South Korea uses the Korean won (KRW, ₩). Rough mental math: ₩1,000 ≈ $0.70–0.80 USD. Credit cards are accepted almost everywhere; carry ₩50,000–100,000 in cash for markets and street food.
Use our live currency converter to check today's rate, and withdraw won from "Global ATM" machines found in convenience stores and banks.
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