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Bengaluru ‘corporate girlie’ rents 3BHK with friends, breaks down her monthly budget: 'Zyada hai ya kam?'
Sanya Singh, who works as an intern at Flipkart, shared details of her monthly expenses in Bengaluru.
A 22-year-old corporate woman from Bengaluru has sparked conversations after sharing a video about her monthly expenses in the city.
The video posted on Instagram showed her explaining how much she spends while living and working in Bengaluru.
“This is how much I spend in a month living in Bangalore,” text overlay in the video reads.
Sanya Singh, who works as an intern at Flipkart, mentioned in her video that she had recently joined the corporate world.
Monthly expense breakdown:
In the video, Singh detailed that she currently lives in a three-bedroom (3BHK) flat with friends, which allows major costs to be divided equally among them.
Rent forms the largest part of her monthly budget, with each person paying ₹14,000 for their share of the flat.
Beyond rent, she listed several regular expenses. Maintenance charges and water bills come to ₹1,700 per person every month, and because of the Bengaluru government, the electricity bill is zero. Grocery expenses add another ₹1,500.
Househelp is another fixed cost. House help, who cooks meals and helps manage daily chores, receives ₹9,000 in total from the flatmates, with her individual contribution amounting to ₹3,000.
Singh shared that they have rented furniture, leading to an additional ₹1,000 per month as rental charges.
Travel costs for commuting to work and other places are around ₹2,000. Singh has also set aside ₹8,000 for miscellaneous expenses, including weekend outings and other personal plans.
After breaking down each category, she calculated her total monthly spending at approximately ₹31,200.
“Zyada hai ya kam? (Is is more or less?)” she asked her followers.
HT.com has reached out to the user for more details. This report will be updated when she responds.
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Check out the video here:
Here's how people reacted to the video:
Instagram users reacted with mixed views, with many saying ₹31,000 a month seemed reasonable for Bengaluru, especially when rent and household help were included.
One of the users commented, “I live in the US, and this is a lot for one person in India. I would say that you should save more money in a savings account or some ETFs.”
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A second user commented, “I thought Bangalore would be more expensive than Delhi.”
A third user commented, “30k in a city like Bangalore is pretty reasonable.”
“I don't even stay in Bangalore, I don't even pay rent, but still I spend so much I have no idea where my money goes,” another user commented.
