India, Sept. 22 -- Highlighting the high cost of Bengaluru's rental market, a digital creator revealed she shelled out Rs.2.25 lakh as a security deposit for an apartment with Rs.52,000 monthly rent. Despite the heavy initial setup costs, she expressed genuine joy with her spacious new house.

"Bangalore Apartment Tour! Why is the security crazy hereee?? And who are these people making videos of good flats in 30-40k, we found none in good locality!!" Ratika Khandelwal, a digital creator, posted on Instagram.

The video opens with Khandelwal showing her home. She says, "Hey, I'm Ratika and we recently moved from Mumbai into this 2BHK apartment in Bangalore. First, let's talk about the part you actually care about, the rent. It's 52,000 for...