Hey Diospyros,
I am obviously not the right person to give advice, but after doing some on-line research, I came up with the following info:
It depends whether you're single or not (I'm married, so living with roommates is out of the question. Furthermore, it turns out that there's a pretty long waitinglist for family housing on-campus, so we'll probably have to find an apartment off campus - $$$). As the uni is located in the NW area of town, it looks like that's the most convenient area to live in (On the other hand, 1-2 bedroom apartments cost about 1000$ per month!! whereas in other areas rent can be much cheaper).
As for bills, food etc, I have no idea.