Power (CFE)
The contract usually stays in the owner's name. The bill comes every two months; pay in the CFE app, at a bank or in convenience stores. Heavy use moves you to a pricier rate (DAC).
Guide
Home utilities
Power, water, gas and internet: how each one works here and what to ask before you sign a lease.
Each service
Water
Set up with the local water utility. Many homes have a cistern and a pump. For drinking, people use large water jugs.
Gas
LP gas: a fixed tank refilled by a truck, or cylinders that are swapped. Order by phone or WhatsApp.
Internet
Fibre in town and the Colonia; in the jungle, satellite. Installation can take days to weeks.
When you rent, ask
- Whose name are the utilities in?
- Are they included in the rent, or paid separately?
- Is there a cistern, a pump and a roof tank?
- What internet is there, from whom and how fast?
- Is the air conditioning inverter?
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