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For convenience, we recommend exchanging your currency in Seoul or immediately upon arrival at the airport. Even in Busan, where there are also currency exchange offices, searching for an exchanger can take up extra time that you could spend on more useful activities.

In Korean cuisine, there are both spicy and non-spicy dishes. If you prefer non-spicy food, try, for example, kalguksu — homemade noodle soup, or samgyetang — chicken soup with rice and ginseng, or galbitang — a rich beef rib soup.

At the airport upon departure, you can exchange Korean won KRW for most world currencies.

For meals, budget around $20 per meal for lunch or dinner in a mid-range restaurant. For other daily expenses like transportation, shopping, and entrance fees to attractions, the amount will vary depending on your plans. It’s advisable to have some extra cash for unexpected expenses.

In Korea, you can exchange major world currencies (US dollars, yuan, yen, euro) at exchange offices and banks. In addition, the vast majority of sellers (including market traders) accept Visa and Master Card credit cards. Union Pay does not work everywhere! Of course, Korean won is accepted everywhere too! Of course, Korean won is accepted almost everywhere too! "Almost": recently cafes and other establishments have appeared, for example, the Busan Aquarium, where payment can only be made by credit card.