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"Reasonnable means that the rent doesn’t exceed 800€ for a 15m² flat"

Is living in 15 m² reasonable ?

I live in a studio of about 30 m² and I find it claustrophobic at times.

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He hinted that he lived in Paris. There, somebody leaving alone in about 13 m^2 (the minimum surface that can be rented legally) is not uncommon. Priced dropped lately, but one or two years ago, less than 800€ for 15 m^2 in a very central place in Paris was a "reasonable" price. I live in Paris and 30 m^2 for one person is just not a possibility unless you make 3000+€/mo. Many young people flatshare.

He can't afford more than a 15m² flat but even these are sometimes too expensive. That's not what he says literally, but it's probably his idea, considering that nobody would like to live in just 15 m² but many people have an upper limit on what they can pay.

I was wondering if you can actually find flats that small.

While I was looking here in Madrid, the least I could find were 20/25 m2 flats.

Regardless, as someone that has shared the author's pains multiple times, kudos to him for the creativity of his method.

I lived in a 16 m² studio for several years.

I basically used it only for sleeping and being at the computer.

I was both working full-time and pursuing a degree (at least 4 hours of classes + 2-3 hs of study time), so I didn't have much in the way of free time to consider it claustrophobic :)

I have no idea where they got that number from. I got a flat of 50m² last fall for ~850 €/month including heating. Top-level floor, close to the river, not too far from the underground, though not really in the city centre. I sent some emails and saw three flats, picking the second one.

My thoughts exactly. Here I was, complaining that it's hard to get an affordable apartment in my city, and they live in teeny tiny rooms in Europe!

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