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interestedinhanguk
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 Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:00 am Post subject: Who has the highest utilities bill? |
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Let's see who has the highest utility bill for last month respective to apartment size. It's hard to make a poll with all the possibilities. So, just right down your apartment situation (number of rooms, building type, and your bill). I'll start.
1 room (studio) officetel-205,320 won |
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murmanjake
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:29 am Post subject: |
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| ^That's what gave me the idea for this thread! Not fun for him. |
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murmanjake
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:38 am Post subject: |
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In a unique situation, staying in the apt. of a family friend of my hagwon boss, I pay a flat 30k a month for everything.
Slight loss of privacy at times, but damn it's cozy up here. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:08 am Post subject: |
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516,000................that's the total utilities bill that came in a few days ago....
That's for a 58 pyeong 3-bed high rise built only 2 years ago, but to terrible standards insulation-wise.....
For reasons best known to the designer of our apt, the cold north side of the apt has only single-windows, while the south side, which gets the sun all day, gets double-windows.
Anyway, I'm appalled at the cost of utilities for my apt. It all seems so expensive compared to the 21 pyeong 'villa' apt I used to live in which never cost me more than 80,000 per month. |
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Thiuda
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:50 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
516,000................that's the total utilities bill that came in a few days ago....
That's for a 58 pyeong 3-bed high rise built only 2 years ago, but to terrible standards insulation-wise.....
For reasons best known to the designer of our apt, the cold north side of the apt has only single-windows, while the south side, which gets the sun all day, gets double-windows.
Anyway, I'm appalled at the cost of utilities for my apt. It all seems so expensive compared to the 21 pyeong 'villa' apt I used to live in which never cost me more than 80,000 per month. |
I can commiserate. My bills for Jan hit W 720,000! 61 pyeong, 4 bedrooms and a wife that likes to keep the temp at toasty. It doesn't help that the windows seem to have been installed poorly. Additionally, did you know that the larger your apartment, the more electricity and gas cost? That is, per unit you pay less in a smaller apt and more in a larger apt. I guess it's analogous to having to pay more taxes on larger cars... |
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Vagabundo
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:06 am Post subject: |
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| Thiuda wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
516,000................that's the total utilities bill that came in a few days ago....
That's for a 58 pyeong 3-bed high rise built only 2 years ago, but to terrible standards insulation-wise.....
For reasons best known to the designer of our apt, the cold north side of the apt has only single-windows, while the south side, which gets the sun all day, gets double-windows.
Anyway, I'm appalled at the cost of utilities for my apt. It all seems so expensive compared to the 21 pyeong 'villa' apt I used to live in which never cost me more than 80,000 per month. |
I can commiserate. My bills for Jan hit W 720,000! 61 pyeong, 4 bedrooms and a wife that likes to keep the temp at toasty. It doesn't help that the windows seem to have been installed poorly. Additionally, did you know that the larger your apartment, the more electricity and gas cost? That is, per unit you pay less in a smaller apt and more in a larger apt. I guess it's analogous to having to pay more taxes on larger cars... |
boot the wife and the too big appt. They're clearly not worth it  |
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Thiuda
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Vagabundo wrote: |
| Thiuda wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
516,000................that's the total utilities bill that came in a few days ago....
That's for a 58 pyeong 3-bed high rise built only 2 years ago, but to terrible standards insulation-wise.....
For reasons best known to the designer of our apt, the cold north side of the apt has only single-windows, while the south side, which gets the sun all day, gets double-windows.
Anyway, I'm appalled at the cost of utilities for my apt. It all seems so expensive compared to the 21 pyeong 'villa' apt I used to live in which never cost me more than 80,000 per month. |
I can commiserate. My bills for Jan hit W 720,000! 61 pyeong, 4 bedrooms and a wife that likes to keep the temp at toasty. It doesn't help that the windows seem to have been installed poorly. Additionally, did you know that the larger your apartment, the more electricity and gas cost? That is, per unit you pay less in a smaller apt and more in a larger apt. I guess it's analogous to having to pay more taxes on larger cars... |
boot the wife and the too big appt. They're clearly not worth it |
And my three kids, 'cause they don't seem to comprehend the concept 'Save Energy by turning off lights when you leave a room'. |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Thiuda wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
516,000................that's the total utilities bill that came in a few days ago....
That's for a 58 pyeong 3-bed high rise built only 2 years ago, but to terrible standards insulation-wise.....
For reasons best known to the designer of our apt, the cold north side of the apt has only single-windows, while the south side, which gets the sun all day, gets double-windows.
Anyway, I'm appalled at the cost of utilities for my apt. It all seems so expensive compared to the 21 pyeong 'villa' apt I used to live in which never cost me more than 80,000 per month. |
I can commiserate. My bills for Jan hit W 720,000! 61 pyeong, 4 bedrooms and a wife that likes to keep the temp at toasty. It doesn't help that the windows seem to have been installed poorly. Additionally, did you know that the larger your apartment, the more electricity and gas cost? That is, per unit you pay less in a smaller apt and more in a larger apt. I guess it's analogous to having to pay more taxes on larger cars... |
Jesus, that's almost as much as my rent which my other Korean friends claim is "too expensive." |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Nevermind, I think people don't get the idea of this thread. |
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brier
Joined: 14 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Just paid about 330,000 for everything, including the apartment's kwalibi fee. Its a small 21 pyung place, with only about 17-18 pyung of real floor space. |
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