Back in 2018 I had to pick between a cheap apartment in Chiang Mai or a pricier co-living spot in Lisbon, and going for Lisbon's community over pure savings was the best call I ever made.

Choosing the Lisbon spot for $1200 a month meant instant friends and a solid work crew, which totally saved me from the lonely burnout I felt during my first solo month in Prague.

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wendym8726d ago

$1200 a month for Lisbon is cheap?

evan_grant7026d ago

Exactly, the community access is the real product. I did a cheap solo place in Mexico City first and nearly lost my mind from the quiet. Switched to a co-living spot for a few hundred more and it was like night and day, having people to grab food with after work.

finleyrivera26d ago

Depends on what you're comparing it to. For a private room in a managed co-living space with events and fast internet in a capital city, that's a solid deal. I paid more for a worse setup in Barcelona that year. The community access is the real product, not just the square footage.