How to Tip in South Korea 🇰🇷

Currency: South Korean won (₩)
Average monthly salary: about 2’809 USD

💡 General Tipping Etiquette

Tipping in South Korea is not common as in most East Asian countries, except in some Western style places. Try to get a feeling if tips are appreciated by the service workers.

🍽️ Restaurants

Not recommended, in traditional places it may politely refused. In Western-influenced restaurant 5 -10 % given directly to the server may be accepted.

🚕 Taxis

Not recommended, you can let the driver keep the change.

🏨 Hotels

Not expected, if yes 1-2$ per transfer and per night for cleaning

👨‍🌾Tour guides

Not expected, if the tour was great, you can try to give 5-10 %

🌏Region

Check out tipping rules for North Korea, China or Japan.

Sources: Smartertravel

Learn more about tipping customs worldwide at how-2-tip.com.

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