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[D.D.]

I wanted to ask people who cook a lot how much their gas bill is for a month.

I moved into a new place in October and I got a bill for 8000 for my gas for the first month. I was thinking that was strange because I only boil two eggs some mornings.

Just got another bill today for my second month and it is 46000. That would mean that it costs me 2000 an egg in gas.

My shower and floor work with the gas turned off so I assume that it is only my stove that uses gas. Is there something I am missing here?

[pkang0202]

You take cold showers? If you get hot water, your gas is heating it up.

Are you sure your floor heat is off? Even if it doesn't feel hot, it could be still be on.

[D.D.]

Is the floor heat run by gas or electricity?

[losing_touch]

It is run by gas.

[tzechuk]

Mostly run by gas, but there are places that are run by electricity.

[Ethan Allen Hawley]

If you live in an apartment-style building,
it could be that you're sharing the total cost of all the apartments' individual bills added to a total, and then divided down again as according to how many people occupy the place.
That's what I was told was happening where I lived last year.
I've probably missed some part of that whole equation.
I'm terrible at math and Korean language so if someone understands that whole system I'd love a few pointers too.

[sojourner1]

Ethan that's how it is. If you live in an apartment where many people with small children live, you're going to pay utilities at a level a family pays due to it being averaged or split up among you. This sucks, becuase a single person uses so little energy.

I'm single in an apartment where I'm not based on the neighbors with 2 kids energy usage who have a big SUV and a mailbox full of credit card bills. It's obvious they are consuming much more energy than I am.

I have a full American style stove/oven and use it every day. I cook most meals for myself instead of eating out. My gas runs around 10,000 to 30,000 per month. My heat is electric, but runs around 60,000 a month.

When I lived in a small villa apartment where the land lady lives in front, it was split up where the land lady charges you and I was paying 50,000 a month for gas and I only had a single burner while I ate out mostly. My utilities in that little apartment ran close to 200 per month and I had very little hot water and ondul floor heat. Many apartments suck for this very reason.

[Mochi]

My autumn bills were around 25,000 and now they are almost 70,000. My coworker told me that it's a little high, but not unreasonable. She also said that the meter-reading guy may not come regularly, so one month it might be low and the next you get clobbered. Make sure you always use the sleep button on your heater - it'll cut down the bill a little.

[Ethan Allen Hawley]