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A SEWA bill charges your consumption on the published slab rates, adds a fuel surcharge on each unit of electricity and water, and applies 5% VAT. Per-utility service charges and Sharjah Municipality charges – the sewage management fee on your water volume plus public hygiene – appear as separate lines, with the municipal fees outside VAT.

SEWA publishes 23 fils per kWh for the first 2,000 kWh, 28 fils for 2,001-4,000 kWh, 32 fils for 4,001-6,000 kWh and 38 fils above 6,000 kWh, plus a 6 fils per kWh surcharge. SEWA’s own energy calculator colour-codes these bands green, yellow, orange and red.

Water is billed per imperial gallon on three slabs: 3.5 fils for the first 6,000 gallons, 4.0 fils for 6,001-12,000 gallons and 4.6 fils above 12,000 gallons, plus a 0.5 fils per gallon surcharge. SEWA still uses gallons – one cubic metre is about 220 imperial gallons, so switch the water unit in the calculator if your meter reads m3.

Since 1 April 2025 SEWA has billed a sewage management service fee of 1.5 fils per gallon of water consumption – about AED 3.30 per cubic metre. It was introduced by a Sharjah Executive Council amendment to Council Decision No. 5 of 2013 and applies to expatriate accounts; all UAE nationals are exempt. The fee follows the water volume on your bill, so a leak or heavy irrigation shows up twice.

No. Sharjah does not add Dubai’s 5% housing fee to utility bills. Expat households in Sharjah pay the 1.5 fils per gallon sewage management fee instead, which is usually much smaller. Sharjah’s municipal tenancy charges are handled separately at contract registration, not on the monthly SEWA statement.

Yes – 5% VAT applies to the electricity, water and gas charges, including the fuel surcharges. The sewage management fee and the Sharjah Municipality charges are added outside VAT.

Only if your building is connected to the piped network. SEWA is the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority and meters natural gas on the same monthly statement. SEWA publishes no residential gas table, so enter the amount (or the units multiplied by the rate) from your own bill. Buildings on LPG cylinders have no gas line at all.

Air conditioning can push a household past 2,000 kWh, moving part of the usage into the 28, 32 and 38 fils slabs while the 6 fils surcharge applies to every extra unit. Water use and the sewage fee rise with irrigation and pool top-ups too. The slab breakdown in the result panel shows exactly where your usage sits.

The two emirates price utilities differently. Dubai bills water by the cubic metre and adds a 5% housing fee based on your annual rent; Sharjah bills water by the imperial gallon and adds the 1.5 fils per gallon sewage management fee instead. Electricity is slabbed in both emirates, but the rates and the fees around them are not the same. Run the same monthly usage through our DEWA bill calculator to see the difference for your property.