'Samgyeopsal 1 Serving' Costs 20,000 Won... Dining Out Prices Rise Again

Average Price of 8 Major Dining Items Exceeds 10,000 Won
Jajangmyeon Rises 16% Compared to Last Year

The prices of representative dining-out items mainly sought by ordinary people continued to rise sharply last month.

The price of Kalguksu at a restaurant. Last month, the prices of eight dining-out items, including Naengmyeon, Jajangmyeon, Bibimbap, and Kalguksu, rose consecutively in the Seoul area.
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According to the consumer price information portal "Chamgagyeok" on the 19th, the average price of eight representative dining-out items such as Jajangmyeon, Kalguksu, Naengmyeon, and Samgyeopsal exceeded 10,000 won. In particular, Jajangmyeon showed the largest increase, rising more than 16% from 5,846 won in March last year to 6,800 won last month.

The next item with a significant price increase was Samgyetang. Samgyetang rose nearly 13% from 14,500 won in March last year to 16,346 won last month. Samgyeopsal also increased 12.1% from 17,159 won in March last year to 19,236 won, and Gimbap rose 10.3% from 2,831 won in March last year to 3,123 won. In addition, prices of Naengmyeon (10,692 won), Bibimbap (10,192 won), Kalguksu (8,731 won), and Kimchi Jjigae (7,692 won) also rose consecutively compared to the same period last year.

As a result, among the eight representative dining-out items, only four items?Gimbap, Jajangmyeon, Kalguksu, and Kimchi Jjigae?remain available for under 10,000 won.

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