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Use this Seoul travel cost calculator to plan real 2026 budgets — flights, hotels, food, and activities by neighbourhood and travel style.

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Travel style

Sets your hotel, food and transport baseline

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Budget
~$55–80 / day
Guesthouses, street food, subway. Maximum Seoul, minimum spend.
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Standard
~$160–220 / day
Mid-range hotels, sit-down meals, occasional taxi. The sweet spot.
Luxury
~$380–700 / day
5-star hotels, omakase, taxis everywhere. Seoul does luxury beautifully.
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Trip basics

Nights, people, departure city and season

7–10 nights is the most common
Hotel costs split automatically
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Neighbourhoods & activities

Tick everything you plan to do — filtered to match your travel style

🌸 Standard — Budget & Standard activities shown. Luxury dimmed.
Myeongdong — The epicentre of K-beauty in Seoul. Olive Young flagship, street food every 10 metres, skin care stores stacked five deep. Chaotic on weekends but that's the point.
K-Beauty Lipstick Making
VIC'S LAB · custom shade
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K-Beauty Make Up Session
ROA.MAKEUP · professional MUA
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K-Pop Idol Hair + Makeup + Shoot
Full studio transformation
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Art de la peau Facial + Massage
Myeongdong · aesthetic treatment
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Skyview Spa Full Body Massage
Myeongdong · full body + facial
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O HUI & WHOO Luxury Spa
Premium Korean skincare spa
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Myeongdong Street Food Walk
Self-guided · ~₩20–50k for food
Free entry
Korean Cooking Class + Alley Tour
6-dish class + neighbourhood walk
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Gourmet Hanwoo BBQ with Chef
Dry-aged Korean beef · private chef
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Seongsu-dong — Old factory buildings turned perfume studios, indie cafes, craft workshops. My favourite neighbourhood in all of Seoul. Come on a weekday if possible — weekends are packed.
Lumiere Perfume Workshop
Seongsu · signature scent
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Meomum Perfume Studio
Seongsu · intimate custom fragrance
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Perfume Making by .NOTE
Seongsu · private class
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LAoC Private Perfume Class
Seongsu · exclusive studio
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Ring Making — UNIU
Seongsu · hand-make your own ring
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Mini Leather Bag Making
Seongsu · natural materials
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Makgeolli Brewing Experience
Seongsu · traditional rice wine
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K-Style Photo Studio
Seongsu · ID / concept photos
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Seongsu Half-Day Tour
Small group · hidden spots + cafes
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K-Beauty All-Day Full Experience
Hair + makeup + hair spa + skin
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The Foret Spa — Seoul Forest
Forest-view luxury spa
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Hongdae — University energy, street performers every weekend, the best nightlife in Seoul. Street food is excellent and surprisingly cheap. Go on a weekend evening at least once.
Lumiere Perfume Workshop
Hongdae · own fragrance
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Ring Making — University of Rings
Hongdae · craft your own ring
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Perfume Making by .NOTE
Hongdae · private class
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Kimchi Class in Hanok House
Traditional courtyard · hands-on
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Korean Cooking + Hidden Alley Tour
6-dish meal + neighbourhood walk
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K-Pop Dance 1-Day Class
Hongdae · professional dancer
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K-Pop Idol Hair + Makeup + Shoot
Full idol transformation
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Street Food + Busking
Self-guided · ~₩20–40k for snacks
Free
Pub Crawl — Hongdae & Itaewon
Guided bar hop · drinks included
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Korean BBQ — Where Locals Eat
Curated local BBQ experience
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Gangnam — Wealthier, slicker, more spread out. The department store beauty halls are on another level — COEX Hyundai, Lotte World Mall. Less chaotic than Myeongdong.
Taekwondo 1-Day Class
2 hrs · uniform + certificate
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Korean Cooking Class in Gangnam
2 hrs · rooftop dining included
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K-Perfume — CASAMU Gangnam
Apgujeong · 250 fragrances · tea
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COEX / Hyundai Beauty Hall
Self-guided · budget separately
Free entry
Jason's Private Korean BBQ Table
Curated premium live-grilled BBQ
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Gourmet Dry-Aged Hanwoo + Chef
Top-grade Korean beef · private
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Klook Pass Seoul
Multi-attraction · great for 7+ days
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Jongno & Insadong — The soul of old Seoul. Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong teahouses. Less Instagram, more history.
Gyeongbokgung Palace Entry
₩3,000 entry · guard ceremony free
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Kimchi Class in Hanok Courtyard
Traditional setting · hands-on
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Palace + Hanok + Gwangjang Tour
Full-day guided · northern Seoul
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6-Dish Korean Cooking + Alley Tour
Cook traditional dishes
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Rakkojae Hanbok + Tea Ceremony
Bukchon · BTS Jin's hanok
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Han River & Namsan — Every Korean has a Han River memory. Sitting on the grass with fried chicken and beer, watching the bridges light up. It's free and it's one of the most genuinely Korean things you can do.
Han River Picnic
Convenience store + riverside grass
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Namsan Hiking Trail
40-min walk · city views · free
Free
N Seoul Tower Observatory
Cable car + 360° panorama
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Han River Night Cruise + Gwangjang
Evening cruise → market
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Seoul Night Tour — Palace + Markets
Lit-up palace + Naksan Park
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Han River Sevit Island Yacht
60 min · Banpo Bridge view
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N Tower + Palace Exclusive Tour
Premium evening · all entries
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Private Yacht — Birthday / Proposal
Exclusive charter · event decor
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Seoul's Markets — Gwangjang is the one everyone talks about — bindaetteok, raw beef bibimbap, halmeoni in full aprons. Go hungry, bring cash, have no plan.
Gwangjang Self-Guided Wander
No guide needed · budget for food
Free entry
Gwangjang Street Food Tour
Half-day guided · eat through market
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Gwangjang Vegan Food Tour
Plant-based Korean street food
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Han River Cruise + Gwangjang Night
Evening cruise → market → streets
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Palace + Hanok + Gwangjang Tour
Full-day northern Seoul highlights
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Namdaemun Self-Guided
Oldest market in Seoul · street food
Free entry
Namdaemun Street Food Trip
Guided · authentic street eats
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Shopping budget

Olive Young, fashion, souvenirs — set your total

Shopping total $200
$0$375$750$1,125$1,500
Your selections
* Activities will be added once you calculate. Prices are estimates in USD.
Cost breakdown — all 7 items included in total
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How this estimate is calculated
These are average estimates, not exact quotes. Actual prices vary by season, availability, exchange rate fluctuations, and personal spending habits. Use this as a planning baseline — always verify prices before you book.
✈️ Flights Estimated
Average round-trip fares by departure city and travel style, based on 2026 market data. Peak season adds 30–50%. Set a Google Flights alert 3–4 months out for the best deal.
🏨 Accommodation Estimated
Per-night average by style: Budget $25–45 (guesthouses), Standard $90–160 (mid-range hotels), Luxury $250–650 (5-star). Prices rise significantly during peak season and holidays.
🍜 Food & Drinks Estimated
Daily food spend per person. Budget ($22): convenience store meals + street food. Standard ($45): mix of local restaurants + occasional café splurge. Luxury ($130): fine dining + omakase.
🚇 Transport Estimated
Covers airport transfer (one-way cost × 2) plus daily travel. Budget uses AREX + T-money subway. Standard uses airport limousine bus. Luxury uses private car transfers.
🛍️ Shopping You set this
The only figure you control directly — set via the slider in Step 3. This is your total Olive Young, fashion, and souvenir budget for the whole trip, not per day.
🎯 Activities Klook listed price
Each activity price is sourced directly from Klook and reflects the listed price at time of writing. Multiplied by your party size. Prices may change — check Klook for the latest.
📱 eSIM & Data Estimated
Budget style: $12/person (10-day basic plan). Standard & Luxury: $18/person (10-day unlimited 5G, SKT network). Covers your entire stay without needing airport SIM queues.
💱 Currency conversion Live rate
All amounts are calculated in USD first, then converted using the live exchange rate fetched from open.er-api.com when you loaded this page. The KRW amount shown uses the same live rate.
✈️ Flight data: 2026 market averages 🏨 Hotel data: Booking.com listings 🎯 Activity prices: Klook listed prices 💱 Exchange rate: open.er-api.com (live)
Important: This calculator is a planning tool, not a booking engine. Prices shown are based on 2026 average market rates and may differ from what you actually pay. Flights in particular can vary by hundreds of dollars depending on when you book, how far in advance, and airline promotions. Accommodation rates fluctuate with demand — public holidays, K-pop concert weekends, and cherry blossom season in April all push prices up. We update the base rates periodically, but always treat this as a starting point for your own research.
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