India, May 11 -- As property prices continue to climb across India's largest cities, social media is increasingly becoming a sounding board for middle-class frustration around home ownership. Comparisons between buying a house in India versus countries such as the United Kingdom are once again fuelling debate over whether homes in cities like Bengaluru and Mumbai have become disproportionately expensive relative to incomes.

The latest discussion was triggered by Neha Sharma, who shared her experience of trying to buy a home in Bengaluru before eventually purchasing a house in the UK. In a post on X, Sharma wrote that despite having "two people's salary" in Bengaluru, buying a flat still felt financially exhausting.

"In Bangalore, with 2...