Your USD goes less far in South Korea

−5.9% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,881.32 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 2,682,220 KRW

That is 169,200 KRW less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $126.16 today.

KRW per 1 USD Then 1,426 · Today 1,341

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in South Korea

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

150,000 KRW a night

1 fewer night

Costs you today: $111.85
Cost you 1 year ago: $105.21

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

270,000 KRW a night

$11.95 more a night

Costs you today: $201.33
Cost you 1 year ago: $189.38

Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

5,700 KRW a Big Mac

29 fewer Big Macs

Costs you today: $4.25
Cost you 1 year ago: $4.00

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

90,000 KRW a dinner

1 fewer dinner

Costs you today: $67.11
Cost you 1 year ago: $63.13

Do Estimate

Museum entry

23,000 KRW a ticket

7 fewer tickets

Costs you today: $17.15
Cost you 1 year ago: $16.13

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

110,000 KRW a tour

1 fewer tour

Costs you today: $82.02
Cost you 1 year ago: $77.15

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

51,000 KRW a ride

3 fewer rides

Costs you today: $38.03
Cost you 1 year ago: $35.77

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

42,000 KRW a ticket

4 fewer tickets

Costs you today: $31.32
Cost you 1 year ago: $29.46

Rate history

KRW per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
10,000 KRW	$7.46	$7.01
50,000 KRW	$37.28	$35.07
200,000 KRW	$149.13	$140.28
1,000,000 KRW	$745.65	$701.40

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)