Due to population pressure and economic conditions, apartments with an area of only a few square meters are appearing more and more. There are even 'cage houses'. And they are not cheap.
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Ms. Kong Kyung-soon, 73 years old, lives in an apartment with a living space of only about 2 square meters excluding the toilet and kitchen area - Photo: Reuters/BI. |
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Ms. Kong lives near the "rich" district of Kangnam in Seoul, South Korea - Photo: Reuters/BI. |
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Keret House in the Polish capital Warsaw is only about 92 cm wide - Photo: Reuters/BI. |
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The house is so small that it is considered an installation art work - Photo: Reuters/BI. |
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The house opened in 2012 and has had a number of artists stay there for short periods of time - Photo: Reuters/BI. |
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This cage house in Hong Kong has 12 people living there - Photo: Reuters/BI. |
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Damp smells and bed bugs are typical of caged housing - Photo: Reuters/BI. |
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Hong Kong is one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world. That is one of the reasons why low-income people have to live in such conditions - Photo: Reuters/BI. |
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This less than 6 square meter apartment in Hong Kong is home to a mother and her son. The rent for the apartment is $487/month - Photo: Reutes/BI. |
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