Birmingham vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1142
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2763
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$417
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$2204
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	1.14M	971K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 79% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 1731st and 4761st ($2046 vs $1142) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 9th 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 1.9 months in Yongin. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yongin ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 32nd and 2356th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$9594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$5713
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$122
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$20738

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$970
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1003
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1025
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1074
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$990
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1036
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1085
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1461
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1084
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1068
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1222
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1067
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1008
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$966
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$941
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1025
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1140
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$1098
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$997
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$989
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$968
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1027
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1043
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$839
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1098
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1111
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1567