is the big killer on the monthly wage.

I went to the shop before to get a few bits and spent nearly 40 nicker.

I went on Friday to do the "big shop" for the month, £218.98 (though 3 cases of Bow, and bottle of Vodka, and a couple of cooking utensils were included in that, now all I have to buy each week is two two litre bottles of milk and a loaf.

 

[didactic]

For gas, electric, water, TV licence, council tax etc. Anyone live on their own and can give me some rough estimates on what they pay each month?

I'm a high electricity user and thinking of going all electric as rarely use the gas.

£350 - £450 depends this is not including rent but covers everything including Sky and mobile.

 

[ob]

In London in one bedroom flat near Croydon and my bills are roughly a grand a month, I include mobile in that

£700 rent
£85 council tax
£51 gas
£19 electric
£36 water
£120 travel to work
£35 mobile
£33 Virgin media
£7 mobile and laptop insurance

 

[tidyman]

In London in one bedroom flat near Croydon and my bills are roughly a grand a month, I include mobile in that

£700 rent

Fuck me OB. Is that flat in one of those royal castles you do work for?

 

[ob]

In London in one bedroom flat near Croydon and my bills are roughly a grand a month, I include mobile in that

£700 rent

Fuck me OB. Is that flat in one of those royal castles you do work for?

LOL mate one bedroom flat, been in it 5 years and only had one increase in that time from 650 to 700

 

[ianw16]

For gas, electric, water, TV licence, council tax etc. Anyone live on their own and can give me some rough estimates on what they pay each month?

I'm a high electricity user and thinking of going all electric as rarely use the gas.

Make sure you get a meter you can pay quarterly on, rather than a key meter. Or that the landlord doesn't mind if you change the meter over if it is a key meter. Costs bout £50 down here in Bournemouth to change over. TV is about £12 mth I think. Council tax will vary depending on area. Maybe £50-£60 mth.

 

[Ste1969]

In London in one bedroom flat near Croydon and my bills are roughly a grand a month, I include mobile in that

£700 rent
£85 council tax
£51 gas
£19 electric
£36 water
£120 travel to work
£35 mobile
£33 Virgin media
£7 mobile and laptop insurance

Only £19 a month for electric? What do you use candles.

 

[Malty]

In London in one bedroom flat near Croydon and my bills are roughly a grand a month, I include mobile in that

£700 rent
£85 council tax
£51 gas
£19 electric
£36 water
£120 travel to work
£35 mobile
£33 Virgin media
£7 mobile and laptop insurance

Only £19 a month for electric? What do you use candles.

lol

he probably is not at home most of the day.

 

[ob]

Lol out for 12 hours, couple hours tv or on PC in evening that's bout it, heating n cooker use gas

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

For gas, electric, water, TV licence, council tax etc. Anyone live on their own and can give me some rough estimates on what they pay each month?

I'm a high electricity user and thinking of going all electric as rarely use the gas.

£350 - £450 depends this is not including rent but covers everything including Sky and mobile.

I think you need to get on confused.com or something then because I dont spend that much on a 2 bedroom house and have full Sky and 50M Virgin Broadband