Overview
- Chartered accountant Meenal Goel said her two-person household spends ₹82,000 a month, or ₹9.84 lakh a year.
- Her breakdown lists ₹37,000 for a 2BHK rent, ₹15,000 for groceries, ₹5,000 for transport, ₹4,000 each for utilities and househelp, and ₹17,000 for entertainment and other outlays.
- The LinkedIn post went viral, drawing both praise for transparency and pushback over lifestyle choices highlighted in the discretionary line.
- Commenters referenced a Bengaluru “Silicon Valley tax” and shared contrasting budgets, including lower rent and free society gyms in some neighborhoods.
- Goel also cited Mercer’s 2024 rankings placing Bengaluru 195th globally, as others posted their own figures, including a Hindustan Times–profiled corporate couple budgeting about ₹1.5 lakh monthly in a premium area.