India, May 13 -- An Indian woman living in the US has sparked a conversation online after sharing how expensive even a small household repair can be in the country. The woman, identified as Amrita Singh on Instagram, posted a video about paying $250 to fix a minor leak at home.

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In the clip, she said, "We paid $250 today to repair a small leak. In the US, if you have even a small repair job at home, you're easily looking at $100 or $200. Labor costs are so expensive here that for every little task"

The text overlaid on the clip read, "Ek chota leak aur Rs.21,000 ka reality check," suggesting that a small leak turned into an expensive remind...