Does "e" mean Euros? Those Finnish IRS numbers are ludicrous at least insofar as SE Asian countries are concerned. The idea that prepared meals in France, for example, cost only slightly more than in Thailand is absurd. Maybe if you're eating in the hotel restaurant in the most expensive hotel in Bangkok, prices might start to resemble European cafes. You can eat well for a week in Thailand or Laos, for what 1 inexpensive dinner costs in France. That was certainly true in Malaysia as well.