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 by some that living in a

house

is less advantageous as compared to staying in an apartment.

Although

staying in a

house

gives more status and class,

however

, living in a block of flats is far less expensive in the

long-run

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. Admittedly, people often attached

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importance to occupying a stand-alone building to a high pedigree.

This

is because the high and mighty of the society live in

this

kind of place as they have enough money to pay for

rentage

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rent

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or purchase it.

For example

, most of the richest men in Nigeria dwell in an area

that is

fully built-up with only detached duplexes and mansions.

However

, dwelling in a

house

will only place one among the

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of the society, while heavily paying taxes and rents.

Nevertheless

, while

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fee for a

house

is quite huge, the occupants pay less in

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of flats.

That is

to say that the maintenance fees on utilities and

rentage

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rent

renting

for occupying an apartment is obviously low.

For instance

, in most developing countries, the middle class stay in

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of flats in order to to reduce their cost of

rentage

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renting

rent

and

this

will help them to invest their money and pay other important bills.

Therefore

, in my opinion, I believe that

house

occupants only want to show off in a

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effect, which is purely a waste of resources for the teeming masses. In conclusion,

although

some love to live in a spacious building to belong to a class, a lot of money would be saved if people chose to reside in a flat.

Therefore

, the advantages of residing in a flat far outweigh that of a detached

house

.