Bengaluru woman spends ₹1.8 lakh in one month, asks ‘Is this normal?’
A Bengaluru-based woman has expressed shock at how much it costs to live in the tech hub of India. Trisha Sidhwani was taken aback when she saw how much she had spent in the month of August. She shared an Instagram video where she asked if other Bengaluru residents also end up spending this much per month – and received mixed responses. A Bengaluru-based entrepreneur said she spent ₹1.8 lakh in August. (Unsplash/Representational Image)(Also read: ₹1 lakh monthly ‘without any extravagance’: ‘How to plan FIRE?’”>Bengaluru family spends over ₹1 lakh monthly ‘without any extravagance’: ‘How to plan FIRE?’)Many shared screenshots of their own monthly spending, with the number often exceeding ₹3 lakh.A few others, however, claimed that Sidhwani was overspending. One Instagram user said he spends ₹15,000 per month living in a 1BHK in Bengaluru.“15K max I spend! 1RK me rehta hun! Bangalore isn’t that expensive as you folks are portraying! You might be spending beyond basic needs!” the commenter said.
