New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- A candid post on Reddit is going viral after a user described an unexpected lifestyle upgrade following a move from Mumbai to Delhi NCR-reigniting a familiar debate around cost of living in India's biggest cities.

Posting on the subreddit TellDelhi, the user said they recently relocated from Mumbai to Delhi NCR and were surprised by how much further their salary stretched. The user, a bachelor earning around Rs.1.4 lakh a month, shared that in Mumbai, nearly Rs.40,000 went towards rent for a "decent" 1BHK-an expense that left little sense of comfort despite the price.

"Massive lifestyle upgrade after shifting to Delhi from Mumbai, which I did not expect," the post read.

According to the user, the same budget in De...