Calculate heating costs per square meter

What you need:

• Operating cost statement from the previous year
• or amount of monthly ancillary costs
• calculator

Heating costs per square meter - this is how you calculate them

1. To calculate the heating costs per square meter, you need the latest utility bill. If you don't have this at hand, the monthly amount is sufficient extra costs.
2. Use the heating costs stated on the utility bill for the calculation and divide them by the number of square meters of your living space. With 700 € annual heating costs and a living space of 40 m², i.e. 700/40, you receive 17.50 €.
3. Divide this value by 12, i.e. 17.50 / 12, you get the monthly heating costs for one square meter. In the example mentioned, this is around € 1.46.
4. If you only have the monthly ancillary costs available for the calculation, you can still estimate the amount. On average, around a third of the additional costs are incurred by the
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5. Therefore, first divide the monthly ancillary costs by 3.


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6. You divide the result again by the number of square meters to obtain an approximate value.

Save on heating - tips

• Make sure that the room is properly ventilated and that the heaters do not continue to run.
• Check doors and regularly window. If the seals are porous or have slipped out of the guide, cold air penetrates permanently and the heating costs per square meter rise without your apartment actually being warm.
• When looking for a new apartment, keep in mind that while high ceilings are beautiful, they also require more frequent and intense heating.
• Do not cover your radiators at the top and also place them furniture not too close to it, this would dampen the heating effect.