India, June 6 -- A post about a man earning Rs.20 lakh a year and still unable to afford an apartment has sparked a conversation around the price of real estate in various Indian cities. A techie claimed that if his friend, earning Rs.1.2 lakh a year, had to buy a house with proper amenities, he would end up living "paycheck to paycheck".

"Was having a discussion with a friend in Gurgaon. His CTC is 20 lakh. His in-hand is around 1.2 lakh per month after taxes, epf, and deductions. He doesn't splurge. No car. No kids. just a waifu," a techie who goes by Akhilesh on X wrote.

"Every project he visits starts at 2.5 crore. The brochures talk about infinity pools, Zen gardens, Italian marble, biometric lifts. If he buys this, he has to live ...