A young professional who moved to Spain to escape the high cost of living and a succession of unfulfilling jobs says she can afford to rent a whole flat for the same cost as a tiny bedroom back in Dublin .

Laura Murphy, 26, a freelance research and administration assistant, was living in the Irish capital, paying €950 (£829) a month for a single bedroom in a tiny terraced cottage she shared with her best friend.

The room barely fitted a single bed and a small wardrobe, and only one person could fit in the kitchen at a time, Ms Murphy told The i Paper . For some of her freelance jobs, working from her cramped bedroom without a separate space from where she slept made it hard to focus, she said. Meanwhile the bathroom was so small it was difficult to move inside the shower. New Fe

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