>The cost of food, and utilities is tied to usage so those costs don’t really change (fungible) based on where you live; but your accommodation does. It depend

>The cost of food, and utilities is tied to usage so those costs don’t really change (fungible) based on where you live; but your accommodation does. It depends on the utility. A larger home can mean increased costs for some utilities, such as those associated with heat and cooling. As an example, now that I am in a house, my electric bill is twice what it was when I was in a two-bedroom apartment, largely due to cooling costs. (The house is larger than the apartment.) Water and trash? About the same. Natural gas is slightly lower. (An actual meter versus a "formula" applied to all the apartments in the building.)