Food Prices in South Korea

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Western food types)

Milk (regular), (0.25 liter)	602.00 ₩
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (125.00 g)	666.07 ₩
Rice (white), (0.10 kg)	417.54 ₩
Eggs (regular) (2.40)	659.96 ₩
Local Cheese (0.10 kg)	1,760.35 ₩
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (0.15 kg)	1,349.53 ₩
Beef Round (0.15 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	3,638.65 ₩
Apples (0.30 kg)	1,971.09 ₩
Banana (0.25 kg)	1,028.82 ₩
Oranges (0.30 kg)	1,853.23 ₩
Tomato (0.20 kg)	1,097.21 ₩
Potato (0.20 kg)	702.27 ₩
Onion (0.10 kg)	294.00 ₩
Lettuce (0.20 head)	474.34 ₩
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person	16,515.06 ₩
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person (assuming 31 days per month)	511,966.93 ₩

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Asian food types)

Loaf of Fresh White Bread (50.00 g)	266.43 ₩
Rice (white), (0.25 kg)	1,043.84 ₩
Eggs (regular) (2.40)	659.96 ₩
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (0.20 kg)	1,799.37 ₩
Beef Round (0.10 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	2,425.77 ₩
Apples (0.25 kg)	1,642.58 ₩
Banana (0.25 kg)	1,028.82 ₩
Oranges (0.15 kg)	926.61 ₩
Tomato (0.20 kg)	1,097.21 ₩
Potato (0.20 kg)	702.27 ₩
Onion (0.10 kg)	294.00 ₩
Lettuce (0.10 head)	237.17 ₩
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person	12,124.02 ₩
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person (assuming 31 days per month)	375,844.73 ₩

Food prices from our Cost of Living Section

	[ Edit ]	Range
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	9,115.34 ₩	7,570.83-11,356.24
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2,417.00 ₩	1,814.37-3,628.74
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1,893.92 ₩	1,133.98-3,628.74
Eggs (regular) (12)	3,299.79 ₩	2,000.00-4,600.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	7,984.83 ₩	4,535.93-15,875.75
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	4,080.90 ₩	2,267.96-6,350.30
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	11,003.12 ₩	7,257.49-20,411.68
Apples (1 lb)	2,980.25 ₩	2,267.96-4,535.93
Banana (1 lb)	1,866.65 ₩	1,360.78-2,721.56
Oranges (1 lb)	2,802.03 ₩	1,587.58-4,082.34
Tomato (1 lb)	2,488.44 ₩	1,360.78-3,628.74
Potato (1 lb)	1,592.72 ₩	907.19-2,267.96
Onion (1 lb)	1,333.56 ₩	680.39-1,814.37
Lettuce (1 head)	2,371.72 ₩	1,500.00-3,000.00

Last update: September 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

Food Prices in this country for some cities: Bucheon, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Seoul

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