Daily budget

Daily budget

Shoestring

₩60,000
₩50–70k / day

Hostels, street food, mostly-free sights, subway everywhere.

  • Food₩20k
  • Transit₩6k
  • Sights₩8k
  • Fun₩15k

Comfortable

₩125,000
₩100–150k / day

Sit-down meals, the odd taxi, paid attractions, a few drinks.

  • Food₩50k
  • Transit₩10k
  • Sights₩20k
  • Fun₩40k

Splurge

₩300,000
₩300k+ / day

Fine dining, taxis door to door, shows, real shopping.

  • Food₩120k
  • Transit₩25k
  • Sights₩40k
  • Fun₩120k

Per person, per day: food, transit, sights and fun. Add a bed: ₩25–35k a hostel dorm, from ₩70k a mid-range hotel.

Estimate your trip

Roughly ₩300,000 for the days on the ground (beds + flights extra)

What things actually cost

  • Subway or bus ride (T-money)₩1,400
  • Convenience-store meal₩4–6k
  • Street toast / tteokbokki₩3–5k
  • Kimbap-house or bibimbap lunch₩8–12k
  • Café coffee₩4.5–6k
  • Korean BBQ dinner (per person)₩18–30k
  • Soju, bottle at a restaurant₩4–5k
  • Gyeongbokgung palace entry₩3,000
  • Hostel dorm bed (night)₩25–35k
  • Mid-range hotel (night)from ₩70k

Spend less, automatically

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Updated June 2026. Mid-point estimates. Your mileage varies with how much BBQ and coffee happens.