Gold, silver and exchange rates in South Korea

South Korean Won · KRW
Last updated 11:17 UTC

Metal prices in South Korea today

Gold price by karat in South Korea

Each row is the pure-gold (24K) price scaled by that karat's gold content — 22K is 91.67% gold, 21K is 87.5%, 18K is 75%. A jeweller's counter price adds making charges on top, which is why a bracelet costs more per gram than the figures here.

Gold price by purity in South Korea, in KRW
Purityper gramper ounce
24K999₩179,101₩5,570,668
22K916₩164,176₩5,106,446
21K875₩156,713₩4,874,335
18K750₩134,326₩4,178,001

Exchange rates in South Korea

Mid-market reference rates — the midpoint between buy and sell, before any bank or exchange-house spread. What a counter quotes will differ from these.

Exchange rates in South Korea — what one unit of each currency buys in KRW
Currency1 unit in KRW
USD to KRWUS Dollar1,339.8115
EUR to KRWEuro1,497.8329
GBP to KRWBritish Pound1,771.7687
CHF to KRWSwiss Franc1,607.0667
JPY to KRWJapanese Yen8.463
CNY to KRWChinese Yuan199.7781
SGD to KRWSingapore Dollar1,044.1988
HKD to KRWHong Kong Dollar170.7092
MYR to KRWMalaysian Ringgit328.1921
THB to KRWThai Baht39.8404

Prices and rates for South Korea are quoted in South Korean Won (KRW). Metal prices are the international spot price converted at the live KRW rate — the wholesale benchmark a local jeweller's retail price is built on, before making charges, dealer margin and any local tax.