Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 74.5% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 30.0% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 61.1% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in South Korea

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and childcare in South Korea are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in South Korea. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Burma	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$7.06 ₩9,627	+209.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$6.17 ₩8,410	+105.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.53 ₩2,083	+92.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.88 ₩1,207	+8.8%
Average			+130.4%

Burma vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Burma	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$3.04 ₩4,143	+181.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$6.12 ₩8,352	+47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$8.23 ₩11,221	+60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.94 ₩4,009	+108.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$4.11 ₩5,604	+70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$4.00 ₩5,458	+101.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$1.55 ₩2,114	+225.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$3.00 ₩4,087	+143.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$2.63 ₩3,590	+205.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$2.03 ₩2,774	+133.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$1.26 ₩1,722	+96.0%
Average			+117.9%

Burma vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.0% less for transportation

	Burma	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$5.01 ₩6,830	-85.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$46.10 ₩62,878	+289.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$28,394.53 ₩39M	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$8.59 ₩11,720	-4.5%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Burma	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$24.34 ₩33,198	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$561.73 ₩766K	+99.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$387.83 ₩529K	+97.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$153.72 ₩210K	+306.4%
Average			+116.4%

Burma vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 61.1% more for childcare

	Burma	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$545.93 ₩745K	+47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$20,214.53 ₩28M	+76.0%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$3.30 ₩4,499	+229.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$3.66 ₩4,995	+146.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$3.35 ₩4,565	+153.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$57.32 ₩78,173	+205.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$11.28 ₩15,390	+351.4%
Average			+221.6%

Burma vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Burma	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$67.53 ₩92,101	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$53.43 ₩72,869	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$78.10 ₩107K	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$102.84 ₩140K	-20.7%
Average			-21.2%

Burma vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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