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Spaghetti Carbonara: 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₩6,772
Gas / water / oil₩110
Total cost₩6,882
Per serving₩3,441
Delivery (avg)₩18,000
Calories829 kcal
Protein44.1 g
Cost / 1 g protein₩78
Thailand
Lotus's
Ingredients฿277.38
Gas / water / oil฿2.98
Total cost฿280.36
Per serving฿140.18
Delivery (avg)฿280.00
Calories829 kcal
Protein44.1 g
Cost / 1 g protein฿3.18
Per serving, Spaghetti Carbonara runs about 57% more expensive in Thailand than in South Korea. The single biggest driver of that gap is Pecorino Romano, which is priced noticeably higher in Thailand — it accounts for roughly 100% of the total difference. If price is all that matters to you, cook it in South Korea — the gap is too large to shrug off.