Seoul vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seoul	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1334	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3862	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$608	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1634	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2911	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	95	43
🏙️ Population	9.67M	6.87M

The cost of living in Seoul is 89% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4104th and 6863rd ($1334 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in South Korea and Myanmar, respectively. Check South Korea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seoul compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 30th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Yangon

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	Seoul	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2293	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19682	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11168	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20197	$15505

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Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019

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