Just moved into apt unknown feeling HELP!

Your being robbed mate, water usually no more that $3 dollars, electricity with no A/C ??
Sound like your covering everyones costs. Way way to much.

Hi , my experience is that water about 5$ for one person, my electricity was .25 kilowatts, which is fairly standard, so it cost me about 20$ a month , unless I used ac , then 80$, hey if your comfortable,220$ is good , seems like nice location, do you have a separate meter? If not then how are they determining cost? I checked my meter and wrote down usage , hey this is just another learning experience in pp, but listen , so many places for rent, your in "drivers seat" they need you, negotiating is everything here! and unless they have a lot of your cash you can still negotiate, see what you will have to pay , but really look around water is only 5-10$ or free with apt, good luck find out about meter!

Hi Twin,

I do have a separate meter for my electricity. It is at a complete standstill because the hot water heater in the bathroom blew some fuse that shuts all of the power off in the entire apartment. This is the second time this has happened; I'm beginning to want the realtor to release me out of the lease. I'm living in a Tri unit with a Khmer family on the ground level  be on the 2nd floor and another Khmer Family on the 3rd. It really makes me wonder why they chose to post on Khmer24 a website that expats use to find apartments along with a myriad of other things. I'm not sure why the electricity keeps popping and thus leaving me in the dark in the ENTIRE house. Is it poor infrastructure or laziness with implementing a proper Voltage/Am= I have no outlets to charge electronics, but luckily my Notebook was at 87% charge and my Cellular devices are fully charged. I'm no Khmer I have 3 Notebooks 4 Cellular devices and a Tablet. These devices don't cause the switch to blow up like the shower Heater. What's going on?

Definitely for water and electricity you are been robbed, 3-5 for water and with no AC 20 sounds like about right.

i have to say for all the conditions you have mention for the apartment i find 220 high, location is most of what you paying for.

Lastly my opinion i will not like to leave in a place where i am having doubts about things.

There's AC. I guess there must be a misunderstanding in my initial post... What creeps me out now is that my landlord is sifting through my trash. I mean REALLY? What is he looking for needles as if I'm some meth/heroin junkie? I've already gone to the US embassy they will fly me out once I sign an affidavit to state that I'll pay the US govt back for the flight. I'm tired of the clown show and the sickening Leah carts that roam the streets. Those clams are gross, full of parasite and toxins because they're filter feeders.

You have just been fooled. Yes, you are paying bills for the full house. Advice, tell them you moving out.

If I understand correctly you need emergency help from the embassy since you're low on funds.  Is that correct?

A Dear Friend Payed for my flight back to New York.


I'm looking at abandoning my current apartment because rent is not due. The deposit is chump change, and because I was offered a Computational Biology AkA BIO Informatics Job. I should have never come here, my degrees are uncommon and in high demand. Astra wants to start at $120k but there's negotiation room to be had for the salary position at AstraZeneca Philadelphia or GlaxoSmith Kline, Bristol Squibb Myers is also interested. I tried ViiV, but they specialize in HIV treatment medications, Gilead would be nice, but nothing is open with them. This thread relates to my disliking of the medical system and overall corruption to the point where it's just flat out whacked. My Flight is through Hong Kong Airlines never flew, but hear they're nice. https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=630281