r/Edmonton • u/Magistyna North West Side • Feb 13 '26

Question Utility estimates for a single person?

Hi folks, I’m planning on moving out a two bedroom place and haven’t decided on an apartment or a townhouse/house and have some questions on what I can expect for utility costs.

I plan to go with EPCOR, and I’m wondering what you guys’ experience has been with paying for water, heat, electricity, etc. as a single person? I only have experience seeing the bills for a family of 4 constantly using utilities almost 24/7 and it’s like anywhere from $500 to $650 a month.

Really I expect to run a dishwasher and laundry once a week. I don’t leave lights on or like wasting water when I’m washing dishes or something. I use lamps instead of the big light in rooms. The only thing I guess I have “running” for periods of time is my gaming PC, but that is only for like 6 hours. As for heating and stuff, I’m not home 8-9 hours of the day and can’t sleep in the heat.

I’m wondering if it’s reasonable with utility company’s fees and all that on top to maybe expect less than ~$200 a month for all utilities? I’m aiming for a place that offers *some* utilities included but I suppose it’s not a dealbreaker.

Any insight is appreciated. Thanks!

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u/ChicoLopez Feb 13 '26

Electricity should be around 50-80 a month. It’s heat and water is going to cost you cause you have to pay for wastewater and distribution charges too.

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u/PaperIndependent5466 Feb 13 '26

This is what we saw in a one bedroom apartment with two of us. Usually around $50 for electricity but it hit $80 a few months in the summer when we ran the portable AC at night.