1 SEK = 6.50396578 INR

Jai Ho !! 

Wondering how stupid title this could be ?? Well NO ITS NOT !! This is the currency conversion on this date between two country's currencies.One of which must be really familiar to you all, ya its Indian National Rupees. The other is the Swedish Krona, this is the currency i use everyday or let me say that i hesitate to use every day! 

Okay now lets get to the topic! Yes this is about the uptight financial life for Indians abroad! The most commonly used term when we come across this topic is "cost of living", well in my case and several others just rephrase it as "very high cost of living".

"Now to all those who are trying to comment : knowing all this you people still go there blah blah blah ..... now thats not the topic its just about the high cost of living ...i am not complaining about it" 

To start with this is really a very beautiful country ! They often say beautiful things do not come cheap, that clearly applies to the life here in Sweden! Now to give a yummy start lets talk about food ;-) Which we need daily what so ever but this happens to be the most costliest thing here! for example two slices of bread with little cheese squeezed in between costs 130 Rs. the cheapest edible thing i found here was a bubble gum strictly meant for kids "I had it a couple of time though ;-) " was around 6.5 Rs. Well not so yummy now  is it not ?  Sometimes you just cant eat what ever you wish for or whatever you are craving for. 

Few more examples can be fruits, beverages, alcohol especially [ but i tell you in a way its good ;-) ], sometimes green chillies cost around 1200 Rs./kg ( Ripley's believe or not ), oh i got to mention about coriander now ! Yes exactly those things which we get for free at vegetable shops in India costs around 100 Rs. a bunch here. Now i can keep telling about things on and on but hope this gives a preview of what i am trying to convey.

The fact is that just got to let go converting everything from SEK to INR every time before we could spend, whether you do or do not you would be pushed to spend at least for certain things very vital and things that you cannot sacrifice. That does not necessarily mean you got to be spending hell a lot to live everyday, there are ways to minimize expenses also but then it depends on how we choose to live, can be very stringent and take home all the valuable money you saved or can live a highly lavish life spend it all here and have a great time ( i add : this is a happening place for such a life, if and only if with money in loads ). How i  chose to live is some what in between these two categories but slightly leaned towards the stringent side. Anyways we live anywhere and everywhere and adapt accordingly that is why we are WE, INDIANS. Jai Ho ! 

Quick fact : Some public toilets here charge 5 SEK to be used once, convert for yourself and see how costly taking a leak could be ;-)