davesmithsrm

Hello All

I have been working in belgium for 6 months and have now officially been offered a contract here as an ex-pat being paid from the UK subsidary.

I am in the process of calculating things out to see if it is financially viable to up sticks and transfer 100% (my house sold yesterday) and think i have covered most items, but i would be interested to find out if anyone has any idea of average utility costs per month such as water, gas, electricity...

I am currently budgeting on similar figures to the UK for these - can anyone give me some pointers ?

Ray51

For 2 ( not energy-conscious ) adults in a large apartment in good area of Bru :
- Electricity & Gas : E94 p.m.;
- Cable internet : E40 p.m. incl.modem hire;
- Average charges ( building ) : E150 p.m. for lift , cleaning , refuse , cable TV etc;
- extra water bills ( annually ) : around E200 ;
glass of Jupiler/Stella/Leffe/Hoegarden : E1.50-E2.00;
- Parking Fine ( expired pay'n'display ) : E14;
- Petrol : a murder !
Cheers , mate !