Shared accommodation allows you to share accommodation costs, pool certain expenses (maintenance, Internet, etc.), live in a community, make friends from a wide range of backgrounds, share household chores, enjoy more space and even certain areas that you wouldn't be able to have on your own (garden, terrace, workshop, office, store room, swimming pool, etc.).

The disadvantages of sharing can include a lack of privacy, conflicts with other housemates, differences in lifestyle and culture, and noise problems if the rules of communal living are not properly respected.