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  • 18-04-2010 6:55pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭


    Im looking at going renting. first time renter. im looking at renting an apartment. im making out a budget tonight and will be on a serious budget. i would like to get a rough estimate of what kind of bills may i face and a rough estimate of how much it will cost. im guessing esb, bins, oil and water bills. apartment does not come with a tv. may be s time before i get one. any help and advice to keep costs down would be much appreciate. thanks


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭Treehouse72


    I rent a 1 bed apartment. My total bills are:

    > NTL (basic TV package and broadband): €65pm
    > ESB: €60 - €150pm, so I budget for an average €100pm (I have no gas, so the ESB bill is for heating, water, lights, cooker etc). This is probably on the high side, but I like to be conservative. The monthly average is probably under that in actuality.
    > Bins: My landlord hasn't asked me for money for the bins - which I believe is up to the renter to pay - but it is, if I recall correctly, c. €120pa.
    > I don't have a landline phone.

    I like to keep my finances simple and I love the fact I only have these 2 bills a month coming through the door...:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭bladebrew


    im in a one bed aswell,
    my gas and electricity average around €80 each, thats for 2 months, it has gone up over €100 per 2 months in winter though,obviously the gas for heating is way lower in the summer,it is difficult to budget for this as it varies, my last bill for gas was €83 for 2 months,
    broadband is €20 per month,sky is around €26 per month,
    afaik its the landlords reponsibilty to pay for bins,


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭ilovesleep


    Thanks for this. i woud be very lucky if i was to get away with just an esb bill.


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