How much is typical utilty @ berkeley apts?

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<p>Me and my roommate are looking for apartments and some say that tenants have to pay for electric/water, etc. I'm not sure how much this factors in for our monthly bills, can anyone give a rough estimate for a 2br apt?</p>

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<p>i’d say around 40 per person. that will vary depending on your internet plan, if you get cable, etc.</p>

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<p>I think the essentials would be:
Internet
Gas
Electricity
Water
Garbage.</p>

<p>Estimate? </p>

<p>And by 40 per person so did you take into account it’s two of us or the usage per person?</p>

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<p>for most places, water and garbage are included. so then it’s just PG&E and internet. I don’t really understand your last question, but considering it’s a two bedroom with two people, and that you’ll be getting an internet plan better than the lowest speed (which is super slow by the way)…yeah about 40 bucks per person.</p>

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<p>DD’s half of PG&E runs about $15 a month and her half of the cable internet is about $20. She doesn’t have cable tv.</p>

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<p>Who’s DD? o.O</p>

<p>Thanks for the info.</p>

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<p>The landlord pays water and garbage.</p>

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<p>dear daughter</p>

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<p>So how much is a decent apartment including rent and utilities? What’s the best value? Dorm, single apartment, 2 person two bedroom apartment, 3 person apartment etc…Would $800/month be good enough to live comfortably? Either for a regular single apartment or having 1 or 2 other roommates who all pay $800 or so each</p>

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<p>There seems to be quite a range. DD’s apartment is relatively large and one mile from the RSF with 2BR’s and 2 baths for $1650/mo. (We measured from the RSF because most of her classes seem to be near there.) She has two friends who pay $1400 for a 1BR near Gourmet Ghetto. I’m pretty sure her BF pays a lot less–don’t know how much but he shares a room in a large house further from campus. Generally, the dorms are expensive.</p>

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<p>… Still have no idea what or who dear daughter is… is it your daughter??? why are you saying dear daughter??</p>

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<p>My PG&E runs about $20 a month, for two people, that’s gas and electric. Usually water/garbage are paid for. Internet is another $30/mo.</p>

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<p>DD or Dear Daughter is referring to her daughter. It’s forum lingo, get with it.</p>

<p>On-topic: I have a house with 4 other people. I’d say we pay about $50 a month. But that includes $16 for gardening. So basically ~$34 for internet, PG&E, and water.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the answers</p>