India, July 14 -- A 28-year-old woman from Tripura, Borni Banik, has gone viral after sharing a transparent breakdown of the hidden costs of owning a home in Paris. Banik revealed that, having bought her apartment without family wealth, the financial commitment extends far beyond her monthly €1,300 (around Rs.1.4 lakh) EMI. Her Instagram video details the unexpected monthly and quarterly expenses that often catch first-time buyers off guard.

"I bought an apartment in Paris at 28. No family money, no shortcuts - just numbers and a plan. But nobody told me what I'd actually still be paying for it every single month," Borni Banik wrote on Instagram. She added, "Owning isn't the finish line people make it out to be - it's a different s...