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Bengaluru woman spends Rs 42,100 a month on domestic help, over Rs 5 lakh a year

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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The detailed budget shared on Instagram covers services ranging from daily cooking and car dusting to deep-cleaning bathrooms and balconies. Childcare accounts for more than half of the total monthly expenditure to ensure coverage throughout typical working hours. In addition to daily staff, the family utilizes on-demand online cleaning services to manage household needs during regular staff days off. This transparent breakdown highlights how neighborhood location, apartment dimensions, and customized service hours significantly influence domestic staffing rates across the city.

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  • The ₹42,100 monthly expenditure accounts strictly for domestic labor and excludes baselin…: The ₹42,100 monthly expenditure accounts strictly for domestic labor and excludes baseline living costs like rent and groceries.
  • Specialized cleaning tasks including bathroom care, balcony washing, and kitchen dusting…: Specialized cleaning tasks including bathroom care, balcony washing, and kitchen dusting add several thousand rupees to basic monthly rates.
  • Domestic labor charges across Bengaluru vary widely depending on apartment size, working…: Domestic labor charges across Bengaluru vary widely depending on apartment size, working hours, and specific neighborhood locations.

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For many families living in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, managing a household is no longer just about paying rent or EMIs or paying electricity bills. There is a substantial expense that quietly adds to the monthly budget in the name of household help. It includes nannies, cooks, deep-cleaning services and more. And it’s not an insignificant amount for sure.

A recent Instagram post by Bengaluru-based creator Sakshi Mehra (@sassy.sakshi), has caught people’s attention where she breaks down her monthly household expenses living in Bengaluru. Sharing a detailed breakdown, the woman revealed that the monthly bill comes to ₹42,100 which translates into ₹5,05,200 a year, just for domestic help.

And this clearly does not include monthly ration, daily groceries, electricity and gas bill, laundry, repairs and more.

How much does household help cost in BengaluruThe creator says she lives near Bellandur. Household help rates can differ depending on the locality, apartment and working hours, among other factors.

The monthly breakup:- Childcare: ₹23,000 a month

- Cook: ₹7,500 a month

- Regular household cleaning: ₹5,500 a month

- Deep-cleaning of two…

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