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Lawyer Defends Mumbai Cook’s ₹18,000 Fee After Viral Tweet

Ayushi Doshi says the ₹18,000 monthly charge reflects the cook’s efficiency and reputation in upscale Mumbai localities.

Overview

  • Ayushi Doshi’s tweet said her cook charges ₹18,000 per household per month and completes two daily meals in about 30 minutes across 10–12 homes within the same complex.
  • Calculating his schedule, the cook can earn around ₹1.8–2 lakh a month, according to Doshi’s estimates.
  • Users on X questioned whether one person could prepare meals so quickly for so many families and challenged the math behind the claimed fees.
  • Doshi maintained in interviews that these rates are standard in well-to-do Mumbai neighborhoods and rejected suggestions of engagement farming or exaggeration.
  • The online debate has prompted wider reflection on rising domestic help costs and how metropolitan service economies value skilled labor.