utility bills by province

[cyanmaple]

Hi guys

Winter is coming soon  I wonder how much I will have to fork out for heating and electrics....I assume is more costly in winnipeg than in vancouver

Anyone who went through a canadian winter please share details about costs   heating/electrics/water

thanks

[CPAMATRIX]

IF YOUR IN TORONTO OR ALBERTA
I KNOW YOUR HEAD IS GOING TO HURT YOU

UTILITIES ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN AVERAGE

[Derry]

Hi guys

Winter is coming soon  I wonder how much I will have to fork out for heating and electrics....I assume is more costly in winnipeg than in vancouver

Anyone who went through a canadian winter please share details about costs   heating/electrics/water

thanks

It wouldn't make much of a difference between Summers & Winters, 'coz either way u'd use the A/c, won't u? One - for cooling, while next - for heating.

Anyway Hydro has gone pricier, due to HST being added into your billing. Citizens r voicing their disgust/distress - let's wait & see if something better comes up. But, as of now, it's a killer - in any province.

[rubyalabar]

if you're going to rent an apartment, most include heat and water in the monthly rent so those two are covered. you only have to worry about electricity which won't change much since you don't use it for heating or AC.

[angelbrat]

I live in Vancouver, we have a 3 bedroom duplex, one bathroom, one kitchen, one sitting room.

Currently, our monthly living bills (gas, electricity, telephone, water, cable and internet, insurance, local taxes etc) come to a total of $600 in total.

We pay monthly, this spreads the cost of higher bills in the Winter and allows us to budget our monthly income.

[ozcan]

Wow. That's cheap. I just paid $645 for water alone, don't even want to mention other bills.

BTW, I live in Australia but thinking about moving to Canada in the next year or so.

[toby]

WHen I saw the monthly costs for utilities, they seemed high, so I went back to check my costs when I last lived in Canada (2003). If I deduct property taxes (a high $6000 per year), utilities cost an average of $230 per month back then.  I was heating and cooling a rather large house then.

So, have utility costs  risen that much in the intervening 7 years?

[Indigo]

*Bump*

We (Waterloo, Ontario) have 2-monthly Hydro bills, they go from $175 in Summer to $565 in Winter. So it looks like heating costst us a lot!
We use a mobile airco unit in Summer.
Our landlord put in new windows this Summer, I'm hoping they help to isolate the place and reduce the hydro bills a bit.
Seriously, this costs an arm and a leg in Winter!
I'm glad at least water is included in our lease ($700, 1 brm apartment).

[Canooknic]

We're in Alberta, and have only been here since May but we are currently paying around $70 each for electric & gas.
My sister (in a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath house) was paying on average about $160 each per month last winter

[Baloo]

Ottawa IRO $175 to $200 per 2 month billing period.


Hydro companies often show you your energy consumption on their web sites.
Check out lowfoot.com if you want to see energy savings. Provides incentives to save energy, and no fees.