Melbourne ‘space shuttle’ pods containing a single bed for rent for up to $900 a month

Pod sleeping chambers at a house in Melbourne are being advertised for $900 a month amid a rental affordability crisis. Photograph: Frank Chan

A rental listing in inner Melbourne is offering capsules that contain just a single bed for up to $900 a month.

The Abbotsford house, which is advertised privately, offers traditional rooms for $400 a week or $1500 a month, or the single pod capsules for up to $250 a week or $900 a month.