India, Jan. 7 -- A 24-year-old professional from Kerala who has completed a year of living alone in Bengaluru has shared a detailed account of his monthly expenditure, saying that the city is "not that expensive" if one exercises control over lifestyle choices.

In a Reddit post titled "1 year of living alone and here are my expenses", the user wrote that they wanted to put out real numbers because Bengaluru is often labelled as "insanely expensive". However, they disagreed with the narrative, saying thatit is true only if people allow their costs to spiral.

The OP further shared a breakdown of their monthly expenses. They explained that they stay in a 1BHK apartment with a roommate, where the total rent is Rs.13,000. They pay Rs.7,000 a...