India, Sept. 4 -- A Bengaluru-based woman has expressed shock at how much it costs to live in the tech hub of India. Trisha Sidhwani was taken aback when she saw how much she had spent in the month of August. She shared an Instagram video where she asked if other Bengaluru residents also end up spending this much per month - and received mixed responses.

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"It's 3rd September. I wanted to see my monthly expenses, so I saw them for the month of August," Sidhwani said in the clip.

She shared a screenshot showing that she spent Rs.1.8 lakh last month.

"This is how much I spent. Is this normal? I live in Bangalore, in HSR. I do...