India, March 8 -- A travel blogging-couple has compared India and China in terms of affordability, sparking a heated discussion in the process. Swati and Prateek quit their jobs last year to travel the world. After exploring India in 2025, the couple is now spending their savings on international travel in 2026, with China being their starting point.

In their latest Instagram post, Swati compared prices in China and India. She said that while China is generally considered to be an expensive country, that is not what she experienced.

In her clip, the Indian travel vlogger listed three ways that "China made her realise India is expensive".

The first was the cost of hotels. According to Swati, she and Prateek paid just Rs.1,800 for a luxu...