declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote:
> Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:
> 
>>declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>Louise Bremner wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Atul <atulvp@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I intend to get a JOB in Japan and was looking for some basic
>>>>>information as approximate cost of living for cities such as Tokyo,
>>>>>Kawasaki.
>>>>>
>>>>>cost of Electricity bill, Water, LPG
>>>>
>>>>For a largish house with absolutely no insulation, we're paying
>>>>something like an average of Y20,000 a month *gulp* for electricity,
>>>>water, and mains gas (LPG is only out in the countryside).
>>>
>>>
>>>That isn't so bad though is it? For 2 people, especially if you cook
>>>and work mostly at home? My place (2 storey townhouse, way too big for
>>>me) runs at about 12,000 a month. Its the telecoms and fuel bills that
>>>bite the budget. The bar/cafe (smaller space than the house) is about
>>>32,000 a month, but there are a lot of energy hungry devices (beer
>>>servers, food storage etc) that can't be turned off.
>>
>>Lucky people. For gas and water, it's about 3000 guilders a month ...
>>about Y180,000. And that's in an environment that stays between 23 and
>>33 year round. Of course, the place is about 800 m2 (with 200 m2
>>air-conditioned), but I still think the proportion is heavily skewed
>>towards your side.
> 
> 
> Is that 800m2 the hotel or your house???
> 
I live in an old office on the ground floor. The 10 hotel rooms are 
air-conditioned, and are about 20m2 each (about 200m2 total), and the 
open areas are about 600m2. The open areas haven't got water, gas, and 
only a few lightbulbs for electrical consumption so they don't 
contribute much.

KWW