Finding the right type of apartment that not only fits your list of requirements but also your budget can be exhausting, especially if you’re a first-timer and planning to live on your own. Please bear in mind that you might have to compromise on either what you’re looking for or the expenses you can bear. But you can narrow down your search and make things easier for yourself by living in a small space, which is also easier to maintain. Our studio vs one-bedroom apartments analysis will help you decide which option can be the right one for you.
Pros And Cons Of Studio Vs One-Bedroom Apartment
Often mistaken to be perceived as the same, studio and one-bedroom apartments are two different spaces. So, before we move to the pros and cons of both, let’s understand the difference between a studio and a one-bedroom apartment.
What Is A Studio Apartment?
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that a studio apartment is an open-plan traditional apartment. There are no physical divisions or any boundary walls separating the kitchen, living room and bedroom, except for the bathroom. The apartment may or may not have more than one window and terrace depending completely on the architecture, design and location of the apartment.
Studio apartments make a perfect choice for someone who lives alone or someone who is saving to make an asset or saving for a rainy day. Not everyone can adjust to the idea of living in the same room where your kitchen is and no privacy when guests come over.
What Is A One-Bedroom Apartment?
A one-bedroom apartment features a bedroom separate from the living room space. A wall and a door separate the bedroom from the living room space. Some apartments have an open kitchen area attached to the living room and some have closed kitchen space giving the apartment a tidier look even if the dishes in the sink are piled up.
Projects like Pearl One Residencies, Residence 15 and 101 by Icon are offering one-bedroom apartments that will surely dazzle you with their world-class amenities.
Not only are one-bedroom apartments spacious but they also provide privacy if there is a social gathering or guests coming over to stay. Moreover, some people prefer to work in a separate room if they work remotely.
Although it is a personal preference of a renter or a buyer to get a one-bedroom or studio apartment, one can make a good decision by analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of both options.
Let’s explore the pros and cons of both types of apartments.
Furnishing And Decoration
If you are planning to buy or rent a flat, a furnished unit will always be more expensive than one that’s not.
Furnishing a studio apartment is generally easy as they’re not huge. You can adopt a minimalistic approach to avoid hassle during cleaning and maintenance. You don’t necessarily need to spend a lot on home decor, so you save a lot of money.
Settling in a one-bedroom apartment, on the other hand, requires a little bit of effort since you have dedicated spaces for your living room, kitchen and bedroom; it’s more like a home, so you’d need articles like a bed, a sofa set, a television to make it look and feel like one.
Cleaning And Maintenance
For people who work and live on their own, cleaning on a regular basis can get difficult without help. Living in a studio apartment, in this case, can help as there isn’t a lot of furniture or area that needs to be cleaned. As for the kitchen, wiping counters and dusting shelves immediately after use is advisable.
One-bedroom apartments can take longer to clean but it mainly depends on the size of the unit. Plus, one needs more time to clean if there’s more furniture. Dusting everything, especially more corner tables and shelves, can also take a huge chunk of your time.
Storage Space And Privacy
Storage space is important for everyone in any apartment but considering the design and size of a studio apartment, there are none to few storage spaces. You might have to get moveable shelves and closets for yourself for your books, garments and other items which will increase your moving in cost.
Moreover, privacy in studio apartments becomes very limited. The fact that it’s a single room that has a bedroom, living room and kitchen compacted, it becomes difficult to entertain guests or throw a small party in studio apartments because it gets overcrowded and your bed area might also be used as seating space.
Compared to studio apartments, one-bedroom apartments are better as far as storage space and privacy are concerned. There is enough space for a fixed closet and shelves on the wall for your stuff reducing your cost. Even if you have guests coming over, you can entertain them in the living room and keep the bedroom closed so that the bed remains made and there is less to clean afterwards.
Cost-effectiveness
How much you can spend is something that you consider first before you jot down your requirements. Cost effectiveness is important to everyone and especially to those who can spend just enough to maintain a decent lifestyle and save very less. Studio apartments are cheaper than a one-bedroom apartment and what you save from there, you can spend somewhere else or save in your bank.
Another thing that studio apartments reduce is the cost of expenses like electricity and heating and cooling. The size of a studio apartment is smaller as compared to a one-bedroom apartment which is the reason why it takes less time to cool the room in summer and warm in winters which is directly proportional to consumption of utilities. If you want to top-up your savings, you might want to go with a studio apartment and save a few more bucks.
Moving Out
If you live alone in your apartment, moving out can be tough because it will take more time to pack and shift things from one place to another. Studio apartments have an edge over one-bedroom apartments in this regard because you only have essentials that need to be moved and no extra items like decoration pieces, paintings, etc. You might not also need a moving truck to shift from the studio apartment and just use a car to carry your belongings to the new place.
Living in a studio apartment can be difficult because a single room is all you have. But it can be ideal for if you spend most of your time outside and your apartment is just a place to store your belongings and crash at night.
If you want to check out the latest projects where you can easily find studio apartments or one-bedroom apartments, you can visit LV Heights in Lahore which is also equipped with attractive amenities to make your life convenient. Other projects include Defence View Apartments, Zameen Opal and Spring Arch.
We hope our list of pros and cons of living in a studio and one-bedroom apartment will help you make an informed decision. If you are planning to live with a room-mate, you should probably go for a one-bedroom apartment where all your costs will be shared in a more spacious place.
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