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Tacos al Pastor: 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₩15,144
Gas / water / oil₩238
Total cost₩15,382
Per serving₩5,127
Delivery (avg)₩16,000
Calories560 kcal
Protein31.8 g
Cost / 1 g protein₩161
Thailand

Lotus's

Ingredients฿246.83
Gas / water / oil฿6.57
Total cost฿253.41
Per serving฿84.47
Delivery (avg)฿290.00
Calories560 kcal
Protein31.8 g
Cost / 1 g protein฿2.66

Per serving, Tacos al Pastor runs about 57% more expensive in South Korea than in Thailand. The single biggest driver of that gap is Pork shoulder, 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.