光熱費(こうねつひ)

Etymology

光(こう) (light) + 熱(ねつ) (heat) + 費(ひ) (expense): the cost of lighting and heating.

Types

• 電気代(でんきだい) (electricity bill)
• ガス代(だい) (gas bill)
• Strictly, the water bill (水道代(すいどうだい)) is separate; the term that includes it is 水道光熱費(すいどうこうねつひ), though everyday speech often folds water into 光熱費(こうねつひ).

Common collocations

• 光熱費(こうねつひ)を節約(せつやく)する (to save on utilities)
• 光熱費(こうねつひ)がかかる/かさむ (utilities cost/add up)
• 光熱費(こうねつひ)込(こ)み (utilities included, in rent listings)
• 光熱費(こうねつひ)別(べつ) (utilities not included)

Related words

• 生活費(せいかつひ) (living expenses)
• 固定費(こていひ) (fixed costs)
• 公共料金(こうきょうりょうきん) (public utility charges; broader, also covers water, phone, and similar fees)