Seoul Price vs US Price: 20 Korean Skincare Products, Same Day
One collection day, the price you would have paid per 10 ml, named stores and one exchange-rate table. Among the stores we compared, Seoul came out lower for every product we could price, though the gap varies a lot.
If you shop in the US, Olive Young Korea's price per 10 ml was lower for 20 of the 20 products we could compare among the stores we compared, so a planned Seoul trip covers most of this list. The median gap was +53% (median of 20 products, price paid per 10 ml at the stores we compared), and at the narrow end, all 20 products compared in the US cost more than in Seoul; the one closest to the Seoul price: Safe me. Relief Moisture Gentle Cleansing Milk, +21% (price paid per 10 ml).
One collection day, only the stores named in the table: Amazon is linked but not priced, so a lower Amazon price would not show. Most Seoul prices were Olive Young sale prices, and US figures exclude sales tax and shipping.
How we compared — Same day, same condition, same unit — read the rules
- Every price on this page was re-checked in a real browser on 5 Oct 2026–6 Oct 2026; a price from another day is never compared.
- We compare the price you would have paid that day (the sale price when there was one) with the same in Seoul; the list price is shown next to it. A struck-through price set by the seller itself (marketplace sellers, a brand's own store) is shown as the store's struck-through price and never used as a list price; coupon and member prices are left out.
- We compare the price per 10 ml (or g), so different bottle sizes compare fairly; multi-packs are divided by the number of items, mixed gift sets are not compared.
- A version sold abroad with a different ingredient list is not compared — it is listed under “Same name, different product”.
- Seoul price = the Olive Young Korea listing of the product (else the brand's Korean store). In each market we compare the lowest price paid per 10 ml among the stores we compared; when that store ships from Korea, the table says so.
- Amazon prices are never shown (Amazon does not allow static prices); Amazon appears as a link only and is not part of the comparison — so every “cheaper” on this page means cheaper among the stores we compared, not across every store.
- All conversions use one rate table: Seoul Money Brokerage Services, 2 Oct 2026.
Exchange rates (Seoul Money Brokerage Services, base rate (USD) and arbitraged base rates (JPY, EUR, TWD, MXN), published once each banking day before 9:00 KST, 2 Oct 2026): US$1 = ₩1,359.60 · ¥100 = ₩860.32 · NT$1 = ₩42.61 · €1 = ₩1,528.67 · MX$1 = ₩74.25
Taxes: Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Spain and Mexico prices include tax (VAT/IVA/消費税); US prices are before sales tax. Shipping is not included.
Prices change daily — always check the store before you buy.
Seoul vs your price — all 20 products
Price paid per 10 ml on the day, converted to won with the rate above. + = more expensive than in Seoul.
| Product | Seoul price | United States — Lowest price among the stores we compared (Amazon not priced) | vs Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRINGGREENTea Tree Cica Soothing Toner500 ml | ₩18,900 on sale (list ₩27,000), 500 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 5 Oct 2026)₩378 per 10 ml | US$22.99, 250 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 5 Oct 2026)†US$0.92 per 10 ml (≈ ₩1,250)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Olive Young US | +231% |
| BIOHEAL BOHPanthecell Repair Cica Cream Mist120 ml | ₩24,500 on sale (list ₩25,200), 120 ml 2-pack tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩1,021 per 10 ml | US$20.00, 120 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)US$1.67 per 10 ml (≈ ₩2,266)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Olive Young US | +122% |
| TorridenDIVE IN Serum50 ml | ₩16,500 on sale (list ₩22,000), 50 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026) — sold out online that day₩3,300 per 10 ml | US$24.00, 50 ml before sales tax (Sephora US, 6 Oct 2026)†US$4.80 per 10 ml (≈ ₩6,526)Also checked:Torriden US official store (different formula, 6 Oct 2026)Olive Young US (different formula, 6 Oct 2026)Shop at Sephora US | +98% |
| WELLAGEReal Hyaluronic Blue 100 Ampoule100 ml | ₩19,900 on sale (list ₩30,000), 100 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩1,990 per 10 ml | US$21.00, 75 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)US$2.80 per 10 ml (≈ ₩3,807)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Olive Young US | +91% |
| IsntreeYam Root Vegan Milk Cleanser220 ml | ₩18,900 on sale (list ₩25,000), 220 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩859 per 10 ml | US$25.02 (store's struck-through price US$27.80), 220 ml before sales tax (Isntree global official store, 6 Oct 2026)†US$1.14 per 10 ml (≈ ₩1,546)ships from KoreaAlso checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Amazon US | +80% |
| ma:nyoPure Soybean Cleansing Oil200 ml | ₩15,500 on sale (list ₩19,900), 200 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩775 per 10 ml | US$20.00, 200 ml before sales tax (Sephora US, 6 Oct 2026)US$1.00 per 10 ml (≈ ₩1,360)Also checked:ma:nyo US official store (different formula, 6 Oct 2026)Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Sephora US | +75% |
| JUMISOD-Panthenol Barrier Soothing Cleansing Milk300 ml | ₩18,900 on sale (list ₩28,000), 300 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 5 Oct 2026)₩630 per 10 ml | US$23.80 (store's struck-through price US$28.00), 300 ml before sales tax (JUMISO US official store, 5 Oct 2026)†US$0.79 per 10 ml (≈ ₩1,079)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at JUMISO US official store | +71% |
| ROUND LAB1025 Dokdo Toner200 ml | ₩13,500 on sale (list ₩15,000), 200 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩675 per 10 ml | US$17.00, 200 ml before sales tax (ROUND LAB US official store, 6 Oct 2026)US$0.85 per 10 ml (≈ ₩1,156)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Olive Young US: US$17.00, 200 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)†US$0.85 per 10 ml (≈ ₩1,156)Shop at ROUND LAB US official store | +71% |
| ILLIYOONCeramide Ato Concentrate Cream150 ml | ₩13,500, 150 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩900 per 10 ml | US$21.24 on sale (list US$24.99), 200 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)†US$1.06 per 10 ml (≈ ₩1,444)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Olive Young US | +60% |
| IsntreeOnion Newpair Gel Cream Plus50 ml | ₩25,600 on sale (list ₩32,000), 50 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩5,120 per 10 ml | US$29.34 (store's struck-through price US$32.60), 50 ml before sales tax (Isntree global official store, 6 Oct 2026)†US$5.87 per 10 ml (≈ ₩7,978)ships from KoreaAlso checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Amazon US | +56% |
| medicubePDRN Pink Peptide Serum30 ml | ₩19,900 on sale (list ₩24,800), 30 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩6,633 per 10 ml | US$22.00, 30 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)US$7.33 per 10 ml (≈ ₩9,970)Also checked:medicube US official store (different formula, 6 Oct 2026)Shop at Olive Young US | +50% |
| AnuaPDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum30 ml | ₩22,500 on sale (list ₩39,000), 30 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩7,500 per 10 ml | US$47.99 on sale (list US$56.00), 30 ml 2-pack before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)†US$8.00 per 10 ml (≈ ₩10,875)Also checked:Anua US official store: US$30.00, 30 ml before sales tax (Anua US official store, 6 Oct 2026)US$10.00 per 10 ml (≈ ₩13,596)Ulta: US$26.60 on sale (list US$28.00), before sales tax (Ulta, 6 Oct 2026)†Shop at Anua US official store | +45% |
| COSRXAdvanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence100 ml | ₩19,660 on sale (list ₩23,000), 100 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩1,966 per 10 ml | US$20.90, 100 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)†US$2.09 per 10 ml (≈ ₩2,842)Also checked:Amazon US (not checked, 6 Oct 2026)COSRX US official store: US$25.00, 100 ml before sales tax (COSRX US official store, 6 Oct 2026)US$2.50 per 10 ml (≈ ₩3,399)Shop at COSRX US official store | +45% |
| S.NATUREAqua Squalane Moisturizing Cream60 ml | ₩18,900 on sale (list ₩28,000), 60 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩3,150 per 10 ml | US$39.99 on sale (list US$50.00), 60 ml 2-pack before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)US$3.33 per 10 ml (≈ ₩4,531)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Olive Young US | +44% |
| AnuaNiacinamide 10 TXA 4 Serum30 ml | ₩21,500 on sale (list ₩32,000), 30 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩7,167 per 10 ml | US$22.00 on sale (list US$23.00), 30 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)†US$7.33 per 10 ml (≈ ₩9,970)Also checked:Anua US official store: US$24.00, 30 ml before sales tax (Anua US official store, 6 Oct 2026)US$8.00 per 10 ml (≈ ₩10,877)Shop at Anua US official store | +39% |
| BiodanceBio Collagen Real Deep Mask34 g | ₩18,900 on sale (list ₩20,000), 34 g 4-pack tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩1,390 per 10 g | US$19.00, 34 g 4-pack before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)†US$1.40 per 10 g (≈ ₩1,899)Also checked:Biodance US official store (different formula, 6 Oct 2026)Sephora US: US$5.00, 34 g before sales tax (Sephora US, 6 Oct 2026)†US$1.47 per 10 g (≈ ₩1,999)Shop at Olive Young US | +37% |
| AESTURAATOBARRIER365 Cream80 ml | ₩33,000, 80 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026) — sold out online that day₩4,125 per 10 ml | US$32.00, 80 ml before sales tax (Sephora US, 6 Oct 2026)US$4.00 per 10 ml (≈ ₩5,438)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Amazon US | +32% |
| Celladix131 Pore Clearing Serum30 ml | ₩25,400 on sale (list ₩28,900), 30 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩8,467 per 10 ml | US$23.99 (store's struck-through price US$40.00), 30 ml before sales tax (Celladix US official store, 6 Oct 2026)US$8.00 per 10 ml (≈ ₩10,872)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Celladix US official store | +28% |
| Dr.Althea345 Relief Cream50 ml | ₩29,000, 50 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026)₩5,800 per 10 ml | US$27.00, 50 ml before sales tax (Dr.Althea global official store, 6 Oct 2026)US$5.40 per 10 ml (≈ ₩7,342)Also checked:Olive Young US: US$27.00, 50 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026)†US$5.40 per 10 ml (≈ ₩7,342)Shop at Dr.Althea global official store | +27% |
| make p:remSafe me. Relief Moisture Gentle Cleansing Milk200 ml | ₩28,000, 200 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 5 Oct 2026)₩1,400 per 10 ml | US$25.00, 200 ml before sales tax (Sephora US, 5 Oct 2026)†US$1.25 per 10 ml (≈ ₩1,700)Also checked:Amazon US (price not shown (Amazon policy))Shop at Amazon US | +21% |
† same formula as Korea not confirmed
The gap, product by product
United States
List price per 10 ml in the US vs Seoul, 5 Oct 2026, 6 Oct 2026. Bars to the right: more expensive in the US; to the left: cheaper in the US.
Why the gap is big or small
BRINGGREEN's and BIOHEAL BOH's large gaps come partly from pack size. Olive Young Korea sells BRINGGREEN's toner as a large bottle option, so the Seoul reference is ₩18,900 on sale (list ₩27,000), 500 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 5 Oct 2026), while Olive Young US sells the regular bottle at US$22.99, 250 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 5 Oct 2026); per 10 ml that works out to +231% in the US vs Seoul (price paid per 10 ml at the stores we compared, 5 Oct 2026). BIOHEAL BOH's cream mist is similar: Seoul's reference is a double set, ₩24,500 on sale (list ₩25,200), 120 ml 2-pack tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026), against one bottle at US$20.00, 120 ml before sales tax (Olive Young US, 6 Oct 2026), which gives +122% in the US vs Seoul (price paid per 10 ml at the stores we compared, 6 Oct 2026).
- A bigger pack usually costs less per 10 ml, so a single regular bottle in Seoul would likely show a smaller gap for those two; Olive Young did not show that option's price that day.
- Olive Young Korea had most of these on sale that day; for each product on sale in Seoul, using Seoul's list price, printed beside the sale price, would shrink the gap.
- Celladix's own US store showed US$23.99 (store's struck-through price US$40.00), 30 ml before sales tax (Celladix US official store, 6 Oct 2026). The struck-through figure is the store's own, so the table uses the selling price, which gives +28% in the US vs Seoul (price paid per 10 ml at the stores we compared, 6 Oct 2026).
- Isntree's US figures come from its global online store, which ships from Korea, so +56% in the US vs Seoul (price paid per 10 ml at the stores we compared, 6 Oct 2026) for the gel cream excludes international shipping. Its button goes to Amazon US first because that ships inside the US.
- Anua's PDRN serum is compared with a Seoul set that adds a cream as a gift, ₩22,500 on sale (list ₩39,000), 30 ml tax incl. (Olive Young KR, 6 Oct 2026). Olive Young Korea's double set that day works out to ₩9,583 per 10 ml, against ₩7,500 per 10 ml for the set in the table, so with the double set the US gap would be smaller.
Same name, different product
- Tea Tree Cica Soothing Toner — Olive Young Korea's reference for this toner is the large bottle, while Olive Young US sells the regular size, so the gap is per 10 ml only.US: 250 ml at Olive Young US vs 500 ml in Seoul — compared per 10 ml.
- Pure Soybean Cleansing Oil — ma:nyo's US online store lists a different ingredient list from the Korean bottle, so that store is left out; the gap uses Sephora US.US store ma:nyo US official store: different ingredient list from the Korean version (checked 5 Oct 2026) — not compared.
- DIVE IN Serum — Torriden's US online store and the Olive Young US two-pack list a different formula from the Korean serum, so neither is compared; the gap uses Sephora US, whose formula we have not confirmed.US store Torriden US official store: different ingredient list from the Korean version (checked 5 Oct 2026) — not compared.US store Olive Young US: different ingredient list from the Korean version (checked 5 Oct 2026) — not compared.
- Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream — The Olive Young US jar is bigger than the Korean one, so we compare per 10 ml, and an Amazon US listing with a different ingredient list is left out.US store Amazon US: different ingredient list from the Korean version (checked 5 Oct 2026) — not compared.US: 200 ml at Olive Young US vs 150 ml in Seoul — compared per 10 ml.
- Real Hyaluronic Blue 100 Ampoule — The US bottle is smaller than the Korean one, so the gap is per 10 ml and never bottle against bottle.US: 75 ml at Olive Young US vs 100 ml in Seoul — compared per 10 ml.
- PDRN Pink Peptide Serum — The medicube US online store page we checked carries its vegan Rose PDRN version, whose ingredient list differs from the Korean serum, so it is not compared; the gap uses Olive Young US.US store medicube US official store: different ingredient list from the Korean version (checked 5 Oct 2026) — not compared.
- Bio Collagen Real Deep Mask — Biodance's US online store lists a different formula for this mask, so it is left out; Olive Young US and Sephora US are compared instead.US store Biodance US official store: different ingredient list from the Korean version (checked 5 Oct 2026) — not compared.
Cheapest way to get it
United States
If a Seoul trip is already planned, the buy-in-Seoul group is where an Olive Young stop makes a real difference among the stores we compared; make p:rem's cleansing milk sits in the close group. Ordering at home instead? Open the Amazon link too: Amazon is not priced here and may be lower than the US store in the table.
Where we looked
United States
We read Olive Young US, Sephora US, Ulta Beauty and the brands' US or global online stores in the same overnight session as Seoul; each row names the store behind the US price. Amazon is linked but never priced, so check whether a listing is sold by the official brand store.
Stores checked: Amazon US (6 Oct 2026), Anua US official store (6 Oct 2026), Biodance US official store (6 Oct 2026), COSRX US official store (6 Oct 2026), Celladix US official store (6 Oct 2026), Dr.Althea global official store (6 Oct 2026), Isntree global official store (6 Oct 2026), JUMISO US official store (5 Oct 2026), Olive Young US (6 Oct 2026), ROUND LAB US official store (6 Oct 2026), Sephora US (6 Oct 2026), Torriden US official store (6 Oct 2026), Ulta Beauty (6 Oct 2026), ma:nyo US official store (6 Oct 2026), medicube US official store (6 Oct 2026).
So, buy it in Seoul?
US shoppers: put these on your Seoul list, because among the stores we compared the US price was higher for every one.
Olive Young Korea came out lower for 20 of the 20 products we could compare, with a median gap of +53% (median of 20 products, price paid per 10 ml at the stores we compared). Product by product, of the 20 products compared in the US, the one priced furthest above Seoul: Tea Tree Cica Soothing Toner, +231% (price paid per 10 ml), partly because the Seoul listing is the large bottle. make p:rem's cleansing milk is the one in the close group at +21% in the US vs Seoul (price paid per 10 ml at the stores we compared, 5 Oct 2026).
United States
Worth buying in Seoul, among the stores we compared (US +25%+ more)
- Tea Tree Cica Soothing Toner (+231%)
- Panthecell Repair Cica Cream Mist (+122%)
- DIVE IN Serum (+98%)
- Real Hyaluronic Blue 100 Ampoule (+91%)
- Yam Root Vegan Milk Cleanser (+80%)
- Pure Soybean Cleansing Oil (+75%)
- D-Panthenol Barrier Soothing Cleansing Milk (+71%)
- 1025 Dokdo Toner (+71%)
- Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream (+60%)
- Onion Newpair Gel Cream Plus (+56%)
- PDRN Pink Peptide Serum (+50%)
- PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum (+45%)
- Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence (+45%)
- Aqua Squalane Moisturizing Cream (+44%)
- Niacinamide 10 TXA 4 Serum (+39%)
- Bio Collagen Real Deep Mask (+37%)
- ATOBARRIER365 Cream (+32%)
- 131 Pore Clearing Serum (+28%)
- 345 Relief Cream (+27%)
Close either way, among the stores we compared
- Safe me. Relief Moisture Gentle Cleansing Milk (+21%)
Fine to buy at home, among the stores we compared (US within +5%)
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Groups computed from the price paid per 10 ml on 5 Oct 2026–6 Oct 2026 at the stores we compared (Amazon not priced); products we could not compare are not grouped.
Questions, answered
Is buying Korean skincare in Seoul worth it for US shoppers?
Olive Young Korea's price per 10 ml was lower for 20 of the 20 products we could compare among the stores we compared. That covers Olive Young US, Sephora US, Ulta Beauty and the brands' own stores, not Amazon, and the US side excludes sales tax and shipping, so add those before you decide.
Do you compare sale prices or list prices?
Olive Young Korea and the US stores are compared on the price you would have paid that day. That is the sale price when a store had one, with the list price printed next to it; a struck-through price a seller sets for itself is never used as a list price, and coupon or member prices are left out.
How do you compare products sold in different sizes?
Every gap on this page is per 10 ml, or per 10 g for the mask. BRINGGREEN's toner, WELLAGE's ampoule and ILLIYOON's cream come in different sizes in Korea and the US; multi-packs are divided by the number of items, and a gift in a Seoul set is not counted.
Korean or US version: is it the same product?
The Korean version is the one this page prices, and a US store's version is not always the same formula. ma:nyo's, Torriden's, medicube's and Biodance's US online stores each list a different ingredient list on the page we checked, so those stores are left out; a dagger means we have not confirmed a store's formula.
Why is there no Amazon price on this page?
Amazon does not allow sites like ours to publish fixed Amazon prices. It appears as a link only and is never part of the comparison, which is why every direction here holds among the stores we compared; check the current Amazon price and seller before you order.
How were these 20 products chosen?
Seoulvanie's product records are the pool for the 20 Korean skincare products. Each has a seller in at least two of the overseas markets we cover, sunscreens, cushions and tints were left out, and the list is not a sales ranking.
Sources
- Seoul Money Brokerage Services — exchange rates (accessed 2026-10-06)
- Olive Young Korea — product pages (accessed 2026-10-06)
Updated 2026-10-06