[arethuza]

"bigger house and yard naturally translates to a higher quality of life"

I used to live in the centre of a city in a flat and I could walk to work, my wife could walk to work and our son could walk to school.

We now live in a house with a nice garden in a rural area where we pretty much have to drive or use the train most days.

I'm not sure you can simply map properties from size to "quality of life" - I'd say my quality of life is about the same - just different.