Utilities ! Is singapore really that expensive???

[evehow]

Households are taking in supply at low tension (LT).  LT tariffs are typically higher than high tension (6.6 kV and above) due to losses, etc.  Also, the tariff being paid by households is a "bundled" one in that it actually contains several components, such as use-of-systems, etc.

You can see the different tariff structures at Singapore Power's website.  These are currently regulated tariffs.  However, some major HT consumers are already purchasing from private retailers at much better rates.

[Sparky]

Makanaka:-
PC's are hard, yes Powersupply is 350W however this is a max usage, they will vary depending on power saving options, ie screen & Hard disk shutoff
therefore max power (excl monitor) .350KW/h *0.1651 ($/KW/H) = $0.058 per hour
$0.058 *24hours*30 Days = $41.76 per month
Again to stress this is MAX not typical

[canadaian]

the most important thing is to look for a breezy and cool appartment without using the air-con. Then you will be happy and will always have the options to swithching on the aircon at night. We have been here for 2 yrs and utility costs for a 3+1 is ~150/month when using air-con in the bedroom at night.

You will notice that looking for a low floor condo (below tree level) will give you noise reduction and much cooler than a high-rise.

good luck in your search. It's the best time to rent now... we just moved to a new place and rent came off about 30-40% in the past 2yrs on new private condos in prime spots. Be patient and negotiate hard.

[Horsesh*t]

CK,

Good stuff, but you missed out on my refrigerator, microwave oven and capuccino machine - appliances I can't do without. And what's that "sophisticated toilet seat" for?  

397.9 kWh/yr of standby consumption for an SG home is a wee bit modest, imo. Perhaps, the SG power company has an average number posted somewhere. The california average is 565.8 kWh/yr or 9% of 6287 kWh/yr (PG&E 1995). That was 1995. It's much higher now. Of course, CA is different from SG in that the heating furnace alone consumes about 132 kWh/yr on standby. Much of the energy drain here is due to furnace inefficiency. Nevertheless, the UC Berkeley study points out that standby power consumption of household appliances poses a significant (9%) wastage of energy.

So, who says "off" appliances consume 0 Watt? Don't wish to be nit picky but assumptions are not facts.  

Here are my reference materials:
http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~rael/rossmeiernaples.pdf
http://www.picotech.com/applications/energy.html
http://www.conceptsandchallenges.com/3edcnc/3edcnc_t/phys/phys_electricity_t.html