India, Aug. 23 -- Earning between Rs.1 lakh and Rs.2 lakh a month may appear to offer a comfortable lifestyle, but a woman has argued that the reality can be quite different for people living in India's tier-1 cities. In a video shared on Instagram, she spoke about what she described as the " Rs.1 to Rs.2 lakh salary trap", saying people in this income bracket often find themselves caught between rising aspirations and the high cost of urban living.

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The woman, identified as Nidhi Kushwaha, said that despite earning what is generally considered a good salary, many professionals may still struggle to experience a sense of fina...