All is relative. I think what suffers most are refugees whit bad education and alone parents what don't work 100%

Only fuel is way to expensive, living in north I need drive a lot of car.

But if you live here you're use to prices, besides summer is 1 or 2 months, money goes more. Late August mid may its inside time, more as outside then you save money. I am not bad cook (food maker in car I misspell).

Sweden is more expensive as other EU countries, specifically in booze N tobacco.

Cash i only use when leave beer cans or limonade bottles take cash and fuel my car.

I absolutely have I have no interest in economics, but i want simple things. I oay whit card, here 100% woes every where.

As far as I understand, the SEK is only more stable than the Euro because Sweden is actively meddling in its markets to maintain the exchang rate to USD.