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Banh Mi (Vietnam): South Korea vs Thailand
Sources: chain weekly flyers; government food price indexes (US BLS, Statistics Korea, INE, ONS, StatCan, ABS, INEGI); manual in-store spot checks. Thailand prices are modelled estimates of typical 2026 Bangkok shelf prices and have not yet been verified in store. Methodology →
South Korea
E-mart
Ingredients₩8,751
Gas / water / oil₩161
Total cost₩8,912
Per serving₩4,456
Delivery (avg)₩11,000
Calories925 kcal
Protein19.8 g
Cost / 1 g protein₩225
Thailand
Lotus's
Ingredients฿80.24
Gas / water / oil฿4.42
Total cost฿84.66
Per serving฿42.33
Delivery (avg)฿150.00
Calories925 kcal
Protein19.8 g
Cost / 1 g protein฿2.14
Per serving, Banh Mi (Vietnam) runs about 173% more expensive in South Korea than in Thailand. The single biggest driver of that gap is Pork belly, which is priced noticeably higher in South Korea — it accounts for roughly 100% of the total difference. If price is all that matters to you, cook it in Thailand — the gap is too large to shrug off.