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Kimchi Jjigae: United States 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 →
United States
Walmart
Ingredients$7.11
Gas / water / oil$0.18
Total cost$7.28
Per serving$2.43
Delivery (avg)$18.00
Calories739 kcal
Protein19.4 g
Cost / 1 g protein$0.12
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 54% more expensive in United States than in Thailand. The single biggest driver of that gap is Kimchi (aged), which is priced noticeably higher in United States — 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.