Birmingham vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	98
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	1.14M	919K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 56% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1454th and 4288th ($2219 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 41st and 1327th 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	$18.1	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$12598

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019