Questions & Answers about שכר הדירה בדירה הזאת גבוה יותר, אבל המקום שקט יותר.
This is a construct chain (called סמיכות in Hebrew).
- שכר = payment / wage
- דירה = apartment
- שכר דירה = apartment rent, i.e. rent
When a construct chain is definite, the definiteness usually shows up on the second noun, not the first one.
So:
- שכר דירה = rent
- שכר הדירה = the rent
That is why you do not say השכר הדירה here.
In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.
So:
- שכר הדירה ... גבוה יותר
literally looks like the rent ... higher - but it means the rent ... is higher
The same thing happens in:
- המקום שקט יותר = the place is quieter
This is completely normal Hebrew.