I had an apt. about 1.5-2yrs ago... and I was payin' about 421$ a mo. (845sq ft. 1bdrm/1bth) my elect. bill hovered around 23$-64$ ... water was incl w/ rent btw. cable-32..
I mostly used my cell for my home ph. since I was uhm.. single...and work had me away from "home" a lot...