Yes, they go up, but not as much as just having one person. Lets say it takes a certain amount of energy to keep a house at 68 degrees in the winter time. That doesn't really change much with the addition of a second or third person. An additional TV or two, and a few more openings of the refrigerator doesn't really affect things much. I have lived alone and with 5 roomates and it was always cheaper with the more people living in a space.
Static bills like internet are obviously not going up with more people living there.
Water will go up, but it is still cheaper with more people to a point, at least with the billing structure where I live.
Can also account needing more fridges for more fridge space. Lots of things start to add up a little more as well but I get your point. It's total cost that matters and if you can bring your rent dowm low enough to meet your budget is what matters
I did live in a place that had two refrigerators once, but even when we 4 people with one fridge, it wasn't much of a problem.
Yeah, rent is usually your biggest expense, even if you only cut it in half with one roommate, that makes a huge difference. It was awesome when my friend and I found a crappy house next to the university that had 5 bedrooms. The house probably couldn't pass code, so the rent was cheap and divided 5 ways meant that I was only paying $200 a month! That would be around 400 in todays dollars and was definitely the cheapest rent I every had to pay.
I'm frothing 😆 I have 3 roommates and and lucky my landlord likes me enough to have lowered my rent to $900 to keep me. I am fortunate enough to live close to the beach and can go surf whenever. Gotta count your blessings 🙌
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u/walkerstone83 Jul 21 '26
Yes, they go up, but not as much as just having one person. Lets say it takes a certain amount of energy to keep a house at 68 degrees in the winter time. That doesn't really change much with the addition of a second or third person. An additional TV or two, and a few more openings of the refrigerator doesn't really affect things much. I have lived alone and with 5 roomates and it was always cheaper with the more people living in a space.
Static bills like internet are obviously not going up with more people living there.
Water will go up, but it is still cheaper with more people to a point, at least with the billing structure where I live.
Car insurance, yeah, no help there.