Jeju Island vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$480	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	30
😀 Quality of life	65	45
🏙️ Population	678K	6.87M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 79% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4961st and 7717th ($1100 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in South Korea and Myanmar, respectively. Check South Korea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5177th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Yangon

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	Jeju Island	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$15435

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599