New Delhi, June 23 -- I asked ChatGPT about raising a child in Indian metro cities. Does the cost differ when one is raised in Bengaluru, Mumbai or Delhi?

I want ChatGPT to act as a household economist, child-cost analyst and lifestyle decision strategist. Help me answer a question that almost every urban parent underestimates:

I want a city-specific, stage-specific and lifestyle-aware analysis. Please assume the following hypothetical family profile.

We live in urban India and are deciding whether our current financial life realistically supports raising one child comfortably.

Family profile:

Parents:

Father

Mother:

Combined household income: Rs.46 LPA

Child:

Housing:

Lifestyle:

Cities to compare:

The real question is not wh...