R5k Johannesburg Apartment Cracks Up in TikTok Post Cracks Up South Africa

• South Africans shared their opinions on a listing in Johannesburg that was at an unbelievable price
• People were full of jokes after seeing the details of the apartment listing located in a popular area in Johannesburg
• The apartment details left online users in disbelief over its rent in Johannesburg

A post on TikTok left people thoroughly amused by the rental market. Most often, Cape Town listings go viral for exorbitant prices, but one in Johannesburg recently became viral.

People were in stitches over the Johannesburg listing that received hundreds of likes in a TikTok post. Netizens commented on the video, thoroughly amused by the apartment setup.

A post on TikTok shared by @rv__nessa showed an apartment in Johannesburg, Edenvale for R5,300. At first glance, the apartment appears to be a normal bachelor's. On closer inspection, the apartment included a bathtub and toilet in the same area as the kitchen. There were no partitions or demarcations for different parts of the apartment, as everything was in one space.

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TikTok users slam Cape Town apartment

A TikTok video showing an apartment for rent in Cape Town is going viral. People were not impressed by the interior of the apartment, which went for thousands of rands per month. Netizens in the comments speculated that the rental market in Cape Town was targeting foreigners instead of locals. The Cape Town apartment was dragged on social media for being below average despite its price tag.

South Africa jokes about Johannesburg apartment

Many people thought the apartment in Johannesburg looked hilarious. Online users cracked jokes about the tiny bachelor's apartments in Edenvale. See the post of the interesting Jo'burg apartment below:

Beauty_Life_2025🌻said:

"The whole house is everywhere 😞"

Tasley_N commented:

"Whoever designed this apartment needs Jesus."

Keletso Mugwena argued:

"People who stay in a 1 room in the kasi, bath in a vaskom on the other side while their partner is cooking behind them. What's wrong with this set up?😭"

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Ntombimpela Langa remarked:

"It should be R2000."

thatorankapole remarked:

"The least they could’ve done is partitioned with dry wall to make it look like it has rooms at least."

Lindo shared:

"I’m searching for an apartment around Edenvale and I was shooketh when I came across this. 😭"

Busisiwe🇿🇦M saw the bright side:

"At least the toilet was hidden lol I thing that do lead to the toilet , they know we need privacy while pooping but not bathing 😭"

Dimera90 wrote:

"This exactly why we need a comment section on property24😩😭"

Natasha M. added:

"Thought it was Al until I went to check on the app. It exists 😂"

Other Briefly News stories about housing

• One teenager left people impressed after he showed that he was helping to construct the rooms he was building to rent out.
• A woman celebrated going from renting an apartment to owning a home, and people congratulated her over the celebratory TikTok video.
• An American man showed the apartment he was able to get after moving to South Africa from the United States.

Source: Briefly News