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Bengaluru techie couple spends 3 times an IT fresher's salary on travel every month: How much do they spend?

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For many young IT professionals in Bengaluru, managing rent, groceries and daily expenses on an entry-level salary can be challenging. However, a recent social media post has highlighted just how different monthly spending can look for two people working in the same industry and living in the same city. Shubhi and her husband, both senior software engineers , spend around ₹ 1.73 lakh every month on their household expenses. Many freshers joining India's IT services sector start with annual salaries of around ₹ 3.4-3.6 lakh. Depending on the salary structure and deductions, these packages can translate into a monthly take-home salary of approximately ₹ 22,000-27,000. Their average monthly travel expenditure of ₹ 75,000 is almost three times the monthly salary of an entry-level employee. Companies: Comprehensive news and analysis on listed and unlisted companies, corporate announcements, corporate chatter, C-suite, business trends, hiring alerts, layoffs, work-life balance, world's top billionaires and richest and more. 2. National News: From metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and e to untapped stories from rural India, we cover human interest, health, education, crime and courts, and law and order, among other areas of public interest. 5. Economy: In-depth analysis of India's macro and micro-economic indicators like- GDP, inflation, forex, fiscal deficit, current account deficit, interest rate cycle, economic recovery, RBI circulars, indirect taxes, GST, Insolvency and Bankruptcy imports, exports and everything that impacts Indian economy. 6. Riya R Alex, Trainee Content Producer Stay updated with the latest Trending , India , World , CJP Protest in Delh LIVE and US news.

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The couple shared a breakdown of their monthly expenses on social media, offering a glimpse into their lifestyle and approach to managing money.

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Their average monthly travel expenditure of ₹ 75,000 is almost three times the monthly salary of an entry-level employee.

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