Myanmar vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2070
$3042
🏠 One person rent
$303
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$1019
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.9
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$2217
💸 GDP per capita
$1233
$33121
😃 Human freedom index
3.97
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
64
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
20%
🎓 Higher education
19
87
😀 Quality of life
20
84
🏙️ Population
53.4M
51.5M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($694) is 38% less expensive than in South Korea ($1116). Myanmar ranked 140th vs 64th for South Korea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Myanmar compared to 2 months in South Korea. Ranked 167th and 23rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Myanmar and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 87 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 South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.16
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.21
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$10274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$6790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.86
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$8.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.5
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.57
$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12264
$18055

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$705
6.87M
Mandalay
$710
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$701
1.16M
Hpa-an
$610
422K
Bago
$650
284K
Pathein
$778
287K
Taunggyi
$660
265K
Myitkyina
$683
243K
Mawlamyine
$569
254K
Monywa
$661
207K
Myeik
$576
222K
Sittwe
$678
101K

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1334
9.67M
Busan
$1060
3.45M
Incheon
$1092
2.94M
Daegu
$995
2.38M
Suwon
$1022
1.23M
Daejeon
$992
1.48M
Gwangju
$1101
1.49M
Ulsan
$1059
1.13M
Cheongju
$936
852K
Seongnam
$1400
919K
Yongin
$1127
1.08M
Changwon
$1075
1.01M
Hwaseong
$1089
941K
Goyang
$1171
1.06M
Namyangju
$1129
732K
Gimhae
$959
534K
Siheung
$1283
520K
Jeju Island
$1080
678K
Bucheon
$1163
772K
Pyeongtaek
$984
590K
Cheonan
$1151
657K
Pohang
$988
504K
Uijeongbu
$955
463K
Ansan
$1070
623K
Paju
$1075
498K
Gwangju
$1165
397K
Jeju
$1037
492K
Hanam
$1161
330K
Sejong
$1019
386K
Gunsan
$1005
275K