[🇬🇧] Gimbap ₩3,600, Samgyeopsal ₩20,000 — Prices Rise Again in Just One Month

According to Korea Consumer Agency’s price info portal "Chakgaggak" on the 14th, the average price of one roll of gimbap in Seoul last month was ₩3,623, up ₩23 (0.6%) from the previous month.

During the same period, 200g of samgyeopsal increased from ₩20,276 to ₩20,447 (up ₩171 or 0.8%), and samgyetang rose from ₩17,346 to ₩17,500 (up ₩154 or 0.9%).

Other foods also saw increases: bibimbap (₩11,423) rose ₩38 (0.3%), and kalguksu (₩9,615) rose ₩153 (1.6%). In total, 5 out of 8 popular dishes saw price increases in just a month.

Compared to April last year, the jumps are more significant.

By menu, gimbap saw the highest year-on-year increase at 7.8%, followed by bibimbap (6.1%), kalguksu and jjajangmyeon (5.0%), kimchi stew set (4.7%), naengmyeon and samgyetang (3.6%), and samgyeopsal (2.3%). Prices of everyday meals for the working class have gone up noticeably.

In particular, gimbap — a popular light lunch for office workers — continues to rise in price due to increases in core ingredients like seaweed, labor costs, store rents, and utility fees.

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