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Pad Thai (shrimp): 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₩11,598
Gas / water / oil₩207
Total cost₩11,805
Per serving₩5,903
Delivery (avg)₩15,000
Calories815 kcal
Protein42.7 g
Cost / 1 g protein₩138
Thailand
Lotus's
Ingredients฿104.84
Gas / water / oil฿5.63
Total cost฿110.47
Per serving฿55.23
Delivery (avg)฿110.00
Calories815 kcal
Protein42.7 g
Cost / 1 g protein฿1.29
Per serving, Pad Thai (shrimp) runs about 177% more expensive in South Korea than in Thailand. The single biggest driver of that gap is Shrimp, 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.