Birmingham vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$3004
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$460
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$2147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	93	72
🏙️ Population	1.14M	971K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 60% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 1780th and 4302nd ($2004 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Yongin. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yongin ranked 32nd in South Korea, while ranked 58th and 2114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Yongin

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	Birmingham	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$9099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$5628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$46.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$113
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$17710

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$987
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1063
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1081
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$949
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1121
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1120
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1097
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1069
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1127
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$973
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1101
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1444
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1106
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1152
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$940
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1020
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1144
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1124
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$983
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1002
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$880
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$1009
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1041
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1072
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1005
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$963
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$911
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$949
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$967
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1542