What is the Cost of Water in Cape Town? How is water billed in Cape Town? What is the average water bill in cape town? How do I save money on my water bill? Our Water Utility Specialists have the answers to your questions.
Kiloliters are the standard unit used for billing water consumption.
(1 Kilolitre = 1000 litres).
The total number of kiloliters (1kL) consumed during a specific billing period (usually one month) determines the Rand value charged for each unit in a Body Corporate or Sectional Title Scheme.
What is the Cost of a Kilolitre of Water in Cape Town?
For consumption between 1 6 and 10 kilolitres per month, Cape Town will charge you R20. 75 per kilolitre. That charge goes up the more you use thanks to consumption brackets.
What is the Average Cost of a Water Bill in Cape Town?
Cape Town City’s water costs on average 4 cents per litre. As a comparison, Bottled water bought at a supermarket on average costs R13.
Based on the first 10 500 litres of water used, the average water bill in Cape Town will be R411.99 on the no-restriction, water-wise tariff.
What is the Cost of a Kilolitre of Water in South Africa?
On average, the consumption of up to 200 kilolitres in South Africa costs R44. 97 per kilolitre per month and consumption exceeding 200 kilolitres in South Africa costs R47 per kilolitre per month.
Cape Town’s water, therefore, cost quite a bit more than the rest of the country.
What is the Average Water Consumption per Household in South Africa?
237 litres/person/day
Generally, the average water consumption in South Africa is 237 litres/person/day (l/c/d).
How Many Litres of Water Does a Family of Four Use?
Research has shown that high-income households tend to consume 250 litres (per head and above) and sometimes as high as 600 litres. Many, lower LSM, homes use as little as 40 litres per person per day.
How Can I Save Money on My Water Bill?
Reducing your operating costs is one of the many benefits of smart water meters.
Automated billing functions and the ability to track consumption in real time help organisations drastically reduce operating costs.
Property owners can monitor their usage and prevent high bills from damaging relationships with tenants.
Smart water meters will also ensure that unit owners in sectional title schemes never pay more or less than their fair share of the total bulk water meter reconciliation.
