According to eurostat [1],

> In 2020, 70% of the population in the EU lived in a household owning their home, while the remaining 30% lived in rented housing.

So it does not seem like the price situation is as dire as you suggest, though Germany is on the lower end of the ownership scale.

Personally, I had a flatmate (rented a room) for one year during my studies, but I don't know anyone currently living with flatmates. Plus, it's not like you have to live in the middle of the capital, thanks to extensive public transport

[1] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/w...

Thanks for the link, intresting. I must be missing something, how do these stats square with home prices being in the 200-500-infinity range ballpark and, a very decent for Europe, salary being 50 thousand euro or so?

Oh, and all these news reports saying how young Europeans have to live with their parents until their thirties?