Birmingham vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2790
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$2242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.38M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 101% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5135th ($2137 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 39th 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 2.1 months in Daegu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Daegu ranked 5th in South Korea, while ranked 48th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Daegu

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	Birmingham	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$6903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$5944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$4.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$7.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$27847

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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 Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1038
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$949
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$934
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1084
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1039
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$957
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$984
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1076
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$975
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1008
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$929
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1064
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$973
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1108
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$913
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$980
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$831
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$924
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$920
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1020
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1046
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1016
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1037
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$998
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$995
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$994
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$982
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1050
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$981
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1153