How do bills work in Paralives?

Utility bills arrive once a week on . Electricity and water are usage-based: the bill reflects what was actually running. Municipal taxes are 5% of your lot's value. You have hours to pay each bill.

What's the most expensive utility in Paralives?

Hot water, by a wide margin. An hour of showering or bathing costs around $39, while running a major appliance for an hour costs about $1.20 and lights cost mere cents. If bills hurt, shorten the showers first.

What benefits can I receive?

Child Allowance pays $200 to households with children, and Unemployment Benefits pay $100 when nobody in the household has a job. Both arrive automatically, no application needed.

What happens if I don't pay a bill?

Each bill has a -hour payment deadline, and payment takes hours to process. Don't let it slip: unpaid bills get your electricity and water cut off until you settle all accounts.

Paralives Economy Guide

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Economy

every bill, every paradime — What life in Paralives actually costs: how bills arrive, what an hour of showering does to your water bill, which benefits pay out automatically, and how salaries climb from $250 to $2,100 a day. (Eyebrow: Game Guide · Economy)

How Bills Work

Utility bills land once a week on . From the moment a bill arrives you have hours to pay it, and payment takes hours to go through, so don't leave it to the last minute. (Eyebrow: BILLING; tagline: "the weekly rhythm". Stat tiles: Billing day, Payment deadline, Processing time — values from R2 economy cross-refs.)

What Things Actually Cost

Computed from the game's own usage rates: this is how fast each kind of object burns paradimes while it's running. Hot water is by far the biggest drain, electricity is almost an afterthought by comparison. (Eyebrow: REAL COSTS; tagline: "per hour of use")

What Things Actually Cost (per-hour rates from R2 economy data)

Heavy water use

showers, baths — /hour

Light water use

sinks and taps — /hour

Major appliances

stove, washer and other big machines — /hour

Electronics

TV, computer and similar devices — /hour

Lights

every lamp left on — /hour

Power generation

objects that feed power back — +/hour

What does a shower cost?

A 20-minute hot shower runs through about liters of water, roughly on 's bill. Long baths and showers are the single biggest thing you can cut when money is tight.

Bills & Taxes

(Eyebrow: EXPENSES; tagline: "the cost of living")

Bills & Taxes (rates from R2 economy data)

Electricity

Charged at per kilowatt-hour and billed every days. What you pay depends entirely on what's running, see the real costs above.

Water

Every liter that flows costs , billed every days. Showers and baths dominate this bill; sinks barely register.

Municipal Taxes

5% of your lot's total value, charged every days. The fancier your home and furniture, the bigger this bill, building modestly keeps it down.

Benefits & Income

(Eyebrow: INCOME; tagline: "safety nets")

Benefits & Income

Child Allowance

Your household automatically receives $200 for having children, no application, no conditions.

Unemployment Benefits

If nobody in the household has a job, $100 arrives automatically to keep you afloat.

Services

(Eyebrow: SERVICES; tagline: "outsource the chores")

Services

Daycare

Daycare is billed per child for the time they spend there, about per hour per child. Handy on work days, expensive as a habit.

Daycare Transport

A flat per trip when your child is picked up from a different lot.

Career Perks

Some career unlockables change your household finances directly: bonuses add money on top of your salary, while training programs cost money for as long as they run. (Eyebrow: CAREER PERKS; tagline: "payday modifiers". Two lists — Bonuses and Paid trainings — with names and amounts from R2 economy data, not extractable statically. Note under trainings: "Trainings are an investment: you pay while they're active, in exchange for the skill or behaviour boost they grant.")

Salary Ranges

Salaries are paid per workday, and every rank adds a bonus on top. Entry-level studio jobs start at $250 base pay a day, while the corporate ladder tops out at $2,100 for the CEO chair. (Tagline: "lowest to highest". Full table Career / Company / $ per day comes from R2 salaryRanges data — .)

Economy FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do bills work in Paralives?
Utility bills arrive once a week on . Electricity and water are usage-based: the bill reflects what was actually running. Municipal taxes are 5% of your lot's value. You have hours to pay each bill.
What's the most expensive utility in Paralives?
Hot water, by a wide margin. An hour of showering or bathing costs around $39, while running a major appliance for an hour costs about $1.20 and lights cost mere cents. If bills hurt, shorten the showers first.
What benefits can I receive?
Child Allowance pays $200 to households with children, and Unemployment Benefits pay $100 when nobody in the household has a job. Both arrive automatically, no application needed.
What happens if I don't pay a bill?
Each bill has a -hour payment deadline, and payment takes hours to process. Don't let it slip: unpaid bills get your electricity and water cut off until you settle all accounts.

Related guides: Careers (/careers) · Wants (/wants)