Transportation
Can't Afford London's Sky-High Rent? Try Commuting From Barcelona
A sign your city may have finally become way, way too expensive.
To be clear, this is just a thought exercise. But it neatly sums up everything that's so terrifying about the housing market in a city like London.
Sam Cookney, a social media manager who lives there, recently calculated that local rent was so steep he'd be better off commuting to work every day... by plane... from Barcelona. Here's his math, published this week by The Daily Mail (which was equally astounded).