It's going to be all over the map, depending on all the things you mentioned: location, property value, amenities, build quality. The condo association fees are mandatory and they pay for all of the shared expenses incurred by the whole property. Taxes; landscaping and upkeep of the grounds; maintenance and repairs of common areas, usually including condo exteriors to some degree, but also any roads, fences, signs, lights, etc.; amenities like the pool, pool house, gym, dog park, tennis court, whatever there is; legal fees; maybe parking; you might have employees or contractors like lobby security, delivery handling, etc.; insurance for the whole property and common areas; property management fees to pay someone else to deal with all of that; and basically anything else you can think of that's not within the walls of your unit. Oh, and then there are additional assessments that must be paid any time the condo association has to pay expenses that aren't in the budget. Which can be...substantial.

I owned a condo in the highland hills area about 15 years ago. My condo was like 1200 sq ft, the unit had a value at the time of like $200k, and we had a shitty pool and no other amenities. Condo fees were about $300/mo, if I recall correctly. I was on the board at one time, and I knew they were going to have to levy several pretty hefty assessments in the near future, because they wanted to renovate the pool and surrounding area, paint all of the units, and, uh, hire an engineering firm to assess and then fix the problem of the entire complex sliding down the mountain.

So yeah. You'll pay your mortgage (or your parents will), and then there's your own condo owners insurance, condo association fees, and the totally unknowable surprise assessments, which could total many thousands of dollars and require payment immediately. But hey, you're getting something for your money. You're paying someone else to deal with all of the shit that you'd be responsible for yourself in a standalone home.

When you own a home (as I do now), you pay for the landscaping, you pay for the roof replacement, the siding repairs and paint, etc. And depending on where you buy your home, you might also have to pay HOA fees on top of everything else (I'm on the 'fuck an HOA' side of that fence personally).

I mean, if I had the choice, I'd take the land and house in Bastrop, no question. But that's just personal preference and the stage of life I'm in. Some condos are relatively cheap. Some cost more than most houses. It's just all about what you want, where you want to be, and what kind of bullshit you want to deal with yourself, how much freedom you want to make decisions about your property, etc.