We just got our first whole month bill and for a courtyard villa it was $206. I think $71 for water, sewage, irrigation and garbage is pretty reasonable.
Our first electric bill was for only 3 weeks and was only $63. We were use to paying $240-$395 in Maryland for a 2200sf house. Here we have about half that, a 1157sf Woodlawn Savannah Series Villa but the masonary construction is very well insulated. They are solid poured walls, not even cider block. Even with 3 sliding glass doors we keep our air on 80 degrees and sometimes we have to turn the ceiling fans off because it's too cool.
The only complaint I have with our home is the garage is too small. I traded my Hyundai Santa Fe in for a Mazda 3 and I can still barely fit the car and golf cart together, and the Santa Fe was not a big SUV. If you're getting a CYV make sure you downsize your car if you don't want to park it in the driveway.
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