How Expensive is SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA? A Day of Budget Travel 서울 🇰🇷
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- How expensive is Seoul, South Korea 서울? In this budget travel guide, I break down my spending over one day in Seoul. I show the type of costs you can expect to find for accommodation, transportation, food and sightseeing.
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Seoul is a very fantastic city to travel. All food prices already include taxes and no extra tips. Most of the attractions, including Hongdae, Gangnam Station, Insadong, Myeongdong and the Palaces, are easily accessible by subway. First of all, security is excellent so you can walk around safely at night!
security is the best in the world...
@홍홍홍 외국 여행 갔다오면 우리나라가 살기 편하긴 하죠..ㅋㅋ
yes and you guys can walk around on the street with beer!! xD
Americans surprised by included taxes hahaha we europeans always have to chuckle when Americans say it, no offense haha
+ Tip : You don't need to give tips(service pay?) at restaurants and anywhere. In supermarket, all items are VAT included price
Fun Fact: People consider Canada as safe country in general. Comparing South Korea vs Canada, in terms of crime rate, you are 2.4 times more likely to get murdered in Canada than in South Korea. You are 20 times more likely to become a victim of auto theft in Canada than South Korea. So, yes, Korea is very safe country to travel to.
S P seems a bit pricey . unless your purposely budgeting . I would like to go there one day though.
allegedly
@@Wickedtingzz South Korea isn't priced like SEA countries. Cost of living in South Korea is more on the par with western countries. However, if you know where to look for, you get much better bang for your money in terms of quality you get.
S P thanks
allegedly
minus the north korea nuke threat, china pollution and dust from the china desert AND the fact north korea MIGHT start world war 3,and yea then I agree with you
@@gl3087 dude I'm in south korea the north has been threatening to nuke the south for how many times now
One of the most underrated countries for many things.
u mean overrate?
I can recommend you a good English teacher if you are struggling of understanding English words.
@@Komiopa one simple question and you don't understand how to answer. either you are dumb or need to learn English.
Quin it looks like that you know very well about your problem so good luck
@@quin2840 I wouldn't say overrated I'd say well known? Korea is well known to many people after BTS became popular worldwide, after BTS got popular outside of Korea many people got to know more about Korea and a lot more people now know about Korea
Very clean city. One of the the best places in Asia
Korea is the most awesome contury in the world. very safe,, fast,, very developed,, and have many good foods~!
Unfortunately the weather is not really nice and Seoul is a little too crowded
Right....
@JSA공동경비구함 yes bro South Korea is absolutely fantastic but the only flaw is they have support of USA... pls remove get rid of the terrorist country USA
Japan is more fun than Korea.
This is usually the perception from people who dont actually live here or have been here for a very short time. Visit my channel if you want to learn more about the real Korea.
I live in Seoul. Seoul is really safe place to travel.
It's not dangerous to go out at 10pm.
One of the safest places I’ve ever travelled to
at 10p.m? Not even at 2a.m or whenever the time is, you will never get any threats.
Good time to hangout with friends in South Korea - Anytime
4 am same
max lopez It's true
Seoul, the most advanced city in the world
Its tokyo
@@user-bu7zl9px4e ooo someones getting mad
@@user-bu7zl9px4e Yeah not admitting that South Korea is an advanced country lol
lol Another damn sushi from Japan being jealous over Korea... Pathetic
Actually it's Singapore
I miss korea 😭
@기브티비 hey, your videos are amazing
Come visit my channel for a fresh breath of Korean air....well sort of
돌돌이 Lol we have a hater. 😂😂😂
Why?
히요_[HYO] i have many good memories of my stay in Korea, friendly neighborhood and locals in Yongsan. My friends and I made good memories and many new experience. I love the mixture of old and new in Seoul. And the food! But I have a child now, it is hard for 2 of us to visit
Korea seems to be a very advanced country.
Everything is futuristic.
It is advanced man. Very much
im living in Paris. EVERYTHING is advanced in Korea.
@@park5178 lol. I loved Paris. I spent 2 months there in 2007. Would like to visit again
@@RoadFreeLife Yes it's a beautiful city. everything is well conserved than Korea lol . Tradition vs Modern
@@park5178 Korea is developing very fast. Europe is raveling in its old buildings while korea is building everything new. Traditional temples from hundreds of years ago are things preserved and the traditional style of architecture. But most buildings are modern and you wont find 100 old buildings in which people live. Thats not an endearing thing about Europe. Old buildings that are falling apart. The appartments in Korea are less than 20 years old with many more being built every year.
In Korea all prices are VAT included, and also there are no tips for services
Like most of Europe
@@BlackHoleSpain i dont think so, i paied tips in europe.
South Korea Very Beatiful Country
Japan is more beautiful than Korea.
@@user-tp1zf9pz3o Yeah İ agree
Yes it is and you can see much more of it by checking out the videos on my channel
@@RoadFreeLife Nice Channel
@@rhya6739 thank you
Incredibly clean & stylish. My experience with Japan was people were too tense & people shunned foreigners but in S. Korea was less tense and friendlier. 👍
Heoo
Yeh cuz most Korean people can speak basic English
I'm from Sydney, Australia where it's very multicultural. You can literally find friends from all over the world. My Japanese friends said bad things about Korea. My Korean friends said bad things about Japan. So I decided to visit both. They turned out to be some of the most amazing countries I've visited. I've been to a lot of countries since I was a 3 month old. Moral of the story: never have a prejudice about a place before you experience it yourself. Stories you hear from people are often biased. Awesome video. Thank you!
I'm Australian too. But there are only so many Chinese in my city. Japan and SK have historical rivalry about each other and Japanese education does not teach about Japan's wrong doings. I've only been to Japan but I want to go to SK too..
@@catmerchant8699 korean japanese world war III in online 😆 🤣
Japan has no real reflection like Germany. 90% of Japanese are not sorry for the history of genocide, mass rape, and looting if they invade Korea and other Asian regions. Japanese history education teaches that Japanese ancestors protected Asia. If Japan doesn't provide proper history education, we can't be friends. Germany made history textbooks with neighboring countries. Japan should learn from Germany.
I just moved to Seoul two weeks ago. It’s amazing. I live in Seodaemun-gu. Almost no foreigners here. I want to learn the language as soon as possible 😊
Great video!
I dont think korea is the best country for traveling but very good for living in. have a great time during your stay.
Welcome 🥰
welcome! ^^
How u learn the language?
Wow thanks to all the nice comments. I didn’t check this for a while.
Finding a korean woman is hard, haha. I’ve read they tend to stay with fellow citizens most of the time. But that’s not an issue I’m worried about at the moment. 😊
And the language...it’s hard at the moment. I can read Hangul, although not fast, and I don’t know what I’m actually reading. But it’s a start. I know some common phrases and stuff like that.
The honor system is complicated to understand ( talking to elders etc).
Worldwide no.1 super safe country and reasonable transportation fare and food cost and also very friendly
Here is good tip find two types of restaurants hansik buffet(Korea style buffet), kisa sicdang(diver restaurant) no doubt just go you can ask accommodation staff or google map where it is~
Kisa sikdang ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 기사식당 엄청 귀엽네 ㅋㅋㅋ 😄
Driver restaurant XD
Oh, how did you know that? It's only know limited to Koreans.
Wow, you know kisa sicdang! That places are very cheap for their food quality. But you can't expect luxurios interiors but enjoy delicious korean style food.
FYI, they are originally for taxi drivers but others can use them, too. You don't need to pick a menu bcz they have only one menu which is changed daily basis. You just go in and then served for the daily menu.
Korean public transportation system is the best in the world. You can transfer from subway to buses using the one metro card. Very convinient and cheap as well. Seoul city provides lots of free wifi everywhere you go and it is very fast even though it is free. Also even inside a subway train, there is a wifi connection as well so you can use internet even inside a train. Korea provides the fastest wifi in the world(they are using 5G nationwide right now) so you never have to worry about not having internet connection over there. It is also a very safe country where you can walk around alone late at night without worrying much about safety. Seoul is definitely a fun, vibrant, lively, sleepless city.
I can’t sleep on the bad side because of the culture quickly and quickly lol
Can't compare to south east asia countries such as Vietnam Philippine Thailand laos taiwan...
Korea is 10th biggest economy country in the world
and if you look at the size of land and only 50m population with that economic power..its gg
@@kalakalaiand3343 yes because america threw money into it so it could measure dicks with the USSR and NK
Apples and Oranges. S.Korea is deffinitely a very nice destination but It all comes down to what kind of experience the traveler is aiming for.
I'd suggest anyone to visit all those countries if possible.
@@akiko7831 that's true and look at NK and Russia now, they are no where close to level of significance/influence compared to their old days
@@justinkim1272 stop wathcing fox news idiot
Safe country, cheap foods, convenient services and shops, rich history, and so much for young people, I saw there was always so many new and small cafe, fashion, restaurant and entertainment businesses, and they are all creative and decorated soooo well. And for girls the fashion is so appealing and beautiful, as well as cosmetic products, they are presented so well, it has such a unique flare. People are dressed well and act responsibly. And the people work hard but have fun even harder, I admire their friendship and drinking culture. I would love to go to SK, it's a dream for me
The train station in your video was the one I used everyday in Korea. Being in Seoul was like being in a futuristic society. Compared to America,Korea is light years ahead of us in terms of technology. I also loved how cheap the food was!
I know what you mean, when I've been to NY as well as Europe, like Italy and the Netherlands. I was so impressed of the cleanliness and the advanced built subway stations and trains in Seoul. I think the other countries need to revamp and build their public transportation vehicles too, but it does take a LOT of money for such investment.
It was old, nothing like the Korea today 20 years ago. Korea had progressed and advanced so quickly past 10-15 years or so. I think the country can build such system, as they invest A LOT into the public infrastructural facilities with their high technologies. It's a small country, and why I think they can do this, unlike the US. Still, I think the US can invest in the public transportation for cleanliness and such, but there are people who're not "well" to roughen up the newly built things with graffiti and whathaveyou. Sad.
@@doolyking5786 US can make it like South Korea if they invest tones of money cuz they r hella rich. But US use their money to the military.
You're right. Google and find the estimates the US spent on Iraqi war for example.
@ Shakeitupsteph OMG ❤️. Your photo. Where you from?
@@mastershonuff4046 stop.
Wonderful place. Very beautiful informative video. Nice creation. Great work friends.
I'm moving to Seoul for 6 months for study next year. I really can't wait!!!
God damnit fogul
Lucky ol fogul
how was it?
Omg it looks amazing. Another nice video !
As I've traveled several asian countries, I believe that South Korea was the best. Hong Kong, one of the most significant cities around the world, was too densely populated and fee of the transportation was too high. Osaka and Kyoto, those cities were very clean and beautiful, but snacks and transportation were quite expensive. And Taipei, you can travel there with low budget but the streets weren't clean enough. Indonesia, Philippines and other southeastern asian countries, they cannot even compete with them.
I totally agree. I’m in Taipei now and you can travel really cheap here but other than that it’s kinda dirty and the buildings are old and run down. The city itself is not as modern as Seoul.
i have only been to the airport in south korea but they have freaking robots that could show you where your gate is and you follow them, blew my mind never seen that in any other countries airport so i need to go back to korea for sure
@Pun Jab I For me Singapore and South Korea are the best in Asia!
when in Japan always get suica card or pasmo card. Suddenly all metro is cheap. just put on some money and you don't ned to worry any more.
With the purple card (it is called t-money card) you can use subways, buses, taxis and even convenience stores. It is a very useful card.
Do you where you could purchase one?
@@Sara-639 subway station's ticket machines or convenience store(GS 25, CU, 7eleven). and You can charge it at a convenience store
@@Sara-639 Hey, don't come to Korea. Go back to your country.
@@cimcimlee6185 Thanks
@@user-lh3fj7xl8f I've actually never been to Korea... T T
이게뭐라고 계속 보고있었지....목소리가 편안하네요 화질도 너무 좋......
저도요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 엌ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
엌ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 저두 전 경기도 사는데 뭔가 여행하는 기분ㅎㅎ
우와 한국인이닼ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
2020년에도...
Hongdae, and Gangnam for food, drinks, and people.
Itaewon is the expat area (go on the Street behind the Hamilton Hotel) multinational food, drinks, shopping, people, and lots of English.
Myeong-dong and Dongdaemun for shopping and sightseeing.
Subway is super easy with colors and numbers. Taxis are cheaper than the US, Europe, or Japan.
Waze is good for navigation, Kakao is Hangouts/Skype/maps get it, and Google Translate is take picture functional for translation. Think menu.
Have fun and enjoy.
All info is in here. Thx
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I can tell that seoul ist one of most convenient city I've ever visited. It's very clean and every stuffs are well organised.
I studied abroad for a whole semester and watching your video made me feel like I was in Seoul again. I miss it so much. The food is delicious 😋
I have been living in korea for almost 4 years now and I absolutely love it ! being able to budget my life here on a student loan has been a journey but I really feel like I get my money's worth when eating and travelling around korea ! I have to say you are doing a great job in finding budget friendly places and I really like your view of Seoul, and hope you enjoyed your stay and hope you'll want to come back one day !
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$28, 609 with a capital of $4000 in 16 days of investment.
seoul is the super safe city. gangnam never dies 7/24, everything is fantastic
But. . . Now being communism... moon gov... with chin... desperate situation. help us
Korea will recover 어줍잖은 지식으로 유식한척 하지마세요. 아무것도 안하고 입만 나불대는 새끼가 가장 역겨운 새끼임
@@helloareyouthere yes, I agree.
moon gov is communism gov..
God, save the Republic of Korea.
@@BP-ct1cg 병신
@@helloareyouthere go fuck ur self
Seoul is a different level of city~awesome~
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Thank you so much Jason....Its my dream destination❤
Dreams come true, I ensure you 😉
Thank you☺☺❤❤
You will gonna fall in love with seoul.. this year is my 3rd time travel to korea..
@@yeonu8228 Next year my first time. Just to taste 😉
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I cant forget korean foods. Will visit soon.
It's really great that you always include prices:)
I am a Korean. Thank you for this video. I studied English for a year in Brighton, England. England is also a fantastic country. The comments on this video are also appreciated. Come to Korea and experience Asia!
Wooot a new video! love your vlogs :) makes me so happy
This was so nice to watch. I lived in that area of Gangnam and had moved 3 months before you filmed this video. It makes my heart ache to see it all, but in a good way. I'm so glad you enjoyed your visit! Korea is my absolute favorite country!
Very beautiful in South Korea. thank you for coming
Thank you for these very informative Seoul series. It's quite useful to me as I'll be travelling there soon as well. I really enjoyed watching and listening to your videos, you have a calm aura about you and it's just relaxing! haha
Mona Lisa You can use never for your navigation. It’s very useful.
Thanks, Jason. Nice shooting, well described, and informative. You are a calm guy. I like your way of taking the whole thing. Keep it up!
Thanks!
such a nice n helpful video about South Korea!Thx!!! :)
Thank you! Great video and found food there is cheaper than I expected so that's awesome
I miss Korea. It was my home away from home. I can't wait to go back
OMG I love South Korea I can’t wait to go visit
I recommend u korea temples in Seoul
조계사 and 봉은사 there are some good korean traditional teas cafes nearby 조계사 traditional korean tea is used to cure the mind and body it’s kinda good for detox and meditation
Please come to Japan next to Korea
Welcome!!
Welcome!
Loved your vlog! You gave a lot of information and I loved how the vlog was organized. Keeo up the great work :)
Thanks for the feedback Melani :)
Wow, I very much enjoyed your video! Very informative 👍🏻
Great video! Food looks super reasonable and you didn't seem to have any trouble dining solo. Thanks for sharing!
Also really great video, showing closeups of menus, metro maps and signage, ticket machines really gives you a feel for the "mechanics" of moving about and interacting vs videos that simply show the sights.
All the food shown is about 1/4 to 1/3 the cost of what it costs in NYC for the same dishes. And since there is no tax nor tip in Korea, it is even cheaper than that.
and it's still more expensive than its neighboring countries =P
On average, almost all cafes and supermarkets in Seoul are more expensive than NYC.
@@ddtattooist9386 maybe cafes as coffee is expensive in Korea, but definitely not supermarkets other than certain fruits and beef. You can check out online prices for food for the supermarkets in Manhattan and compare the prices. You'll see it is way more expensive in New York than in Seoul. I have friends who live in Seoul and when they come visit me, they get sticker shock on how much food costs here.
As someone who want to go in 2 years this is so practical, thanks 💕
What I like on your videos is Very direct no fancy editing just direct to the point which is I like some said it was boring Blog but for me its Very useful and meaningful I Travel to Turkey last year and mostly I got a lot of ideas on your Blogs keep it UP... youre doing GREAT ❤️
Hello Jason! Your channel is very amazing. I came across a week ago and I found it interesting . Keep it up. I can also take advantage of practising my english simultaneously watching your adventures.
I'm planning on going to South Korea some time next year, if I can save up lol. SO excited, everything seems pretty cheap and it looks amazing. Can't wait to explore
I recommend that you do not come to korea in summer season because it is really hot and humid..
How was it
Unfortunately coronavirus
YESSS!!! koreaaa!!
Brings me back to great memories from being stationed the for over a year. It was a long time ago but I had a blast!!! Camp Humphrey and Camp Casey!!!
We took our two kids a couple of years ago and did a road trip from Yeosu to Pohang, and went to Ulleungdo. It was a fabulous trip.
I enjoyed your trip so much. I have never went there where your family tripped, even I am a Korean. Please show us another places in Korea. Pray happiness be with your family.
@@ldjkiy I'm working on the next one! :)
Oh you did it right! So much to see outside the cities as well!
Thank you very much for sharing. Good information and good guide. I am going next month.
Food prices drop quite a bit when you get out of the tourist areas. Definitely worth the subway or bus fare to get a couple stops away from those areas and get a well priced meal or do some grocery shopping and cook at your hostel/guesthouse/airBnB.
점심시간에 6000원에 준수한 전통 한식 뷔페를 먹을 수 있는 식당이 많습니다.
Stunning Video! I love how you made this city to look so amazing!
I agree! Seoul is an amazing place to visit. I travelled there for 9 intense days this summer (the weather was 🔥🔥🔥) and I only spent about 430 pounds (5300 SEK) (including airbnb, subway/bus, food, sightseeing, shopping etc) You CAN do it on a budget! 😍😄
And the food is absolutely delicious! 👌🏼 Highly recommend going there.
The train station looks Soo clean whattt here in my city , oof its dirty but not soso dirty but Korea's train station, so beautiful
Korea is the most developed and beautiful country in the world. I wish to go to Korea.
Thank you so much Jason for sharing the information 😊
Very informative and detailed documentary. Well done
THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU ❤️ are you traveling alone?
I like "no tip" culture the most in this country. I pay the restaurant, the owner pays the employee, ahhhh capitalismicorgasm
This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
Great video!! Very helpful for my future visit to Seoul 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Really interesting! Would be very cool to visit South Korea and Seoul someday 😊
Came back from Seoul no too long ago (i landed 2 days after you left!) and i was really impressed with Seoul aswell. I came from the midwest of America and the big city aspect was different for me. Korean people i encountered there were SO nice i can not stress that enough. Super helpful and complimented me every time i tried to use Korean. Didn’t get to experience everything Seoul had to offer but i hope to soon!
Koreans, especially young people, are super friendly and nice to tourists. If you ask them anything they go extra miles to help you out. If you can speak a little bit of Korean they will be even more friendlier so it is always good to learn a few Korean words before traveling to Korea
Thank you for this. I now have an idea on the pricing specially of their food. I am actually planning to travel to South Korea this year and have no itinerary yet. So this is so much helpful.
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Nice country lots of love to south Korea from Bangladesh❤❤❤❤
im going to seoul next month. xcited n knowing alot of money to spend to. but its ok 😁
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Very thorough and impressive review! Thanks.
I love your vlog! Thanks for sharing your journey.
the building 12:52 in ur video was the HQ of samsung electronics, now it's the HQ of samsung financial group. well explained =)
Great video! Thank you! :)
thank you so much for this! this will be very useful for when I travel there!
Just a quick notion: travel card is not always purple (I assume you had T-money). It depends on where you buy it, you can usually choose the picture in the cover if you buy it from convenience stores like 7/11 or GS25 for example. And in the end of your trip you can get the 5000won back if you return it to the ticketing machine so it's kind of deposit money for it.
Yes it is. There are some special cards that you can take your picture and used as a tmoney very popular among tourist 😎
John just wanted to say I'm visiting Seoul next year and this was super informative and helpful in many ways. Not sure why people are flipping out at your mere comparison between SKorea and other Asia countries that lasted for a few seconds and ignore the other 15mins+ of genuine and helpful contents :D Keep doing what you're doing mate.
That’s awesome, glad it helped!
Seoul is amazing 🌃
Nice country.
Thanks
Thanks
U r always welcome jason.
You should go there someday you will like it
@@wilsonstring5239 thank u for ur suggetions.
Very good explained. This kind of video really needed by tourist people .. excellent
Have a nice Seoul trip...
Wow. Many people still think of Korea as Southeast Asia! Surely Korea is now a country similar to Japan. In about 10 years, it may surpass Japan's per capita gdp..I was very surprised when I first came to Korea too.
I didn’t actually say it was part of South East Asia, only that in Far East Asia it gets a little overshadowed by the popularity of Japan.
Thx for saying so 🥰🥰
FYI Korea is already advanced than Japan. When you visit Japan, you know what I'm talking about. People still use cash in Japan, and it's quite difficult to find stores/restaurants that take credit cards...
which is why they have not progressed much with the rest of the world. Nobody use cash these days when credit cards or money cards (like the purple cards) are conveniently used.
Great video !!!
thank you so much for the informational video. it really helps to know how much i would need to bring to seoul to spend. i am going to travel to korea hopefully soon so it is great to know !! thank you so much again!
What an amazing video. I watched it without even thinking about the fact that you are talking about how expensive Korea is for the most part. It felt more like a very interesting vlog to watch. Thanks for the upload.
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I have motion sickness I try to avoid videos like this. But you didn’t move the camera too much which is greatttt didn’t feel sick
Thank you for the video full of information. There are more things to see and experience in South Korea, so if you visit again, you will have wonderful memories.
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Currently, my daughter is visiting Seoul with her friends. I pitched in $2,000.00 for her stay in Seoul for a 3-week visit and I find her balance is getting low already. I know she’s having fund now and learning a lot about Korea as well.
Lol yeah shes having alot of fun if she went through 2,000 very quickly already
Watching this video is like being on vacation on myself. It is very nice to listen to your calm voice and the footage is so nice
really informative. thank you man.
Hi Jason, another very nice video. Thank you.
Feeling happy to you had good time in korea. Very dependable prices all you explained. Great video! Hope you visit korea again :)
You can also use the T money card (5000 won transportation card) in convenience stores as well.
I love this video, thank you for visit korea!!
Super informative and useful video!