Birmingham vs Cheongju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Cheongju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$489
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$2445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	1.14M	852K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 131% more expensive than in Cheongju. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6099th ($2137 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 81st 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 2.6 months in Cheongju. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cheongju ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 48th and 349th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Cheongju

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	Birmingham	Cheongju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$4173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$70.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$3.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$7.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$63
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$13385

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$959
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1153
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1078
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$976
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1046
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$973
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1076
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1120
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1171
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1079
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$934
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1059
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$1066
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1037
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1085
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1110
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1196
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$949
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$998
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1068
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1435
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1112
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$831
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1049
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1004
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1020
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1178
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$1005
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$982
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090