New Delhi, June 7 -- A seemingly massive Rs.1 crore salary in New York City isn't actually as big as it sounds, said an Indian man living in the United States. In a viral Instagram post, Yash Sharma argued that a professional making Rs.25-30 lakh annually in India is likely "happier" and more comfortable than their NYC counterpart.

He highlighted that federal taxes, housing costs, healthcare, and lifestyle expenses often consume the supposedly higher NYC salary, and claimed that after these expenses, the take-home pay drops significantly.

"The Dark Side of an Rs.1 Crore package in New York (USA)," Sharma wrote in the caption of his viral Instagram video.

Sharma exposed "the truth" of the high NYC salary package in the viral video and s...