Is it expensive to pay 20,000 yen a month for water? I'm curious about how much it costs for one daily bath and laundry, so I investigated!

While many people are worried about their monthly expenses, Along with electricity and gas bills, water bills account for a large proportion of the bills 。 Even if you think you have to save water, it's hard to save money because you don't know how much is the standard...... There are many people who think that.

So this time, I would like to take a look at whether a house with a water bill of 20,000 yen a month is expensive or cheap. How much does it cost to take a bath or do laundry? If you understand this, you will naturally be able to use water carefully.

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Is it expensive to pay 20,000 yen a month for water?

It is collectively called "water bill" because: It is the sum of "water supply charge" and "sewerage fee" 。 Since meter readings are carried out once every two months, there are many cases where billing is made at the same time for two months.

In addition, the water bill is determined by the local government in each region. Therefore, the fee is different from that of neighboring prefectures...... There are also cases where this is the case.

According to "New Electric Power Net", which investigates the market and economic trends of electricity and other products, the average water bill by household size seems to be the following figure.

In other words, if you pay a water bill of 20,000 yen once every two months, the monthly water bill is 10,000 yen. Compared to the average for households with more than 6 people, it can be said that it is a little expensive 。

In addition, the method of calculating the fee is different for water supply and sewerage charges. Compared to sewer charges, which charge only for the amount of water flowed, The water supply fee is calculated by "basic charge + pay-as-you-go charge" 。 Even if you don't use even 1㎥ in a month, you still have to pay the basic fee.

Here, I compared the water and sewage rates in the 23 wards of Tokyo with the water and sewage charges in Nagano Prefecture, where I live.

In Tokyo, the basic fee is low and the pay-as-you-go fee is high. In Nagano Prefecture, the basic fee is set high. You can see that.

 　

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I'm curious about how much it costs for one daily bath and laundry, so I investigated!

Next, let's take a look at the one-time charges for "bathing" and "laundry" that use a lot of water to save on your monthly water bill.

First of all, in the case of "bath", The amount of hot water that can be stored in the bathtub is about 200 liters 。 In this case, the fee is said to be about 30 ~ 35 yen, and if you accumulate hot water in the bathtub every day for 1 month and 31 days 35×31=1,085 yen It comes to.

In addition, if you continue to turn on the shower for 20 minutes at the maximum volume of water, you will consume about 200 liters of hot water. If you take this into account, the price of a bath for one month is 1,085×2 = 2,170 yen It comes to.

Add to this the cost of gas and electricity, which are actually used to boil water, and you can finally take a warm bath. If you have a large family, you will be charged for the shower for the number of people, so let's look at it as a "fee per person".

If you're thinking about saving, Other than rinsing off the foam, turn off the shower or take a half-body bath instead of up to your shoulders It would be good to devise something like this.

In addition, in the case of a washing machine, the water bill varies depending on the size and manufacturer. It depends on the amount of laundry you put in, but " Looop Denki Let's take a look at the formula for calculating water bills.

You can see that the drum type is slightly cheaper, the water bill is cheaper. It differs by about 13 yen at one time, so it is about 400 yen cheaper in one month 。 Since the price of the main unit is high, it seems that it can be said that the drum type will save money.

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Summary

This time, we investigated whether the water bill is "20,000 yen per month" is high or low, and how much is charged for one bath and laundry. At most, the average water bill is about 5,000 yen per month, and if it is more, it seems to be a good idea to review whether there are any areas where you are overspending. Check your local water bill and check the amount of water used and the estimated amount of charges 。