SillyCupcake
Best city in India for WFH setup
Hey everyone,
If you could work from anywhere in India with a ₹1 lakh monthly salary, which city would you choose to live in with your family (wife and two little girls)?
Looking for suggestions based on the following criteria: • A relatively quiet and safe environment • Decent infrastructure and medical facilities • Good schools for kids • Access to basic amenities • Availability of well-built flats or gated communities for rent
Would love to hear your thoughts!
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SparklyPickle
Freelancer19d
Go for Chandigarh. Reasonable rent. Lots to do in the city (both party and relax). Olas/Ubers never cancel. Come to pick within 5 min. Good traffic sense amongst people. A lot of amazing weekend trips to Himachal, J&K. Good civic sense amongst people. Great food scene. Lot of greenery and open parks. Summers are a bit harsh but everything else is great. Hardly any roads that are dug up 😂
SleepyQuokka
PayTM18d
Kolkata , West Bengal is chepest metro city in india . I will kolkata with no second thoughts
SillyCupcake
HCL18d
That’s actually a great option, I love the city. Do you have recommendations of apartments or locations?
JumpyBiscuit
Walmart18d
Kolkata is big no Reason: Bangladeshi infiltration, Mamta Banerjee, Muslim appeasement, leftist ideology are also there, communism
Try to avoid Bihar, west Bengal, Karnataka
PerkyMuffin
Amazon19d
If you’re looking for a metro city, Hyderabad is a great option. For promising tier-2 cities, consider Indore, Jaipur, or Ahmedabad.
SillyCupcake
HCL19d
Thanks, I should have mentioned. I am currently in Hyderabad 🙂
WobblyHamster
Accenture18d
Indore is a great option, infact it's my hometown but with the given circumstances, that is 1 lakh monthly salary and two kids, I think the education cost for a good school here maybe a little high. There are decent schools with 50-60k fees per annum for a kid but if one really wants to send their kids to the top 5 schools of the city, the fees for one kid may be somewhere around 1.5 lakhs per annum and to add on that, there are other expenses as well related to school. Not sure what is the situation in other cities comparatively.
ZestyDonut
Stealth19d
Lucknow
FuzzyQuokka
TCS19d
I am living
GroovyBagel
SAP18d
I second that. It's my hometown and everything is so good about it. You have markets - small and big. Metro connected to the main areas. Public transport is easily accessible. Many cafes, restaurants and Pubs to hang out. Rents are nominal. They are developing Lko as a tier-2 IT city, I hope it does not get messed up in that process.
MagicalPancake
Surathkal. Very close to Mangalore. Very good educational institutes around. Beautiful beaches all around. Tasty food everywhere. Not at all crowded. If you want to go to malls or shopping it's just 20 mins away.
SillyCupcake
HCL18d
I must admit this is the first time I’ve heard about this city. Just googled it and it looks beautiful
MagicalPancake
Just visit once for a holiday. Udupi , kapu, mulki surathkal. Take some surfing classes. Do some kayaking. Checkout some houses for rent or stay. It's modern but laidback. Cost of lining is very less
PeppyRaccoon
Accenture18d
If you're doing wfh then consider hometown.
If for some reasons 😜 you could not shift there
Then look for heart by city.
Like Pune for those living in Mp, gujrat. Its a win win for both. Pune has good IT companies and weather is also good. Very good gated societies and all types of schools and activities. Trips duration monsoons is blissful..
FuzzyHamster
Oracle18d
Kullu, Shimla
SillyCupcake
HCL18d
Hm that’s an interesting suggestion, you want to elaborate more on why these?
FuzzyHamster
Oracle18d
Cities like these two can fulfill all your requirements except the last one. I don't think there are gated societies. Apart from that, air quality is good and you have good places to visit nearby.
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