Expenses for housing maintenance and utility service in Vietnam
Costs for housing maintenance and utility service in Vietnam is the complex of services that a management company or a single manager is rendering in this compound. Such as cleaning the corridors, garbage disposal, security and ССTV, elevators, fire safety system, cosmetic renovation of the building. And as a rule, all apartments pay a monthly fixed payment, rather than calculated from the number of square meters.
Take for example an apartment building in the center of Nha Trang:

- Housing costs is 470 000 VND, about 18 USD;
- Monthly parking for each bike is 2 USD;
- Electricity is calculated at a variable rate, taking into account day and night. In the summer period from May to August, with a constantly working air-conditioner, payment is about 60 USD. All the rest of the time not more than 25 USD per month. For example, for 477 kW, I paid 45 USD. Pay bills from the electric company come to the phone as a text, and on the email a detailed transcript of the receipt;
- Water and wastewater are paid at a rate of 0,4 USD per 1m3. My family of three people spills at least 13 m3 per month, respectively, paying 5 USD;
- Internet — 9 USD.
Total expenses for housing maintenance and utility services monthly payments in the summer is about 95 USD and the rest of the time 60 USD.
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