Living on your own....

[z28dreams]

So,

I made a post a while ago about what people thought about living on your own vs. having roomies.

I think I may give this a try in 2-3 months when my lease expires, but I'm still concerned a little bit about the expense.

Can anyone out there give me a rough idea of what utilities run you for a 1-bedroom place?

(power, water, gas, cable/internet, etc).

FWIW I'm in the DC metro area, so if you have any good recommendations on places to stay I'd be happy to look.

I currently pay only 550 in rent (4bed house) + utils, so probably something like 700ish a month total. It's not that I can't afford an expensive place, but more the fact that I don't want to blow thousands of extra dollars a year for no reason if I don't like it.

Any other thoughts on living by yourself would be appreciated - I've wanted to try this for a while but am not completely set on it yet.