MySQL 2 vCPU 4GB managed database monthly price comparison
For a managed MySQL 2 vCPU 4GB single-node setup, the cheapest is Akamai at $69.30 per month (with Korean VAT 10%, 20GB storage included).
For high availability (keeps running through a failure), Akamai is lowest at $161.70 per month.
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| Rank | Company | Product | Spec | Region | Single node monthly total | High availability monthly total | Source | |
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| 1 | Managed MySQL Linode 4GBMySQL, shared-CPU, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Tokyo, Japan | $69.30DB server $69.30 | $161.70DB server (high availability) $161.70 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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| 2 | RDS for MySQL db.t4g.mediumMySQL, burstable, Single AZ | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Tokyo, Japan | $84.14DB server $81.10 + Storage 20GB $3.04 | $168.28DB server (high availability) $162.21 + Storage 20GB $6.07 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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| 3 | Database for MySQL Flexible Burstable B2sMySQL, burstable, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Tokyo, Japan | $86.55DB server $83.51 + Storage 20GB $3.04 | Check the official guide for high availability pricing | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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| 4 | Cloud SQL MySQL Enterprise 2 vCPU, 7.5GBMySQL, general-purpose, Single node | 2 vCPU / 7.5GBLarger than requested | Tokyo, Japan | $145.91DB server $141.05 + Storage 20GB $4.86 | $291.82DB server (high availability, x2) $282.09 + Storage 20GB x 2 $9.72 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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Totals are the DB server price plus 20GB of storage. Backup retention and data transfer are not included.
Left out because they have no region here: DigitalOcean
Korea only (KRW billing)
These providers only have Korean regions, so they are not ranked here. Their Seoul prices are shown separately.
| Company | Product | Spec | Region | Single node monthly total | High availability monthly total | Source | |
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| DBaaS for MySQL 8 Standard 2 vCore, 4GBMySQL, general-purpose, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Korea | $82.26DB server $82.26 | Check the official guide for high availability pricing | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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| RDS for MySQL m2.c2m4 (Standard) 2 vCPU, 4GBMySQL, general-purpose, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Pangyo, South Korea | $92.17DB server $90.26 + Storage 20GB $1.91 | $182.43DB server (high availability, x2) $180.52 + Storage 20GB $1.91 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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| Cloud DB for MySQL High CPU 2 vCPU, 4GBMySQL, compute-optimized, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Korea | $95.60DB server $95.60 | $191.19DB server (high availability, x2) $191.19 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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| MySQL m2a.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB)MySQL, general-purpose | 2 vCPU / 8GBLarger than requested | kr-central-2 | $137.54DB server $135.63 + Storage 20GB $1.91 | Check the official guide for high availability pricing | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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How we calculate
- Display currency
- USD. KRW prices are converted at the rate below, and prices already in this currency are shown as listed
- Exchange rate
- 1 USD = ₩1,325.57 (as of 2026-10-21)
- VAT
- Prices are shown with Korean VAT of 10% added. Prices without VAT get 10% added, and prices that already include VAT are used as is.
- Monthly conversion
- Hourly prices are multiplied by 730 hours per month (8,760 hours per year / 12) (NAVER Cloud Platform, Kakao Cloud: 720 hours). Flat monthly products use their amount as is. NHN Cloud does not state an official monthly conversion, so we use 730 hours.
- Price region
- Tokyo (one region per provider in that area). Korea-only providers are shown separately with Seoul prices
- Included
- DB server price, 20GB storage
- Not included
- Backup retention, Data transfer out, Read replicas
- Last updated
- 2026-10-22 06:48 KST
Last updated: 2026-10-22 06:48 KST. More comparisons are on the server comparison home.