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Kimchi Jjigae: 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₩10,237
Gas / water / oil₩211
Total cost₩10,448
Per serving₩3,483
Delivery (avg)₩12,000
Calories739 kcal
Protein19.4 g
Cost / 1 g protein₩179
Thailand
Lotus's
Ingredients฿159.98
Gas / water / oil฿5.76
Total cost฿165.74
Per serving฿55.25
Delivery (avg)฿250.00
Calories739 kcal
Protein19.4 g
Cost / 1 g protein฿2.84
Per serving, Kimchi Jjigae runs about 63% 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.