Do apartment rents include utilities or not? If not, how much do we usually pay for gas, water and electricity?
Prices quoted by real estate agencies exclude the cost of utilities. In addition to utilities, tenants need to add management and tax fees. Those fees are negotiable with the owners. They are usually around 30 Euros or 35 USD per month. Those fees exist in every property and are common to every apartment and such fees pay for maintenance and repair for water or gas leaks, electricity breakdown and other facilities problems; the management office will be there to fix your problem or find the best solution. No need to call any plumber or gas company, they will do the job for you. For utilities, you pay usually around 50 Euros or 65 USD all together. This is a monthly average based on a year. It depends of course of the number of people living in the house. Usually you will pay more money during winter and summer because it will be either very cold or very hot and heating or air-conditioning will be used. Paying utility bills is most easily done at any 24/7 convenient stores. Just go to K
