- Natalia Vega moved from Peru to Paris in December 2021
- She frequently posts about her daily life online.
- She recently showed off her apartment on her Instagram account.
A woman living in Paris has shocked the web after showing off her tiny apartment that costs her $530 a month.
Natalia Vega She moved from Peru to the City of Lights in December 2021 and has since been posting about her fun-filled life as a student in France on her Instagram account, where she has amassed over 54,000 followers.
And while the communications student loves to flaunt her amazing days online, life in Paris isn’t always as charming as it seems.
Behind the glitz and glamour of the glittering Eiffel Tower, Natalia revealed the reality of living in Paris, a city that has been hit by the rising cost of living.
She took to Instagram to show off her 97-square-foot apartment, which is located in the city’s stunning 7th arrondissement.
A woman who recently moved to Paris has left the web in shock after showing off her ultra-small apartment that costs her $530 a month.
She captioned the video: ‘Do you think this 97 sq ft apartment in District 7 is worth it?’
Natalia led the person behind the camera up the seven flights of stairs before showing them around her mini apartment.
She joked: “Welcome to my mansion.”
The student apartment had a double bed pushed up against the wall, a small kitchenette right next to the bed, and a tiny bathroom.
Due to the small space available, Natalia had to get creative and use her kitchen counter as a desk.
There is a window in the apartment, which is right above his bed.
The person behind the camera asked Natalia how she was able to reside in such a small space.
She replied, “I don’t know,” and revealed that she had been living there for two years.
Natalia Vega moved from Peru to the City of Lights in December 2021 and has since been posting about her fun-filled life as a student in France on her Instagram account.
People on the web flocked to the comments section and expressed their shock at her apartment.
One person said: “She doesn’t live in Paris, she survives.”
Another user added: “At this point I still don’t understand the pleasure of living in Paris.”
Someone else wrote: “What the fuck! That’s not living.”
“So he lives in a closet, typical of France,” commented a fourth.
According Economic intelligenceParis is the second most expensive city in the world to live in.
The combination of being one of the most visited cities and being an economic centre has made living in the French capital expensive.
People on the web flocked to the comments section and expressed their shock at her apartment.
‘On average, prices for goods and services have risen by 3.5% year-on-year, the highest rate of inflation seen in the past five years,’ Economic Intelligence revealed.
The average cost of rent in Paris is $818, which is $288 more than Natalia pays.
Natalia shared how she really felt about her home while speaking with Newsweek Magazine.
She told the outlet: ‘I’m studying communications in Paris and my school has a housing database, so it was very easy for me to rent the apartment.
‘Since those kinds of places are for students, I didn’t mind taking it because I usually spend all day at school and only go there to sleep.
‘Even though the apartment is 9 square metres, I have my own bathroom, washing machine and even a kitchen. Sometimes, people who rent this type of room, known in France as chambre de bonnes, have to share bathrooms, they don’t have a washing machine or a kitchen.’
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