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What is the difference between an apartment and a flat?

Don't say that a flat is British and an apartment us American. I've been looking at apartments online, and I've noticed that a few of the complexes offer both flats and apartments, but the flats seem to be cheaper. Why is that? I never even knew there was a difference.

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1. Then I guess there like studio apartments/ flats or efficiency apartments there smaller and more self contain one large room for your living space, bedroom and your kitchen no walls to separated them and your bathroom
2. A flat is all on one floor (it's "flat"), but an apartment could be on more than one floor and have stairs connecting the floors. However, 90% of the time, they really mean the same thing - a place you can rent in a larger building; it's just that "flat" is more of a british word and "apartment" is more an American word, but they mean the same thing.