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Estimate of Utility Bills...

by ruthtoal@eircom.net Not current for 2003...

Due Every Other Month For Arnona, Sewage and Water Bill: 365 shekels ARNONA bill (paid every 2-months) 120 shekels SEWAGE bill (paid every 2-months) 192 shekels WATER bill (paid every 2-months) Estimated Total:  677 NIS The Arnona + Sewage + Water come together on one bill --- due every other month. Payable to the City of Beit Shemesh. Due Dates:  June 5th, Aug. 5, Oct. 5th, Dec. 5th, Feb. 5th, and April 5th. Failure to pay will result in the cut-off of water supply. Electricity & Water are precious resources in Israel. Therefore, they are expensive. It is sound advice for anyone moving to Israel to be frugal in their use of both electricity and water. Otherwise, these bills will be high. Monthly (shekels) For Other Bills: 100 shekels VAD HaBeit is due every month on the 1st. 200 shekels ELECTRIC bill comes due every 2-months. The apt is heated by a mobile electric radiator heater and a mobile, fuel-generated heater (which produces a wonderful cozy warmth very quickly). Due Dates:  June 24th, Aug. 24th, Oct. 24th, Dec. 24th, Feb. 24th, April 24th. Electricity & Water are precious resources in Israel. Therefore, they are expensive. It is sound advice for anyone moving to Israel to be frugal in their use of both electricity and water. Otherwise, these bills will be high. Up To You! PHONE...   Your Options: (1) rent a cell phone: Contact Global Phones at 1-800-243-444, or visit www.gcellular.com. They rent phones for use in Israel and for use in USA. This is just a good lead, not an endorsement. (2) buy a cell phone (3) install your own line in your own name: easy to do & often available on a discount. Phone charges in Israel are something that can quickly accumulate. Therefore, it is sound advice for anyone moving to Israel to rely on their own phone connection. Regretably, offering the amenity of an existing phone service has been discontinued due to abuse of the privilege. 50 shekels GAS bill comes due every 2-months. Due Dates:   in the odd month from all the other bills: July 25th, Sept. 25th, Nov. 25th, Jan. 25th, Mar. 25th, and May 25th. 100 shekels GARDENER once a month.     788 Shekels for TOTAL Monthly Utility Expenses     (Approximately USD $165)       Currency Convertors   Bank of Israel - In Hebrew: www.bankisrael.gov.il/BANK-bin/heb.shearim.pl Bank of Israel - In English: www.bankisrael.gov.il/BANK-bin/eng.shearim.pl   Historical Exchange Rates - An Example: www.bankisrael.gov.il/BANK-bin/eng.shearim.pl?dday=27&dmon=05&dyear=2001   Convertor #2 - Multi-lingual Currency Converter: www.oanda.com/convert/classic   Convertor #2 - Traveler's Currency Cheat Sheet: www.oanda.com/convert/cheatsheet