Yes, they're different things. However you need a place to live so unless you already own a paid off house, you can choose between paying a rent or paying a mortgage.
It's the bigger part of your "housing costs" in both cases.
It's the bigger part of your "housing costs" in both cases.
If you can pay a mortgage most likely you can pay a rent, and it's going to be way cheaper if you factor everything in. And in both cases you can be evicted if you don't pay anyway.