Some people prefer to live in a house, while others feel that there are more advantages to living in an apartment. Are there more advantages than disadvantages of living in a house compared with living in an apartment?

It is argued that some people choose to live in a

house

over an

apartment

, while others prefer to live in an

apartment

instead

.

This

essay disagrees with the idea that a

house

brings more benefits because an

apartment

has a higher degree of security, and it saves us much more

time

from doing housework.

To begin

with, it is more secure to live in an

apartment

than a

house

since every building has multiple methods to protect its residents. Cameras installed in the common areas of all buildings makes it easier to track everyone’s ins and outs in case something bad happens. Following that, guests are restricted due to the requirement of a building card to enter.

For example

, some buildings in Canada provide passwords for each unit, and the guests are not able to open the entrance door until the building residents buzz them in with their

passcodes

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

passwords

passcode's

.

In addition

, people do not need to spend much

time

cleaning if they live in an

apartment

.

Instead

of wasting 1 to 2 hours cleaning a 4-floor

house

, it only takes 30 minutes to tidy a 2 or 3-bedroom

apartment

. It is even better when some luxurious buildings provide

house-keeping

the work of cleaning and running a house

housekeeping

facilities to help people with cleaning work. One survey in Vietnam revealed that more and more young couples tended to buy apartments to avoid unnecessary

time

for cleaning so that they would have much more

time

for other leisure activities. In conclusion, a

house

is not more advantageous because an

apartment

can provide more security and save people more

time

from doing housework every weekend