Korean Job Discussion Forums

biggpoppa · Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Quick question, just wondering, as I leave this weekend for Korea, if I should exchange my Canadian money with me to American or Won before I leave? Or should I just bring the Canadian over with me? And any idea of how much I should bring over in cash as well?

Thanks in advance

dridgway · Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Location: Suwon, S. Korea

You can exchange just about anything easily in any airport...shouldn't be a problem if you just bring Canadian. Exchanging at a Korean bank is a little more difficult but still do-able.

endo · Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Location: Seoul...my home

Just bring your Canadian currency to Incheon Airport and exchange it there.

It's the easiest thing to do and you don't want to stress out about it later.

biggpoppa · Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

thank you for the quick replies, any idea on how much I should bring?

dridgway · Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Location: Suwon, S. Korea

How long before pay day?

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

I would bring in the region of 3million won for your first month.

People always say they can get by on less but you just never know and a slush fund is a nice fall just in case the mammaries point upwards.

dridgway · Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Location: Suwon, S. Korea

Yeah, I was going to say MUCH less than that. Maybe in the area of 500,000-1,000,000. Of course, if you're at a public school job you get 300,000 just for making it here!

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

I always believe in having an exit plan. Turning up with a million won in your pocket and no return ticket doesn't leave many options if you really can't hack it.

Zark · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject:

In pretty much every country in the world, you will get a better exchange rate there rather than in your home country.

Bring cash - exchange it at the airport. While many people have favorite exchange places and suggest that airports have ripoff rates - most airport bank-based exchanges have exactly the same rate as the their other branch banks.

Not really a problem.

rubric · Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Location: Pongdongfongyong

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Why I would say 3mil is about the right amount to have.

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Just bring your ATM card and use it while here. You don't need to bring more than $100 cash with you.

mikekim · Joined: 11 Aug 2006

best to bring as much of whatever you have as you can, if you start exchanging you will lose. So don't bring US $ if you are from Canada. Whatever you do don't bring Korean Won. You get totally screwed over buying won from any other country except Korea.