Birmingham vs Changwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Changwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$2376
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	93	73
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.05M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 87% more expensive than in Changwon. Cities ranked 1780th and 4842nd ($2004 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 24th in the United Kingdom and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2.2 months in Changwon. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Changwon ranked 24th in South Korea, while ranked 58th and 1652nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Changwon

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	Birmingham	Changwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$908
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$7256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$5963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$8.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$29.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$13835

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$1006
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$907
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$973
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$953
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$963
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1029
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$882
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$910
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$1113
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1078
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$965
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$989
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$984
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$1055
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$991
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$960
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$896
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$1060
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$865
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$787
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$999
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1147
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$924
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$955
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$932
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$902
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$923
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$958
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$945
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1028
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$963
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$903
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$949
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$975