[CRNmutt]

How much did you spend the last time you went to Korea (include plane ticket!)?

[Atmosphere.]

Last time I went to Korea was when I was in 11th grade for like 2 months.
I stayed with my dad's family and my mom's family.

I was more like a shopping fiend XD

I spent total of uh... $300+ o_____o I mean if you love shopping, and if you are a girl.
You will love Korean clothes there soo much. There's a lot of sales there too!

I bought this set of clothes, original price was $68 in american dollar and sale went down to $12!!! >__<

You need at least $500 O_O;; + Plane ticket was... uh I didn't pay for the plane ticket :X
But my uncle paid it for me for like $1,500 in american money @___@;;

[pinkflamingoqt]

Cheapest plane ticket is around $1,000 on Singapore Airlines.

I always stay with my family so I don't have to pay for food and boarding.

I usually spend at least $300-$400 shopping...

But altogether It will be expensive if you have to sleep in hotels.

[iamamyy]

mini cooper..
i spent a total of 1000 there
and i stayed at my cousin's
not including airplane ticket which was like crazyy expensive
but used it on partying, chilling, shopping.. hahaa
and eating. believe me, youll eat a lotttt when you go to korea

[~♥~nunu]

How much did you spend the last time you went to Korea (include plane ticket!)?

Did you stay at family? your own place?

Party Animal? Shopping Fiend?

I'm going this summer but I need to know about how much I'm going to need to get from the parents and how much I'm going to need to get for myself.

Thanks everyone <3

-plane ticket (round trip) =$2,600(?) around there but w/ another person so i guess divide that cost if you want to know the price of going alone.

-hotel & family

-shopping & etc.= $6,000 +/- but make sure you smuggle in more $$$ just in case (through other friends and such b/c there is a limit, believe it or not....)

-so, total was close to spending $10,000

splurging is awesome when you're there^___^

[iamamyy]

average price for an airplane ticke tto korea (roundtrip) is 1500, though you can get tickets around 1300 and even 1000... northwest airlines tends to be very cheap but you have to transfer at narita, japan
and i heard singaporean airlines is very cheap and good tooo

[annazuafrun]

I went to Korea last December but it was an allexpense paid trip by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Korea.
But I actually know how much it was.... about US$1,200.

I went for a Media Exchange as I"m a journalist from one of the Asean countries.
Oh and we stayed at Hotel Sejong in Myeongdong for a while.

It's quite nice and its not as expensive.

[FLY HIGHHH]

i spent like.. $2000 on food, presents and clothes. yikes. plane ticket was 1200. i stayed at my cousin's pad for a month. isnt this in the wrong section though?

[erure]

Basically, there is no good amount to take to Korea except take as much money with you as possible. There are so many different kinds of good foods to eat as well as stuff to buy (clothes, electronics, music, dvd, etc etc) that you can't really just take a set amount of money and be happy about it haha... And make sure your suitcase is empty because you buy a lot of stuff when you go to Korea... When I came back it looked like I was moving or something

[FLY HIGHHH]

Basically, there is no good amount to take to Korea except take as much money with you as possible. There are so many different kinds of good foods to eat as well as stuff to buy (clothes, electronics, music, dvd, etc etc) that you can't really just take a set amount of money and be happy about it haha... And make sure your suitcase is empty because you buy a lot of stuff when you go to Korea... When I came back it looked like I was moving or something

LOL I SO AGREE. i had to buy another suitcase there at korea ><

[dancingbymyself]

Dang, you guys must be loaded... haha I only spent like.... haha maybe 300$ plus $2k airfare.
I stayed with family, and I didnt really Buy any electronics because I already have a nice mp3+camera.
Clothes are only expensive if you shop stupidly/in Gamnam/Hongdae/Itaewon. If you go to some of the less lush gu's you can find the same clothes for ALOT!!! less. And if you go to Dongdaemun go Late LAte at night, like between 12am - 4am. Thats when the best sales are. I never ate american food (except for kfc lol) just like $1-$2 dukkbokkee and cheap stuff at stands, and ramen and rice, and then also what my grandma cooked.

[thyun]

wth...how much do you guys buy?

from the start, there are ticket expenses which are already exorbitant

how do you spend 10 grand alone? oh my gosh...

i go with a family of four and we spend that much prolly

[lilshinhwafreak]

i go every summer because my parents moved there
tickets are around 1500 + or -
i stayed with my parents (obviously) and stayed at a hotel with my friend (her mother paid for the room)

shopping-wise, i spent about 500 dollars (probably more including food) but if i had more money, i would have definitely spent it.

the hard part is that the little things build up.
like food and shopping bags (because u have to pay like 50 cents for shopping bags or so)

[MAMACITA]

If you're residing in LA and looking for a cheap way to get to Corea,
Air China offers:

LAX --> Beijing --> Incheon = $600 - $700 (depending on season)


Cons:
- Air China isn't on the list for "the safest plane ride" nor for "good service" = unreliable
- notorious for having delyed flights


hey but it beats KAL prices!

[erure]

wth...how much do you guys buy?

from the start, there are ticket expenses which are already exorbitant

how do you spend 10 grand alone? oh my gosh...

i go with a family of four and we spend that much prolly

I'm not saying it's good to spend a lot of money but I think to criticize others based on your point of view is not the most open minded thing to do. Some people just spend more on others especially while traveling...

I think I spent around a thousand on shopping alone because I like to buy electronics in Korea. My parents paid for plane tickets and hotel expenses and whatnot.

[killer_lullaby]

my plane ticket was only like $500-600
and i would stay there for the whole entire summer
i even went to school there on my summer break ;

stayed at my aunts house

spent the LOAD of money on accesories like hairclips and jewelry and SOCKS lol
and a some on clothes. idk some of their clothes fit me super funny

so who knows how much money i spent
but i got most of my money actually all of my money
from my family in korea =D

but be prepared to spend it on food and clothes
woopdidoo!

[dahanizzle]

^ wow, how did you get such a good deal on plane tickets??!

[charmins]

I went to Korea last summer on the Korean Airline and it costed $2040. I'm from Canada so that's why the airplane ticket prices are so expensive. Flying from the States is so much cheaper.

Anyways, I had $800 to spend for fun but I ended up only spending $200 because my relatives and friends bought me everything (i.e., clothes, food, shoes, etc.). So in total, I spent $2240 during the summer. But if you are not living with your relatives or your relatives don't like to spoil you, prepare to spend way more than 200 bucks, especially if you like to buy name brand things.

Once you arrive in Korea, you'll be spending on little things and big things every single day because the price is so cheap and they sell things EVERYWHERE (on the streets, in the subway stations (even on the floor..but mostly old grandpas and grandmas sell food like ginseng there), etc). There are no taxes when you buy things. So if something costs 1000 Won, you just way 1000 Won. I lived with my grandma and sometimes with my friends so everything was free for me.

You're really lucky that you're going to Korea. Have fun because you'll definitely miss it when you go back home! And be prepared to buy extra luggages if you're a shopaholic. I brought back home 8 luggages and a box of books lol.

[Poop-Shoop-A-Loop]

oh dang nobody mentioned hotel expenses.. you lucky peoples got to stay with family XD I'm going with a friend this summer.. I kinda don't really wanna be a burden to her family (I stayed with a friend before when I flew down to LA and I felt like suchhhh a burden @@; ) so I was thinking of staying at a hotel with my other friend that's going too. But I don't know what the avg cost would be >O<

btw why is this in the college section? O.O

[southkorean]

wow im actually thinking of going to korea myself over the summer with a friend.. i think we might be there for a month at most.. but all were gonna do is just hang out and have fun.. idk if we're gonna do alot of shopping.. so avg of how much would tat be? like for food and occasional outings