money

I've noticed that I have a completely warped sense of money after living here. So many things are so inexpensive that I find myself thinking things are expensive when they aren't really at all. Like for me to take a taxi from my apartment to the airport, about a 30 minute ride, I pay $10, which is crazy cheap (the gov't subsides gas here and lots of things run on natural gas...but that is still cheap); so when I was in Mumbai, through a very bizarre series of events, I had to use the hotel car for 4 hours and it was 3000 Rs, which is about $60. I was appalled at how expensive it was but then it occurred to me that a taxi from the airport to my apartment in Toronto was $50. And when I go out to lunch the "expensive" place is about $8; that is a full sit down meal not some food court type place. When I "splurge" it is on something like a block of cheese which costs $5...but is totally worth it.
I wonder how long after I return to the western world it will take me to get used to paying Western prices...will I ever? Or will I always think "in India this only costs x amount". I wonder. I bet it won't be as long as I would think, I have transitioned fairly quickly into the Indian way of doing things so I bet I'll transition back faster than I expect.
Random comment: last night I finally slept without a fan on. It is cooling down quite nicely - its almost chilly at night. Not sure the exact temp but I like it.
Happy Friday and have a good weekend everyone.