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[orokliniservices]

why have you started like 10 threads on this same subject... again.. we live here, we know how much it costs to live.. if you don't belive us, stop asking and come see for yourself.. i'm getting tired of seeing the same messages over and over and over on here..

[devil]

OK, let's analyse electricity bills. My fixed charges are £4.71 + 0.71 VAT = £5.42, without any consumption, per 2-month period. It is claimed that electricity + gas costs £5/month. That leaves £4.58 for electric consumption + gas. Let's say 50-50 for electricity and gas, so that leaves £2.29 for the electricity. The latest electricity cost at the lowest tariff is 6.3046 c/kWh + VAT + renewables charges = a tad over 7.25 c/kWh. That allows 31.5 kWh to be consumed per 2-month period or 15.8 kWh/month. A small fridge consumes ~0.8 kWh/day or ~25 kWh/month, so you don't have a fridge. A TV on for, say, 3 h/day consumes 0.75 kWh/day or 22½ kWh/month, so you don't use a TV. Perhaps a 100 W light bulb on for 5 h/day? That would consume just 15 kWh, so that would leave you nothing over for hot water in the winter, boiling a kettle for a cuppa, microwaving your meal, charging the battery of your phone or laptop.

I'll grant you we have an all electric house (no gas). Want to know how much my last 2-month bill was? £430.39 or £215/ month. OK this was exceptionally high, as it was over the coldest months and £323.30 of this was for the low-tariff storage heating, but that still leaves £107 or £53/month for ordinary living, incl. hot water when the sun wasn't shining, TV, cooking (incl. for visitors for a week over Christmas), computers, clothes and dish washing and all the usual household activities - and we have economy bulbs everywhere and some of our appliances are economy types, as well.

So £5/month for all your energy costs? Sorry, I do not believe you. The only economy you make is with the truth.

[lev]

solar batteries ... but they cost too much so even an amortised deduction will be more than 5cyp/m ... perhaps 5 cyp/m for a maid to clean them up

[Bill]

why have you started like 10 threads on this same subject... again.. we live here, we know how much it costs to live.. if you don't belive us, stop asking and come see for yourself.. i'm getting tired of seeing the same messages over and over and over on here..

I fully agree with you orokliniservices and is the reason I haven't replied before to this particular post as it's basically a repeat of all his previous posts.

I always advise people thinking of moving permanently to Cyprus to do lot's of research before making that all important move .

But as far as this guy is concerned he's only moving over for the summer so I don't see what his problems are -- if it doesn't work out he can go back to the UK.

As for his parents claim of £5 a month electric and gas -- well that's unbelievable -- the standing charge alone is roughly £5 each every two months for water and electric plus council tax ( mines £60 per year ) plus communal charge if living in a flat of £10 per month or more ( mostly much more ) and that's before you switch on a light bulb or flush the toilet.

As I said in a previous post GROOSTER-- cut the crap out -- listen to what you have been told by those who actually live in Cyprus -- stop making repeat threads on the same subject and get your arse over to Cyprus and give it a try -- unlike those that come over on a permanent basis at least you have the benefit of being able to return without to many problems .

But bring more than £400 with you --

I would be really happy if I could be in Cyprus right now

Bill