The Rent Equation Nobody Writes Down
A single-bedroom flat in Bengaluru's Koramangala costs anywhere between ₹20,000 and ₹35,000 a month in rent alone. Add maintenance, electricity, gas, and groceries bought in small quantities at retail price, and a young professional earning ₹60,000 a month is spending close to half of it just to exist in a city. The joint family eliminates that line item entirely.
