Woman On Twitter Says 50K Is Not Enough Salary To Survive In A Metro City, The Internet Has Thoughts

Living in a metropolitan can be much more burdensome than living life in a small silent town. Most migrants that move to metro cities after they land jobs at big multinationals struggle with living in the city in the beginning. Getting used to the high cost of groceries and expensive rent agreements can take time but eventually most people figure something out for themselves.

Twitter User Says 50K Salary Not Enough To Live In Metro City

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A Twitter user, Medha Ganti, who had qualms about living in a metro city on a fresher salary took to the micro-blogging platform and wrote, ¡°Why are fresher salaries so low? How is someone supposed to survive on it in a metro city? With 50k a month you'll barely have any savings. Not everyone can take money from their families!¡±

Ganti added, ¡°The answer can't be make better career choices! People have diff skill sets. 3rd year mein toh you start getting an idea of what you might want to do.¡±

The answer can't be make better career choices! People have diff skill sets. 3rd year mein toh you start getting an idea of what you might want to do.

¡ª Medha Ganti (@mehhh_duh) April 25, 2023

One user came forward and explained, ¡°Because cost of living solely doesn't determine salaries. Demand and supply economics + ability to solve tougher problems, do.¡±

Because cost of living solely doesn't determine salaries. Demand and supply economics + ability to solve tougher problems, do.

¡ª Kaustubh Kale (@KaustubhKale) April 26, 2023

While one thought everything depended on the type of lifestyle someone leads with their minimal salary, ¡°It depends on your lifestyle. I know ppl with lower than 50k salaries, but still end up saving atleast 8-10k per month, post all expenses.And I also know ppl whose lifestyle expenses go beyond 50k. Its all in the lifestyle we want to live.¡±

It depends on your lifestyle.

I know ppl with lower than 50k salaries, but still end up saving atleast 8-10k per month, post all expenses.

And I also know ppl whose lifestyle expenses go beyond 50k.

Its all in the lifestyle we want to live.

¡ª Tejas Shekar (@tejas_shekar) April 25, 2023

Internet Largely Disagrees With The Twitter User's Take On Urban Living

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Another chimed in and shared their own experience of living in Bengaluru, ¡°I too cannot relate, When I came to Bangalore my salary was 20k. 5k rent (10k total shared with a friend) & 5k for food. 2k for other expenses, still saved 8k. If you wish to live you can sure live . I thinks its in the mindset. Didn¡¯t mean to offend you, just wanted to share.¡±

I too cannot relate, When I came to Bangalore my salary was 20k. 5k rent (10k total shared with a friend) & 5k for food. 2k for other expenses, still saved 8k. If you wish to live you can sure live . I thinks its in the mindset. Didn¡¯t mean to offend you, just wanted to share.?

¡ª Anil Antony (@iamanilantony) April 25, 2023

One showed support for Ganti, ¡°Though I agree that 50k is low in metro city, but it totally depends on your lifestyle. For example, as a fresher I am also getting only 30k in Bengaluru, around 10k I send to my family, but still end up saving around 5k.¡±

Though I agree that 50k is low in metro city, but it totally depends on your lifestyle. For example, as a fresher I am also getting only 30k in Bengaluru, around 10k I send to my family, but still end up saving around 5k.

¡ª Sachin Pandey (@SachinPandeyATD) April 26, 2023

One joked, ¡°There are companies paying 50K to freshers?¡±

There are companies paying 50K to freshers? ?

¡ª Meg (@WanderlustGirl_) April 26, 2023