Pyongyang vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pyongyang	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1675	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4114	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$959	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2118	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	30
😀 Quality of life	20	43
🏙️ Population	2.86M	6.87M

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 138% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 2779th and 6863rd ($1675 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in North Korea and Myanmar, respectively. Check North Korea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Pyongyang compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8868th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pyongyang vs Yangon

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	Pyongyang	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3191	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1625	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.5	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$984	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.4	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.43	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3399	$15505

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Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1548
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1570
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1574
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1561
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1565
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1547
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1546
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1549
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1538
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1565
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1568
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1075
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$505
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$503
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1099
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$974
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1040
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1171
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1597
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1092
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1163
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1334
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1122
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1129
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1022
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1161
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1070
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$492
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1098
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1400
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1063
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1283
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$865

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625