The expat pays Rs 1.25 lakh in rent, school expenses were at Rs 30,000, whereas house help cost Rs 45,000 according to the post. (Photo: Prajwal Jayaraj/NDTV) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

A Russian expat made a post on social media saying that living costs had risen to such an extent in Bengaluru that they are now comparable to that of European cities.

User yulia_bangalore posted on Instagram expressing nostalgia for the living expenses she was accustomed to when she moved to the IT hub more than a decade ago.

"Now, the cost of living in Bengaluru could be easily compared to several places in Europe (Spain, Portugal, Greece or Cyprus) and my own hometown - Saint Petersburg, Russia," she said.

She had moved to the city 11 years ago for a work project

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