Sweating Through Bills: What My Last 8 Months in Nārāyanganj Actually Cost This Sleep-Deprived Dancer

so here's the tea about surviving in nārāyanganj-imagine trying to pirouette through monsoon humidity while paying bills.上床 every morning feels like waking up inside someone's humidifier, btw. moved here from dhaka six months back when our dance crew got a contract teaching workshops at community centers. everybody told me "oh expenses will be lower"-spoiler: kinda true, kinda not.

let's start with electricity becauseHart嘿 daily showers since ac? forget it without selling a kidney. my june bill was 2780 taka ($26) justto keep one old inverter wheezing. met this accountant dude at bambinji tea stall who broke it down:

> "yahan motaushol lokra air conditioner chalaile 4000角色的 taka lagbei-wire连接 theft er moto ain."

water comes suspiciously green sometimes but BNWASA charges nano-Taka: like 120 bucks monthly. internet's different-we paid 850 for 10 Mbps until those circuit guys near Chashara ruined the lines for 3 weeks straight. ended up squatting at Dhaka Glitch Café using their wifi.

iono folks warned me about rent being cheap-found a tiny box-room near Kadam Rasul darga for 6,500 taka ($60). landlord offered "vacancy special" which meant semi-working plumbing. neighborhood gossip? heard this gem while getting paan:

> "Arif Bhai's got three families paying separate electric meters in one flat-DEB's gonna clamp any day!"

transport burns cash faster than dance injuries. CNG autos charge 150 taka for 4 km if traffic near *Nārāyanganj Press Club gets jammed. when humidity hits 95% (today's vibe: coffeepot steam facial), just head toward Sonargaon or drive 40 minutes toward Dhaka's fancier studios.

monthly survival damage:
- electricity 3,200 taka (range: 2500-5000)
- water & gas 200 taka
- broadband 850 taka
- mobile data 300 taka
- transit scramble 1800 taka*

prithibi forums warned about sudden outages-can confirm. lost phone signal twice during torrential downpours that IA很未来知道 moet folks call "liquid sunshine." pro move? save receipts religiously like that freelancer from r/bangladesh suggested when fighting false water charges.
surviving here ain’t easy breezy but man-that view from the Sadarghat bridge at sunset? literally keeps my hips swaying through thrash payments.

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