NYC- How much do utilities cost

Can some of you guys let me know what you pay.

For a 2-3 bedroom apartment, I know there is no single answer but what price range should I expect to be paying for utilities, cable, wireless, etc.

Thanks

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Cubs24Can some of you guys let me know what you pay.

For a 2-3 bedroom apartment, I know there is no single answer but what price range should I expect to be paying for utilities, cable, wireless, etc.

Thanks

Elec: $40/BR Cable + Internet + Taxes = $70/mo Wireless: Free (bring your own wireless router...) Gas: $20/BR
 

my building includes water, gas, heat, and central air conditioning. i've heard that its standard for these to be included (maybe not central air) in New York

 

Water and Heat are free in NYC; the landlord is legally required to provide them. Gas can go either way; my previous building didn't include gas, but my current one does (I assume that's because there is no gas meter hooked up to my individual unit).

Central air is also a toss-up (many buildings don't have it).

 
RicketsWater and Heat are free in NYC; the landlord is legally required to provide them. Gas can go either way; my previous building didn't include gas, but my current one does (I assume that's because there is no gas meter hooked up to my individual unit).

Central air is also a toss-up (many buildings don't have it).

The majority of NYC buildings don't have central air, they expect you to have window units (increasing your elec bill). If you're looking at a building with central air, chances are you're not concerned about marginal utility bill costs.
 

i'm not a big energy user.

i pay 40 or so a month for electricity. 120 or so for cable and internet 40 for cell phone.

and there you have it.

 
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Even most of the news places have the air con that's not a wall unit, but it's not central either. It's built into the apartment, but you'll have one per room. I live in a new construction building in Manhattan and I had never seen air con like that before. But they suck. Nowhere nearly as efficient as central air. My place is very energy efficient (didn't turn on the heat once this winter), but really hot in the summer. So for a 2 bedroom I was paying almost $200/mo for electricity in the summer. And get used to shitty utilities in NYC. For being one of the biggest cities in the world I'm blown away by how far behind the times it is. My internet and cable service (Time Warner) is the worst I have ever seen. Painful...

 

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