My wife and I live in a very small flat in London (Islington) and just moved here three weeks ago. We pay 100 pounds a month in council taxes, about 20 pounds for phone, and our semi-annual water bill was 140 pounds for six months. We havent received a gas bill yet. Our electric bill is unusual: we have a pay-as-you go plan. Our electric meter has a little electronic gizmo that you top-up at newsagent stands. It had 15 pounds when we arrived in late August; as of this morning it still had 9 pounds remaining even after using power-hungry items like washer/dryer, fridge, computer, TV, water heater, vacuum, etc.!