Shopping is the number one leisure activity in Korea. If you like shopping, you will love this country. You can buy all sorts of things at street stalls; there are small specialty shops; some huge open markets and of course western style big department stores.
There are bargains to be had in the markets, although a lot of stuff is imitation or not quite what it appears to be. Be that as it may, it is a very entertaining way to shop, and if you like to bargain you will find plenty of adversaries here.
There are bargains to be had in the markets, although a lot of stuff is imitation or not quite what it appears to be. Be that as it may, it is a very entertaining way to shop, and if you like to bargain you will find plenty of adversaries here.
Living Cost
Broadly speaking there are two sets of prices in Korea, one cheap and the other relatively expensive. The things that are usu cheap are anything "Korean" like Korean food (around 4-6000 won for a good cheap meal), transport (the subway and buses are usu only 1000 won), utilities (usu around 70000/mth all up) etc. The things that are relatively expensive in Korean terms (although often normal in Western terms) are anything that is "foreign". This is not just things that are imported like foreign spirits (very expensive) but even things produced locally like strawberry jam, pizza (around 15000 won), MacDonalds Combo (approx 3700 won), cafe coffee (up to 5000 won). Also its not just Western foreign things that are relatively pricey but also anything "foreign" like Karaoke bars and foreign Asian restaurants. So basically if you keep your usu consumption habits you're going to spend a lot more money than if you change your habits and eat the local food etc which is delicious. How expensive it is in Korea is up to you to a fair extent.
Other article prices (note that in Seoul everything is higher):
Movie ticket -9000-10000 for a new release.
T-shirt -5000 for a knock off.
Levis Jeans -120000, its a foreign article
Internet cafe -1000-1500/h usu although can be cheaper. They call them PC Bangs
Bread -2500-3000 for a loaf.
Eggs -2300 for 24
Coffee - 2000-3000 usu at a cafe but can run to 5000 in Seoul.
Cable TV -about 25000/mth but can be cheaper.
Dry cleaning -usu 2500 or so per item
Other article prices (note that in Seoul everything is higher):
Movie ticket -9000-10000 for a new release.
T-shirt -5000 for a knock off.
Levis Jeans -120000, its a foreign article
Internet cafe -1000-1500/h usu although can be cheaper. They call them PC Bangs
Bread -2500-3000 for a loaf.
Eggs -2300 for 24
Coffee - 2000-3000 usu at a cafe but can run to 5000 in Seoul.
Cable TV -about 25000/mth but can be cheaper.
Dry cleaning -usu 2500 or so per item
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