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Kimchi Jjigae: South Korea vs Mexico
Each item has one base price, and each chain is that base times a fixed chain-level factor. This is not a survey of actual shelf prices. South Korea: 25 items use observed national average retail prices (large-mart channel where reported) from KAMIS (aT) and the Korea Consumer Agency's Chamgageok survey (2026-09-25–30); the split between chains is still estimated. Methodology →
South Korea
E-mart
Ingredients₩13,378
Gas / water / oil₩211
Total cost₩13,589
Per serving₩4,530
Delivery (avg)₩12,000
Calories739 kcal
Protein19.4 g
Cost / 1 g protein₩233
Mexico
Soriana
Ingredients$128.65
Gas / water / oil$3.44
Total cost$132.08
Per serving$44.03
Delivery (avg)$260.00
Calories739 kcal
Protein19.4 g
Cost / 1 g protein$2.27
Per serving, Kimchi Jjigae runs about 30% more expensive in South Korea than in Mexico. 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. Mexico still holds a real edge, but home-cooking beats delivery in both countries either way.