New year expenses
![People shop for groceries at the traditional market in Mangwon-dong, western Seoul, on Thursday. Based on a household of four, the cost to buy groceries to prepare for the ancestral rites for the Lunar New Year holiday has risen 4.1 percent to 254,500 won compared to 2022, according to Korea Price Information. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/01/12/851e35ea-eada-4128-8d14-52cfe7a02ef0.jpg)
People shop for groceries at the traditional market in Mangwon-dong, western Seoul, on Thursday. Based on a household of four, the cost to buy groceries to prepare for the ancestral rites for the Lunar New Year holiday has risen 4.1 percent to 254,500 won compared to 2022, according to Korea Price Information. [YONHAP]
BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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