3 bedroom town house 1400 sq ft Mortgage 1500.00 per month plus 350.00 HOA dues.
Utilities: 120.00 per month in winter, 80.00 per month in summer
phone service: 125.00 for 2 cell phones and a landline
cable tv: 75.00 for premium HD satellite.
food: probably 300.00 to 400.00 per month plus eating out another 300.00 or so.
healthcare 350.00 plus copays of 20.00 if you go to the doctor.
Insurance, life car home 100.00 per month.
Transportation: 80.00 per month for gas, 25. per year for car registration, my car is payed off so no car payment otherwise add another 150.00 to 250.00 per month for that
This is divided between 2 persons, 1 person pays 1/3 of mortgage the other 2/3.
So I come up with 1585.00 per month, not including credit card payments or entertainment expenses. Granted cable tv is alot of your entertainment in this lifestyle.

Rent: 1,565/month- I live downtown and have a 2 bedroom, 2 bath poolside apt.

Utilities: 100/month- this is for energy and garbage

Food: 400/month

Healthcare: no cost- this is covered by my company