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Kimchi Jjigae: South Korea vs United States
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 →
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Per serving, Kimchi Jjigae runs about 38% more expensive in South Korea than in United States. 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. United States still holds a real edge, but home-cooking beats delivery in both countries either way.