India, March 22 -- A Bengaluru resident has sparked discussion online after explaining why he spends nearly Rs.40,000 every month on rent, saying he sees it as paying for a lifestyle rather than just a place to live.

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Taking to Instagram, Manik Salaria shared a video of himself reflecting on a conversation with a colleague who questioned his housing choice. In the video, he said that many people evaluate rent only based on the apartment itself, but his perspective is different.

"I pay almost 40,000 rupees per month in Bengaluru. And recently, my colleague told me that you live so far away and you pay so much rent. I think you are wasting...