Birmingham vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$545
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$2392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	1.14M	534K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 119% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5772nd ($2137 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 72nd 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 2.5 months in Gimhae. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Gimhae ranked 16th in South Korea, while ranked 48th and 1931st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.94
🥤 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	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$7885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$5904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$7.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$7.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$13461

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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 Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1108
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1084
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1008
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$984
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$934
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1064
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1024
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$991
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$949
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$933
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$994
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$980
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$929
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$973
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$831
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1081
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$925
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$959
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$976
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$982
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$998
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1046
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1001
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$924
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1020
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1063