Large metropolitan cities in India are purely for job reasons.

I do believe buying expensive real estate in a city like Bangalore is pointless. You can put the same money in a good mutual fund, and buy a home in a Tier 2 city around Bangalore. You can reach Bangalore in an hour for most of things.

The pollution, population density and pace are all a lot lower. Plus if the idea is to retire early, this is like the best plan you can come up with.