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Classic Cheeseburger: 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₩17,390
Gas / water / oil₩147
Total cost₩17,537
Per serving₩8,768
Delivery (avg)₩14,000
Calories757 kcal
Protein39.1 g
Cost / 1 g protein₩224
Thailand

Lotus's

Ingredients฿204.08
Gas / water / oil฿3.97
Total cost฿208.05
Per serving฿104.02
Delivery (avg)฿260.00
Calories757 kcal
Protein39.1 g
Cost / 1 g protein฿2.66

Per serving, Classic Cheeseburger runs about 119% more expensive in South Korea than in Thailand. The single biggest driver of that gap is Beef chuck, 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.