Birmingham vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3373
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$468
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$2635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	1.14M	919K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 49% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4157th ($2137 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Seongnam. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 48th and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Seongnam

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	Birmingham	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$11063

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1307
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1134
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1080
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1004
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1138
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1175
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1076
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$948
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1098
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1088
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1028
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1065
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1153
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$874
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1059
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$920
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1068
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1037
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1020
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1063