> A city that used to be cheap, when compared with other metropolises, is now prohibitively expensive.
It's really not. Even within Germany, Berlin is a cheap city to live in. Rent is (still far, I'd say) below the other major cities. Restaurants, non-chain grocery stores are generally cheaper. Berlin just used to be _crazy_ cheap, and now it's just cheap.
50 sqrtmtr flat in Prenzlauer Berg can go for like €1,200 a month withou utilities with a 3 month deposit, unfurnished. Some in Kreuzberg can be up to like €900 a month for the same size, if you're lucky.
I know of people that pay €500 a month for a 25 sqrtmtr room
> East Germany was a potent example of what happens when expropriation and rent control are made the basis of housing policy; and yet, only 30 years later, it is quite likely to be repeated. A return to housing allocation by political criteria, such as loyalty or connections to a party hack, will become the order of the day.
I suppose it’s time for another generation to learn the glory of socialism.
Seems to be trend with a lot of the major cities. Renting shouldn't be the answer to overpriced-AF housing. Where I'm from, it's not uncommon to pay around or over 1/2 of one's salary for rent for a 1-room studio. How can people on non-IT salaries survive, I have literally 0 idea, and that's extremely scary to me.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 34.8 ms ] threadIt's really not. Even within Germany, Berlin is a cheap city to live in. Rent is (still far, I'd say) below the other major cities. Restaurants, non-chain grocery stores are generally cheaper. Berlin just used to be _crazy_ cheap, and now it's just cheap.
I know of people that pay €500 a month for a 25 sqrtmtr room
I suppose it’s time for another generation to learn the glory of socialism.