Korean Grocery Haul for Under $100 | Cost of Living in Korea

[@Kezleigh_Art]

Everyone is saying that $100 a month is expensive... In Canada, I spend about $75 every week and a half on groceries! I mean...$3 for those eggs!!! Eggs here are about $5-7 for a dozen.

[@musicalala]

Amy Merritt I live in Vancouver and just wanted to mention that I believe she is American so her reference to $1 is in US funds which is $1.26CDN depending on how our money is trending. She mentions in her notes that she only eats at home occasionally. So her $85US doesn't go that far really. def not a month worth of groceries if you eat at home most of the time. Our food in Canada is roughly 35%cheaper on avg. based on price per item with exception of eggs which you mentioned.

[@Ihold8stars]

Amy Merritt omg that's crazy! I just paid .79 a dozen last week in America and I live in one of the most expensive states.

[@sansanlovely]

Amy Merritt ehh where do you live? I live in Toronto and eggs are $2 a dozen at regular grocery stores

[@lvekai2833]

you need atleast $500 in Australia

[@Kezleigh_Art]

Jane-Emi 2 hours North of you. The farther up North you go, the more expensive it is! Like our friends up in Attawapiskat; they pay like $20 for a cabbage.

[@bibi-ih5iy]

I spend $25 every month... Ya'll come to Sweden if you're poor istg $25 is enough for yourself. Buy clothes, buy snacks and gifts for your friends birthday for only 25 fkn $ ;-; + Free school, no tuition fees and Sweden have one of the best education. High school you're given around $200 sometimes + $300 if you're a good kid every month until you graduate. Like they're paying you to come to school and you choose to do nothing but just sit in class they still give your damn money. + You don't pay tuition fees in high school either. Oh god what i love Sweden :)

[@user-or6is8fw3r]

Ifi bruh 25$ ? I spend 25$ in a day lol

[@bibi-ih5iy]

Otaku Mari Gurl, you need to calm down $25 IS MUCH FOR A DAY omg

[@user-or6is8fw3r]

Ifi 25$ is too little tbh like my dinner is 10$ coffee for 5$ a and 10$ for snacks and lunch !!

[@bibi-ih5iy]

Otaku Mari Ok i understood the dinner for $10 but coffee for $5 and snack for $10. Gurl tell me where you live so i can avoid that country😂 Sweden is sooo cheap i can't...

[@user-or6is8fw3r]

Ifi I live in Middle East coffee can be 10$ too !! 5$ is a reasonable price and 10$ for snack not only one snack but like I grab 3-5 snacks and drinks and end up by 10$ lol

[@sammyiboi]

"they just get so excited when you buy their things" haha I smiled at that part. It shows that you really care about others, even when it's not that expected!! Oh btw, this is my first video I'm watching of yours. SUBBED!

[@Fancynancytv]

+sammyiboi aww thank you :)

[@TaraShulerAuthor]

Peanut butter and soy sauce makes a delicious marinade for tofu. Then I just cook it until it gets slightly crispy in a frying pan and use the marinade as a sauce.

[@Fancynancytv]

+The G Family thanks for the tip! Ill try that sometime

[@emmapotts3457]

They are all called Bell Peppers. Paprika, in the states, is the spice made from peppers.

[@Fancynancytv]

+Emma Ethan Potts ok that's what I thought! Also I always think of Blues Clues when I hear paprika

[@SorayaSun92]

Really? Here in Germany we call it Paprika and the spice Paprikapulver

[@potatokreker4200]

SorayaSun92 same but the paprikapoeder

[@YumonYee]

YESSS these are the videos I would love to see to have a general idea about how much it costs to live there and get some basic stuff.. you may find it weird, but since I am obsessed with feminine hygiene and all that stuff I was wondering the other day about women pads and pantyliner brands do they have some good quality brands like carefree?

[@Fancynancytv]

+YumonYee ok good I was thinking of making a vid on it but didn't know if people would think that was weird XD

[@YumonYee]

I'm all for it..I was hesitating before asking you but glad I did :D

[@sunkissedtaetae5017]

+Fancy Nancy TV its not weird at all!

[@sue-sannahoang6043]

Fancy Nancy TV it's maybe a little odd but I think it'd be really helpful! you'd be the first to do so without being ashamed or anything !

[@megumichan3150]

No wonder korean people eat out so much. lol. It is so expensive to cook at home.

[@michaelgumina17]

You can get more food for cheaper if you shop at a 시장(U.S. equivalent to a farmers market, but less expensive). Also, a lot of the foods she bought were prepackaged or need to be imported into Korea, which causes them to be more expensive. For example, the bananas are from South America so they will be more expensive because of import tax, however, if you buy bananas local to Asia, it will be cheaper.

[@redding4540]

@9:48 soft tofu is for "soon dubu soup" 순두부찌게 and usually packaged in a plastic tube. Hard tofu is for frying (부침용) and there is a medium kind.... and it's for any kind of soup(찌게용). the one you are holding, you can use it for both frying and soup......without any label, you can just assume that it's for both frying and soup. search the word "dubu jorim recipes" on youtube. it's delicious

[@NurseD82]

In the Uk we just call them peppers. In Australia (where I now live) they're capsicum. I also only learnt about a year ago that red, green & yellow peppers are all the same pepper just at different stages of ripeness (which gives them their difference in sweetness!)

[@3nien]

To cook the tofu, first cut 2" cubes and then cut diagonally to make a triangle. Deep fry in oil till the skin is crisp. Use the hot sauce or soya sauce as a dip.

[@Fancynancytv]

+3nien ok totally going to do that! Thank you!!

[@Ilovebanhmi123]

I just recently stumbled across your videos and i find it very entertaining! Keep up the good work!!

[@Fancynancytv]

+tai tran thanks so much :D

[@grahambaker7563]

Hi Nancy! Yes, I would love it if you make this a regular feature as I am thinking about visiting Korea hopefully this year. At least I can get an idea of food costs! Love your presentation, too! You have a bubbly personality! Keep it up!!

[@O-ShinSpringsWater]

Fresh shrimp, fish , soak in a bowl of warn water add 1 cup half of vinegar, apple cider vinegar or white grape wine, soak for 30 minutes or 1hour if perfered. Same as for any store bought frozen meat Chicken, Beef or pork I soak my frozen store purchased meat. Warm water with a 1 cup of apple cider, grape wine or vinegar.

[@mariaazgfxjcy]

9:15 we call these capsicums in australia HAHAHA

[@harmonysr991]

Maria Zhong Us Aussies call everything differently 😂

[@Minmin-jy1gq]

Same lol. We call cilantro coriander too haha.

[@lander9741]

In England it’s literally just peppers or sweet peppers

[@sgarden6064]

In france we call it 'poivron'

[@aucunaucun8332]

Wow, grocery shopping is just so expensive in Korea ! With 85 won converted in euros in France you could have buy the double amount of food... plus veggies and fruits are very expensive, for those bananas I would pay 1,50 euros max in France ^^ However peanut butter is hella expensive too here, like 5 euros. It seems like it would be cheaper to eat outside than buying food to cook at home. Thank you for the video, it was really interesting !

[@Fancynancytv]

+Aucun Aucun yeah peanut butter was never this expensive in America lol

[@farsanehmir404]

Aucun Aucun I am not sure about what u say . I live in France and France is one of the most expensive in Europe! I spend on grocery 90 euros for each week!

[@Rinabhl]

Tu fais tes courses où ? Car franchement 100 euros par mois c'est vraiment pas cher je trouve

[@LaulloYHWH]

faryad rahaee OMG 90€ par mois impossible .... mes courses sont beaucoup moin chers

[@redding4540]

@6:04 yeah that's a new packaging label for all srirancha lol

[@nellyfurtaditto]

Please do more grocery hauls nancy!! ❤️ This is so unique i love it. Would love to watch more of these from youu 😊

[@ytviewer46]

The large yellow and red "paprikas" are called "bell peppers." You can use "raw" tofu mashed with avocadoes and flavored as you like. Spread on a sandwich. You can slice into cubes and fry, add to rice w/ veggies.

[@filicia2582]

the carrot 😂 i thought they were sweet potato haha. also, i am the same with you when it comes to groceries shopping. i always look for the cheaper price and not really care that much about the brand.

[@eunices-g6965]

Super scrimping! Also the best way to try new foods and not burn a hole in your purse! LMAO

[@by.valerie5243]

I recommend that you go the nearest wet and dry market for your fruits, veggies and meat. It is so much cheaper plus guaranteed that it is fresh and you're actually helping farmers/butchers in your purchase instead of owners of big conglomerates like Lotte who I think doesn't really help their workers considering the amount of pay they give to their employees.

[@littlecupcake9528]

YES I'M SO ENJOYED WATCHING THIS VIDEO

[@wanettarenay8215]

they are all considered bell peppers-tofu can be fried in small slaps or strips and they are good over rice with lots of soy and hot sauce

[@Cilean69]

Paprika is Hungarian for peppers, but they are Bell Peppers, green is early and it changes color as they mature!

[@Bellezaconmayra]

so helpful thank you .. I'm trying to go back to Korea... this is very useful thank you

[@ono3650]

In germany they are also called Paprikas. Just to throw it in there =p

[@ameliepieters3635]

In Belgium also haha

[@lottieplaysnintendo]

Same in the Netherlands, guess it’s a thing for non-English speaking countries 😂

[@evcaaa]

Same goes for Czechia xp

[@potatokreker4200]

Wait isnt dutch en vlaams the same

[@rosesaysderp5194]

Ahh these videos are so fun~ XD I heard like farmer market like places ( Like they have baskets of fruit/potatoe hanging out) have cheaper produce

[@watermelonwishes4193]

I live in Boston and we have those same tomatoes (the brand...) here. They get around....lol

[@ArticWolf89]

Yes please make every month one of these videos it's very interessting ~

[@zee7922]

finally realistic videos😍😍moving there in 2 months

[@sugartub]

put the tofu in a veggie stir fry! make sure to add soy sauce or sesame oil. I love these food hauls!

[@Fancynancytv]

+sugartub thanks for the tip :)

[@Nidhi-ll3yq]

First of all, great video ! It gives such a clear idea about the cost of living. Thank you ! & OMG!!! Does Korea import all its food ? $100 for 1 person. In India $100 could feed a family of 6, 3 square meals a day and more.

[@Nidhi-ll3yq]

Taylor Bro ! All of it Except meat and seafood, the non vegetarian stuff those $100 are INCLUSIVE of fruits, a variety of vegetables, milk, juice... everything. A bundle of spinach costs only $0.23- $0.39 & a kg of potatoes would be for a maximum of $0.60

[@Hleagh]

Nidhi K I agree the abundant sunshine and climate makes a vegetarian home cooked diet not way too expensive in India. and it is all very easily available.

[@Minmin-jy1gq]

Is that shopping exclusively at a supermarket? I can't imagine those prices at a supermarket in my country, even in season. You'd have to go to the local markets to get it that cheap here. Not potatoes. Those things cost half a soul.

[@angelinawilliams4094]

I totally agree....

[@angelinawilliams4094]

You can easily buy 1kg of carrot 50 rupees which is not even one us dollar..... isn't that great???

[@ogremgtow990]

Basil, adding Italian herbs to Korean food . Interesting fusion idea.

[@lejaders]

For the Tofu just cut it into slices and fry it in a pan, it's so good!

[@ynina7312]

i like grocery hauls now . please do more

[@deyacast7533]

Can u make a video of the bakery? Paris Baguette was my favorite bakery when I lived there.

[@renny5283]

You can fry tofu, it tastes great! I had a Korean roommate who made a homemade dish for us before and she fried some tofu and we had kimchi with it.

[@TaraShulerAuthor]

Ooh, I just got rice paper wrappers today, too! I need to get some avocado to go inside, though.

[@aylayang2532]

Deff do a few more. I live in korea and everything is crappin expensive. Id love more vids on this.

[@nataliaputri2887]

Thanks for the helpful video! Will fly and stay there start from next month :)

[@2wonderful2u]

You should check out mommytangs channel here on KZbin. She make a lot of simple Korean dishes you could make easily in your apt and probably healthier. She doesn't own a microwave either.

[@Fancynancytv]

yeah I'll try it

[@manjildarr]

I really like the way you go for the cheapest option.

[@ThisGuy1988]

Keep doing videos like this! Amazing work!

[@jumanjiboyz2k962]

Thanks for giving us valuable information Nancy💓

[@ModestNation]

We call them sweet pepper in Jamaica

[@SparksandBubbles]

Hmm.....I would love to see the meals that goes with this....it doesn't seem like enough food to last a month... The peppers/paprika are pretty cheap compared to the US....grapes (store) crazy expensive!!

[@xx_strawberry_xx9038]

for peanut butter sometimes its $5 but normally its the organic/natural kind n the states.

[@lorettatayor5840]

Need an egg, lol!! tofu can be used in soups or stir fried with stuff, it needs seasoning or sauce with it. sort of a "filler" in recipes & stuff. can even be made as a pudding with flavoring and sugar.

[@nuraishahbinteibrahim788]

The dirt on the vegetables are an indication that it's organic farmer vegetables.

[@rhondadbush]

Yes peanut butter is also expensive in the US.

[@UnrealVideoDuke]

YES! Sriracha! I love that stuff! Unfortunately the American version(28oz/793g/740ml different values for the same bottle) does not have that saying... "I put my Sriracha on my Sriracha". But lots of people put it on just about everything and is the leading cause of "Burning Ring of Fire".

[@tishasomeone9141]

I've enjoyed this video!! Great job! c:

[@thenicflynn]

I love your videos! You're awesome!

[@clintflax2605]

You are great. Love you style, your smile, and wit. Clint.

[@ThePrincesskirsten23]

thanx 4 the super haul/ I like your jacket

[@margaretdevries8090]

Enjoyed this !

[@fatmamousa4991]

wooow very amazing videos i loved it sooooo much

[@annasun9174]

nancyyy I think you're really funny hahahah and I really enjoyed your video! so interesting cuz I'm addicted to grocery shopping!!! hope you remember to buy cilantro next time & I loved all your buys =3=

[@Talea.SGamboa]

yes!!! please make these monthly (:

[@angelax-x5439]

When she said sauces I saw green and red and I was like omo I love sriracha before she mentioned sriracha because I love it so much.

[@eileenmelendez15]

In U.S.A ,you can get the Peanut Butter ranging from 1.99 to 4.99 depending on the brand you buy...

[@Klutzyduncan]

great video! yes, please do these monthly! subscribed!! :)

[@NAZIRITE]

grocery is expensive in korea. if you use the online market, you save money a lot . also fresh thing like fruits or vegitable fishes it costs low in old market.

[@user-ix4qf8pm1d]

the beginning about the girl & the "speaking of tomatos, i have some potatos" has me dead...idk 😂 great video!!

[@chillxgills]

oh my gosh, everything is so expensive!

[@brokenstones86]

she literally got a months worth of food for $100...

[@ttlqkf18]

girl what? that’s so cheap.

[@johnnychang4233]

A lot of dry seaweeds and you get in the hot side on the food balance :P You bought a lot of pantry food, only the milk was a fresh perishable item. $100 only last me as much as 5 days here in NY, and that is because I don't cook and only go for take outs :( If you want to keep the potatoes and carrots nice and fresh, take them out of the plastic bag and put them in a paper bag and at the bottom of your fridge. Is nice that you bought a big box of eggs but remember those have to stay inside the fridge to stay fresh longer.

[@alhassan5623]

I like these videos, u should make MORE!!

[@Hosigie]

I like this type of videos. So it would be great if you continued ^^

[@gillmccuddy]

That might be 3 days of food for me.. ur soo funny love ur personality.. and we call them bell peppers in america, pakrika is a pepper seasoning in a jar here...

[@johanssona]

SAME

[@tommymai3062]

Hahahahaha watching this right now cause I’m 1 month away from moving to Seoul. Very funny video. Did you only ate the food showed in this video for the entire month? You must of ate out also.

[@zboxez2ivoryunicorn918]

Also ur I dunno bomber jacket(u know wat I mean ) is SO CUTE

[@littledikkins2]

Bell Peppers, a real fresh Paprika is heart shaped with a very pointed bottom. I cook so everything would be for 'scratch cooking'.

[@mishandrews5215]

That's actually not that expensive , where I live , (if I had to convert it to dollars) , it would cost around $700 to buy a month's worth of groceries 🤷.

[@johanssona]

Yea seams mote like it

[@lorettatayor5840]

you need chocolate with your peanut butter. yeah as of may 2018 our peanut butter isn't that expensive maybe 3.50-4.00 max for peanut butter, unless it's organic. it's bell peppers.

[@princessmewmew787]

Is it cheaper to shop produce at that lotte grocery store or to go to like ..those farmers that sell fruits and veggies ?? When I went to Korea last summer My aunt would buy her veggies and stuff from them but im just curious what's cheaper

[@Fancynancytv]

+OMO ItsGigi we don't have a lot of those markets near where I live so I've never gone before. But if I do go I will look at the prices and make a comparison :)

[@vikingtantan2340]

+OMO Its Gigi In my experience here so far (a few months) farmer's markets are usually cheaper. I live in Ulsan, which is a fairly big city, so I'm not sure if that's true for smaller areas of Korea.

[@princessmewmew787]

+Viking Tantan ok cool yeah idk I was in Incheon area a lot thanks

[@kikiwalker7718]

Thank you for sharing your grocery haul. now that I seen your video apartment. and this grocery haul.. you don't have much room in your kitchen, where are you storing all this at?

[@Harrrgh]

Campari tomatoes are always really good and never refrigerate them.

[@cameronparsons8407]

you should do more grocery haul videos :)

[@Fancynancytv]

I need to do one again soon! but I haven't been cooking lately

[@listay1]

The peppers are bell peppers or Capsicum.

[@noel9232]

"and speaking of tomatoes, I have some potatoes... sorry that wasn't very funny" - I THOUGHT THAT WAS FUNNY 😆

[@c.f.875]

super helpful!!!

[@lutacos]

in New Zealand and Australia we call the Capsicum.. not sure why bell pepper and the other thing you called them sound strange to me but I guess Capsicum sounds weird to anyone who's never heard of it

[@JJ-yu6og]

Peanut butter, broccoli and bananas are quite pricey in Korea, if those weren't organic. The eggs are quite cheap, though. Nancy, is your fridge really big? How do you store all that? :D Great job on the haul! Enjoyed watching it!

[@yukisuperstylish]

You should go to the local market if you want to get cheap food I used to go the local market near kyunghe university in Seoul it was much cheaper than Lotte!

[@Fancynancytv]

I'll do that when I move to Seoul! in Jeonju it's a bit out of the way

[@liagames6893]

11:20 that's honestly too cute😂

[@macbdam7909]

I've been hunting down videos like this, so thank you! I'm moving to Busan in a month and it seems opening a bank account to access my money is going to take some time, thus I've been FREAKING OUT about how I'll eat for a month or so on a budget... Seriously, thank you!

[@Fancynancytv]

+MacBdam Busan is so great! I'm envious that you get to move to such a nice city in Korea :)

[@macbdam7909]

+Fancy Nancy TV it would've been Seoul, but a single day in Busan last year during my trip was all it took! I'll keep watching your videos though to see what I'm missing up north :-)

[@jenniferlindsayfleury7810]

I am living in Busan and eat mostly out - korean foods (expect for breakfast-usually have cereal & milk, hot chocolate & bread, oatmeal ect) and my food budget is 210,000 won per month and i manage to stay on track(since i came here the highest i spend on food was 230K/won and the lowest was 160K/won). PS I am a student and live in the dorm so the restaurants around my schools are pretty cheap.

[@macbdam7909]

+Jennifer Lindsay Fleury that's so great to know, thanks! maybe I'll run into you once I'm out there, I'll be going to PKNU this fall ^_^

[@jenniferlindsayfleury7810]

+MacBdam hi! Unfortunately not going to happen. ill in Seoul in sept for my mba at dongguk university. i am kgsp (korean government scholarship program)and will finish my 1yr of Korean study in july.

[@kingjustinv01]

Great video! Subbed 👍🏽

[@Johndoe-cy6fh]

yes Grocery is expensive here in Korea which is good for losing weight lol but other things like public transportation and room rent is cheaper than other cities in Asia and also electricity and water is cheap

[@Fancynancytv]

+John doe lol yeah it's good for a diet

[@missjuno5756]

In the US they are called bell peppers. I just found your and am subbing.

[@StabMeSilly]

In Arkansas, USA I can just go to Wal-Mart and buy like 2 weeks worth of food with $100

[@lordmmx1303]

ok, you have my subscription

[@hershey9987]

u tell thing in a very sarcastic way lol i love it !

[@xieruh]

In Philippines, we call it yellow and red bell pepper. 😊

[@nianliu5963]

My favorite part was the egg segment! haha

[@zboxez2ivoryunicorn918]

Ever since I seen bts I'm obsessed with ur vids

[@MichelleonSunset]

"And now moving on to PRODUCE" I love your delivery. lol. We have the self weigh for produce in Germany, too. I found out the embarrassing way. As in I took my stuff up to the cashier and expected her to weigh it. Yeah, that didn't happen.

[@DMJack92]

You remind me of a temporary worker that use to work at my job. Just a similar personality and how you talk. It isn't a bad thing. Just something I noticed.

[@christmas9lights]

I need a video on ramen

[@Fancynancytv]

+christmas9lights :D will doooo I love ramen

[@christmas9lights]

+Fancy Nancy TV me to lol I eat kimchi and than I put rice after lol

[@dostagirl9551]

So jealous of those prices. I pay over 2.00 for that package of pre-made curry, the cheapest I can get tofu is 1.79 per block, and the liver is just beyond a bargain. The same pack here would be 20.00 at least. Peanut butter is cheaper here though. I can get a jar that size for under 2.00 on sale. As for the tofu, make some kimchi jigae or just pan fry it and dip in a sauce made from soy sauce, sesame seeds, a bit of green onion, and sesame oil.

[@arichsnit]

I don't know how I ended up watching/subscribing to your channel. I'm not Korean. I never plan on going to Korea. I know no one in Korea. But I find you funny and easy to watch. Interesting to see things in places I'll never visit. Peanut butter is really expensive. Just sayin.

[@usermane-uo7jc]

I call them bell peppers. Great video!!