The woman took to Twitter to explain why she believes Rs 50,000 per month is insufficient to live in a big city.
Rs 50K monthly is not enough?
Living in a metropolitan city is certainly a costly affair. Almost everything is expensive, from room rent to groceries to medical care. So, what is the ideal salary that one believes is adequate to survive in cities such as Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai? Well, it’s a debatable topic, and a woman has just brought it up.
Medha Ganti, a Twitter user, shared a post about how a monthly salary of Rs 50,000 for a single person is insufficient to survive in a metro city. “Why are fresher salaries so low? How is someone supposed to survive on it in a metro city? With 50k a month, you’ll barely have any savings. Not everyone can take money from their families!, read the caption of the post shared by Ganti.
Why are fresher salaries so low? How is someone supposed to survive on it in a metro city? With 50k a month you'll barely have any savings.
Not everyone can take money from their families!
— Medha Ganti (@mehhh_duh) April 25, 2023
“The answer can’t be to make better career choices! People have diff skill sets. 3rd year mein toh you start getting an idea of what you might want to do,” she further wrote in the same thread.
The answer can't be make better career choices! People have diff skill sets. 3rd year mein toh you start getting an idea of what you might want to do.
— Medha Ganti (@mehhh_duh) April 25, 2023
Twitter is Divided
Since being shared, the main tweet of Ganti has gone viral and got more than 1 million views and several comments. A few people mentioned how the cost of living is affected by “lifestyle” and “mindset.” There were also those who expressed their dissatisfaction.
While one who agreed, wrote, “Though I agree that 50k is low in metro city, but it totally depends on your lifestyle. For example, as a fresher I am also getting only 30k in Bengaluru, around 10k I send to my family, but still end up saving around 5k.”
It depends on your lifestyle.
I know ppl with lower than 50k salaries, but still end up saving atleast 8-10k per month, post all expenses.
And I also know ppl whose lifestyle expenses go beyond 50k.
Its all in the lifestyle we want to live.
— Tejas Shekar (@tejas_shekar) April 25, 2023
Some even disagreed, “I know ppl with lower than 50k salaries, but still end up saving at least 8-10k per month, post all expenses. And I also know ppl whose lifestyle expenses go beyond 50k. Its all in the lifestyle we want to live,” commented one user on the post.
I too cannot relate, When I came to Bangalore my salary was 20k. 5k rent (10k total shared with a friend) & 5k for food. 2k for other expenses, still saved 8k. If you wish to live you can sure live . I thinks its in the mindset. Didn’t mean to offend you, just wanted to share.?
— Anil Antony (@iamanilantony) April 25, 2023
Problem is where we are..there is just too much supply for low demand for engineers and MBAs. For a job that would get you 120k$, gets 4LPA INR.
Also, savings in tough for sure especially for freshers with EMIs— Praful (@PrafulBhargava1) April 26, 2023
50k is enough to stay in a metro..and one can also save..
— kidzone (@pinku_046) April 26, 2023
This lady needs to refresh her knowledge and control her greed.
Most freshers are paid less than 20K/month. They would be in 7th heaven if offered 50K/month, which is a salary of less than 5% of graduate freshers.
Even 5 yr experienced, married people dont get 50K/month.
— Self_Explorer (@bhosale_nilesh4) April 26, 2023
Very true, especially places like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and their rent put NYC to shame?
Saar the rent is high because there are big glass buildings around the locality which is always the reason.
I think it depends on the fresher ig the kind of salary or job he/she gets.— Deekshith (@deekshithmr21) April 26, 2023
Today's generation need iPhone, high end bikes, eating out, outings… They give last priority to savings.
Else 50k is enough for a single person— Vikas Goyal (@VikasG0485) April 27, 2023
It's harsh but largely true. Only the privileged can follow their hearts and pursue the career of their dreams, even if it doesn't pay well. Everyone else has to chase that money.
— Utzie (@UtkarshKrishan) April 26, 2023
Because cost of living solely doesn't determine salaries. Demand and supply economics + ability to solve tougher problems, do.
— Kaustubh Kale (@KaustubhKale) April 26, 2023
Who asked to not make a better career choice ? You still have half of third year and full fourth year to course correct your career path.
— Dinga (@barikannadiga) April 27, 2023
so why would anyone pay you 50K, if you have no experience in what you do? It’s a two way street, you create value for your employer and in return you get paid. Simple as that!
— Sameer (@Imsammerr) April 26, 2023
Quite literally it is. If you decide to enter a shit paying market, you'll get paid that way. People have diff skill sets but not all skill sets actually matter. That's just how it is man some jobs will pay literally nothing, because your skill to them is not valuable.
— hazael (@Shrace6) April 26, 2023
So true! Going through it ?
— Satyajeet ✌ (@me_satyajeet) April 25, 2023
