India, June 4 -- A Pune woman has revealed that she and her family of three spend Rs.2.2 lakh per month on average - despite the fact that they own an EV which doesn't need petrol and they do most of their own cooking. Smriti Singh's video sparked a discussion on Pune's cost-of-living and lifestyle creeps.

The Pune woman revealed that she and her husband both work and have a young son.

"We both work. We cook our own food. We don't even spend on petrol because we have an EV. Even so, we end up spending Rs.2.2 lakh per month. Let me tell you how," Singh said in her now-viral Instagram video.

First up, a large chunk of their monthly income goes towards rent, for which they pay Rs.28,000 per month.

Rent is not the biggest component of the...