Seattle vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	30
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	737K	6.87M

The cost of living in Seattle is 401% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 142nd and 7720th ($3154 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 2nd in the United States and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United States vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 32nd and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Yangon

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	Seattle	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2110	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$17353

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

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