Gothenburg vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$914	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	30
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	675K	6.87M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 196% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 2599th and 7720th ($1864 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Sweden and Myanmar, respectively. Check Sweden vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 83rd and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Yangon

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	Gothenburg	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$17353

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610