Korean Supermarket Prices: Shopping at Woori Home Mart
Korean supermarket prices are useful to know if you are traveling to Korea or planning to live here.
Korea has several major supermarket chains, including E-Mart, Homeplus, and Lotte Mart. In addition to these large chains, there are many local supermarkets and food-supply marts where people shop for fresh produce, meat, seafood, snacks, and everyday household items.
This time, I visited Woori Home Mart, a large supermarket in Korea, to show you real grocery prices.
Shopping at large supermarkets is a common part of everyday life in Korea. Many shoppers compare sale prices, check promotional brochures, and buy several days’ worth of groceries at once.
If you are curious about the cost of living in Korea, these Korean supermarket prices should give you a useful idea of what everyday groceries can cost.
USD prices below are approximate and can change with the exchange rate.
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Woori Home Mart in Korea
🔊 Listen: 마트
(matue)
supermarket
Woori Home Mart is a very large supermarket with a wide range of groceries and everyday products.
Unlike smaller neighborhood supermarkets, stores like this have large produce, meat, seafood, dairy, frozen-food, and household-goods sections.
The parking area is also very large.
Many Korean families drive to large supermarkets when they plan to buy heavier or larger quantities of groceries.
Grocery Deals Before Entering the Store
Before entering the supermarket, I saw a large advertisement for samgyeopsal, or Korean pork belly.
600g was on sale for 9,800 KRW (about $7.06 USD).
Buying pork belly at a supermarket is considerably cheaper than ordering a full pork-belly meal at a Korean restaurant.
Woori Home Mart is open:
07:30–22:00, every day of the year.
Long opening hours make large supermarkets convenient for people shopping before or after work.
Rice Prices in Korea
Rice is a staple food in Korea, so supermarkets usually sell it in many different sizes.
A 20kg bag of rice costs 39,800 KRW (about $28.68 USD).
This is a useful example when comparing Korean supermarket prices with grocery prices in your own country.
🔊 Listen: 쌀
(ssal)
uncooked rice
Inside a Large Korean Supermarket
Once inside, you can see how large the supermarket really is.
There are separate areas for fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, dairy products, frozen foods, snacks, drinks, and many other everyday items.
Fruit Prices in Korea
Bananas
A bunch of bananas costs 2,980 KRW (about $2.15 USD).
🔊 Listen: 바나나
(banana)
banana
Watermelon
One watermelon costs 12,800 KRW (about $9.22 USD).
Watermelon is especially popular during the Korean summer.
🔊 Listen: 수박
(subak)
watermelon
Peaches
The fruit section has many seasonal products.
A pack of peaches costs 6,480 KRW (about $4.67 USD).
🔊 Listen: 복숭아
(boksunga)
peach
Cherry Tomatoes
Three packs of cherry tomatoes cost 9,800 KRW (about $7.06 USD).
🔊 Listen: 방울토마토
(bangul tomato)
cherry tomato
Vegetable Prices in Korea
Sweet potatoes cost 650 KRW per 100g (about $0.47 USD).
Potatoes cost 198 KRW per 100g (about $0.14 USD).
Fresh vegetables are widely used in Korean home cooking, so supermarkets usually have large produce sections.
🔊 Listen: 고구마
(goguma)
sweet potato
🔊 Listen: 당근
(danggeun)
carrot
Potatoes
Potatoes cost 198 KRW per 100g (about $0.14 USD).
🔊 Listen: 감자
(gamja)
potato
Perilla Leaves
A bag of perilla leaves costs 1,000 KRW (about $0.72 USD).
Perilla leaves are commonly eaten with Korean barbecue and other grilled dishes.
🔊 Listen: 깻잎
(kkaennip)
perilla leaf
Onions
One net bag of onions costs 2,200 KRW (about $1.59 USD).
🔊 Listen: 양파
(yangpa)
onion
Milk and Egg Prices in Korea
Milk
A 900ml bottle of milk costs 990 KRW (about $0.71 USD).
🔊 Listen: 우유
(uyu)
milk
Eggs
A tray of eggs costs 3,950 KRW (about $2.85 USD).
🔊 Listen: 계란
(gyeran)
egg
These everyday products are useful when comparing Korean supermarket prices with the general cost of groceries where you live.
Seafood Prices in Korea
Squid
Two squid cost 11,800 KRW (about $8.50 USD).
🔊 Listen: 오징어
(ojingeo)
squid
Shrimp
One pack of shrimp costs 9,900 KRW (about $7.13 USD).
🔊 Listen: 새우
(saeu)
shrimp
Meat Prices in Korea
Smoked Duck
One pack of smoked duck costs 9,800 KRW (about $7.06 USD).
🔊 Listen: 오리
(ori)
duck
U.S. Beef Sirloin
U.S. beef sirloin costs 9,800 KRW (about $7.06 USD) per geun.
In Korea, 1 geun of meat is generally 600g.
🔊 Listen: 소고기
(sogogi)
beef
Korean Pork Belly
Fresh domestic pork belly was priced at 9,800 KRW (about $7.06 USD).
Pork belly is one of the most popular meats in Korea and is frequently included in supermarket promotions.
🔊 Listen: 삼겹살
(samgyeopsal)
pork belly
Meat promotions can make a noticeable difference when comparing Korean supermarket prices, so Korean shoppers often check weekly sale prices before buying.
Cheap Ice Cream Deals in Korea
There was a special ice cream promotion offering 10 ice creams for 3,980 KRW (about $2.87 USD).
That works out to less than 400 KRW per ice cream.
The freezer was filled with many different Korean ice creams.
Discount promotions like this are common at larger supermarkets.
🔊 Listen: 아이스크림
(aiseukeurim)
ice cream
How Korean Shoppers Find Discounts
This supermarket brochure shows discounted products and their sale prices.
Customers can quickly look through it to see what is on promotion before deciding what to buy.
Checking flyers and promotional signs is a simple but common part of grocery shopping in Korea.
Are Korean Supermarket Prices Expensive?
After looking at these Korean supermarket prices, what do you think?
Are groceries in Korea more expensive or cheaper than supermarket products in your country?
Prices can vary depending on the supermarket, season, brand, and current promotions, but this visit gives you a real example of what common groceries can cost in Korea.
If you are planning to travel to Korea or live in Korea, I hope these prices help you estimate everyday grocery costs and better understand the cost of living here.
I hope this look inside a Korean supermarket helps make your future life or trip in Korea a little easier.
