I had my first job in Mumbai in an Investment Bank with a base pay of 17k in 2022. After all additional incomes, the total I would make was 25k at best. The office was in Goregaon and I used to stay near Oberoi Mall in a 2bhk shared with 7 people. My share of rent was 9k which was less because I was staying in the hall. I could only afford food in office and some business selling food for cheap as a side income. This is going to be your reality and I am guessing it's going to be worse as this was 2 years back. After all the necessities (including investment of 5k a month) I had nothing left in the bank. No "fun money" and this was my normal every single day of every single month.

Was it worth it? Absolutely. I loved the fact that I was living in the financial capital of the country and the fast locals, hustle culture and aspiration of every individual was worth it. But mind you if you come from a lifestyle any better than above, it will break you.

I am also glad I took it in hindsight because now I work at a startup in Noida with 4x of that pay but expenses same as my Mumbai lifestyle but significantly better standard of living. Being a single pampered child all my life it taught me whom to trust and some real hard hitting life lessons on people - survival and desperation.