Stephen Jones

What are the average costs of Gas, Water, Electricity, Phones, Broadband etc in NZ?

barnsleymat

Gas???? It only comes in bottles in NZ apart from a few places so people generally don't use it.

There's 2 of us in a medium sized house and we use about $4 to $5 a day.

Water prices depend on where in NZ you are I think, you don't get charged in most places. It's just included in your rates.

My iPhone contract was $90 a month but now over a year into the 2 year contract it's down to $45 a month. If you've got a mobile already you can get amazingly cheap deals with Skinny Mobile, there's a bit of a price war happened. $15 a month will get you plenty of data, minutes and texts.

Broadband isn't cheap. I bet most people pay around $100 a month but you can get better deals, it's getting a bit more competitive so prices are dropping.

A Rush And A Push

We don't have gas. Electricity - over the year it averages out to about $200 a month (family of 4)

We pay water rates, $50-60 a month.

Home phone (local calls are free) and 80gb of broadband costs us $85 a month. Prices for broadband are definitely coming down, a year or two ago we were paying the same amount and only getting 5gb. There are some deals for unlimited broadband now, it's a relatively new concept here.

Mobiles, I agree, if you have a phone you can get a package of what you need for $15 or $20 a month.

MrsFychan

gas we are getting through roughly a bottle month, we have our hot water on it. so that $98, plus $100 per year bottle hire.

electric in may was $135 but in June $260, we run 4 heat pumps and a biggish marine fish tank.

Orcon our phone and broadband in July was $140 but last month it went to $220 as went over the agreed limit, kids youtubing, and husband has applied a mobile plan onto it. not sure if the mobile plan will stay

LukeandJo

I would say about on a par with UK.
We in the past 2 yrs have not noticed any really difference either cheaper or more expensive.

moonie2011

We are on mains gas (one fire and hot water) and electric, our first month (winter) was $310 and this months $185

Internet and home phone is $100 month

No water bills, landlord pays it in the rates

Sky TV $50 month

Bought our mobiles over with us and its $19 month for data, phone calls and unlimited texts with Vodafone

We are family of 4 with two kids, who never turn off lights!!!
Hope that helps

RobClubley

Our mains gas bill is about $70 a month, electric about 110-200 depending on time of year.
Internet and phone about $110 for a big data cap. ($50 phone, rest internet)
Rates in Wellington city are $150 a month for us for a pretty average 3 bed house.

M_and_M

No mains gas.
Electric I pay around $130 a month.
Phone / broadband is $95 a month.
Water is included in rates. They are around $2000 a year in the city, $1000 a year in a rural location just outside the city.

That's all the bills!

I have a pay as u go mobile (which I use a LOT) on a Freebee data plan with Vodafone and I use no more than $20 a month, usually less!

pixiewink

We are in the middle of the South Island, are a family of 5, 3 teens who shower a lot

We have no gas

Electricity: 100yr old house insulated $200pm summer...$300-400pm winter...running 1 heat pump

Plus winter wood appx $180 a load...used appx 3 loads this winter which was mild...

Phone: includes broadband 40g $96pm - includes 1-2 calls to the uk

Water: included in rates...

Rates: $300 bi monthly

Hope that helps....

Tom1983

Average cost of gas is around $18-$26 depending on heatness of curry. Usually a chicken phaal can provide enough fire for a good days supply of gas

Electricity - our electric bills range from $95 in the summer to around $390 in the winter. It would be a lot lower if I could send the wife back to England for 3 months during the winter season.

We pay $129 a month for 40GB of Broadband and unlimited amount of International calls, we were with Telstra but all of a sudden got moved to Vodafone. Luckily for us, there was a huge cock up and we're getting international call rate for around $140 cheaper than we should

We have pay as you go mobiles - no point in having contract phones here, wouldn't get our monies worth

Mark Smith

[QUOTE] It would be a lot lower if I could send the wife back to England for 3 months during the winter season. [QUOTE]

Kin1of2

Our electric bill last month was $250 and we hardly had the heating on at all. I'd say it averages about $180 per month. We live in Auckland (don't know if that makes a difference). Don't pay water bills (we rent) and don't have gas.

MrsFychan

just got my monthly electric bill, $320.

M_and_M

[QUOTE=Mark Smith;10893629][QUOTE] It would be a lot lower if I could send the wife back to England for 3 months during the winter season. Hahaha my husband says the same about me!

M_and_M

Good grief! Paid mine today, $165