and, of course, starbucks is everywhere in the world.

but, it's so expensive. i said to myself that seoul is more expensive than tokyo. having visited tokyo several times, i knew some affordable places to buy things i needed. but, everything in seoul seems so expensive.

for instance, a macdonalds big mac with a medium coke and fries cost you Rp25000 in plaza senayan. in seoul, the same combo will cost you Rp58.000 in COEX mall.

permen mentos costs you Rp2500 at HERO supermarket. it will cost you W600 or Rp6000 in Seoul.

the same thing for a medium cup of caramel macchiato at starbucks. everything is triple than how much they cost is in jakarta.

but then, i was there for just four days and we were never be able to venture outside seoul where i heard from lots of indonesian workers working in korea -- there are a lot of cheaper places to eat and shop outside the city.