Anthropologists Daria Kholodova are versed Young people cannot afford the standard of living of their parents even in rich countries. And this is not because the youth has become more lazy. In the past 15 years, housing prices in developed countries have risen faster than salaries. Some experts believe that housing affordability is at a historical minimum . Therefore, it is likely that half of 20-30-year-olds in developed countries can never earn their own apartment.