Birmingham vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$959
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2505
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$547
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$459
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$2363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	1.14M	534K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 103% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5742nd ($1951 vs $959) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 77th 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 2.5 months in Gimhae. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Gimhae ranked 21st in South Korea, while ranked 35th and 1960th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Gimhae

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	Birmingham	Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$7020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$5956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$42.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$8.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$13468

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038