Korean WON Exchange Rates

Here is a little cheat sheet for the Korean currency so you know how much you are actually spending.

The national currency in Korea is the WON (KRW ₩), and generally comes in increments of 1000. 

So ₩1000 equals about $1.15

Coins: ₩100, ₩500
Banknotes: ₩1000, ₩5000, ₩10000, ₩50000

You can print out this little chart to keep with you  for when you are going to the store.

₩             Can$
100              .11
500              .57
1000          1.15
2000          2.30
5000          5.75
10 000      11.50
20 000      23.00
50 000      57.40
100 000   115.00

This is a ₩10000 note. It is essentially an $11 bill to a Canadian