Do you prefer to live in a house or an apartment? What are the advantages of living in a house? It has been the dream of every family in the world. To live in a house of their own with enough space for the kids. For me, there has never been any doubt that living in a house has more advantages than living in an apartment. One of the first advantages that comes to my mind, is that definitely I have more space in a house than in an apartment. Bigger rooms, bigger kitchens and a bigger living room than the average rooms, kitchens, etc., you could find in an apartment. Another point in favor of living in a house is that we wouldn´t be so close to our neighbours, that should be considered a plus, especially if you happen to live close to nosy neighbours, who always mind in other people business. For children there is one more aspect to take in consideration, there are more chances for them of having their own space (room) in a house than in an apartment. Of course, there are some disadvantages, and one of them, that I consider very important, is the maintenance costs. There is no doubt that maintenance costs in a house are much higher than those you could have in an apartment. I have a friend who recently moved to a house. He and his family lived in an apartment and he told me that moving was one of the best decisions of his life. Now his kids have a garden, and can play in the street in front of his house. To sum up, if you lived in a house, you would have more space, the children would have their own rooms, buy you would also have more maintenance costs compared to living in an apartment. After carefully pondering the pros and cons, for me living in a house has much more advantages than living in an apartment.