Myanmar vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$808
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$475
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$378
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$1188
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
3.88
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
82
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
89%
🎓 Higher education
19
95
😀 Quality of life
21
92
🏙️ Population
53.4M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($808) is 49% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Myanmar ranked 121st vs 31st for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Myanmar compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 163rd and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 60 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Myanmar Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1271
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.11
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.45
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.64
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9038
$4409

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$919
6.87M
Mandalay
$613
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$690
1.16M
Taunggyi
$617
265K
Myitkyina
$594
243K
Monywa
$588
207K
Hpa-an
$612
422K
Myeik
$570
222K
Mawlamyine
$564
289K
Pathein
$792
287K
Bago
$783
284K
Sittwe
$593
101K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K