Seattle vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seattle	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3162	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7446	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$3407	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$810	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$149
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	30
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	737K	6.87M

The cost of living in Seattle is 415% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 125th and 7717th ($3162 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 92nd 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 27th best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 99th and 7117th 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	$22.6	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2119	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1641	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3861	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2873	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6864	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.82	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.26	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.8	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.1	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2178	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29883	$15435

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114

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