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Seoul bibimbap averages 12,000 won for the first time
In September, a bowl of bibimbap in Seoul averaged 12,000 won, according to the Korea Consumer Agency.
That was 77 won more than in August and the first time the average reached 12,000 won.
Bibimbap is a rice dish served with ingredients such as vegetables, egg and meat, so its price can be affected by a range of food costs.
Several ingredients cost more than a year earlier: rice was up 2.3%, mushrooms 12.5%, domestic beef 6.6% and eggs 1.1%.
The rise adds to the cost of eating out, including lunch for people who buy meals at work.
Higher agricultural and livestock prices contributed to the increase, and no further price changes or policy steps are stated.
The average price of a bowl of bibimbap in Seoul reached 12,000 won in September, a first.
The price rose by 77 won from the previous month, when it was 11,923 won.
The Korea Consumer Agency reported the figure through its Champrice price information portal.
Rising prices for agricultural and livestock products, including rice and ingredients used in bibimbap, were cited as factors.
Rice, mushrooms, domestic beef and eggs all cost more than a year earlier, according to the article.
- Who
- The Korea Consumer Agency reported the price.
- What
- Seoul’s average bibimbap price reached 12,000 won for the first time.
- When
- September; the article was published on October 20, 2026.
- Where
- Seoul, South Korea.
- Why
- Rising prices for agricultural and livestock products, including bibimbap ingredients, contributed to the increase.
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Seoul’s average price for a bowl of kimchi stew with rice was 8,769 won.
Seoul’s average bibimbap price reached 12,000 won, up 77 won from the previous month.
Rice prices were 2.3% higher than a year earlier, while mushrooms rose 12.5%, domestic beef 6.6% and eggs 1.1%.
- Bibimbap average
- 12,000 won in Seoul in September
- Monthly increase
- 77 won from August
- Previous average
- 11,923 won
- Mushroom prices
- 12.5% higher than a year earlier
- Domestic beef prices
- 6.6% higher than a year earlier
- Egg prices
- 1.1% higher than a year earlier