Kitchen prices
Material and labor costs by grade for Kitchen, the trades behind the labor cost with official wage trends, and real quote distributions.
Unit prices by grade
Basicper set
PET-door kitchen cabinets
Upper and lower cabinets with basic countertop
- Material
- ₩2.5M ~ ₩3.5M
- Labor
- ₩599,240 ~ ₩898,860
- Total
- ₩3.1M ~ ₩4.4M
Standardper set
High-gloss + engineered stone
The most popular combination
- Material
- ₩4.5M ~ ₩6M
- Labor
- ₩898,860 ~ ₩1.3M
- Total
- ₩5.4M ~ ₩7.3M
Premiumper set
Ceramic top + imported hardware
Heat- and scratch-resistant with a premium look
- Material
- ₩9M ~ ₩14M
- Labor
- ₩1.5M ~ ₩2.2M
- Total
- ₩10.5M ~ ₩16.2M
Domestic factoryLargely imported
Average daily wage for this work
Market wages weighted by this work's trade mix (by CAK publication date).
₩239,697Published 2026.9.1+1.9% vs a year earlier (2025.9.1)
| Trade | Share | 2025.1.1 | 2025.9.1 | 2026.1.1 | 2026.9.1 | vs a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior finisher | 60% | ₩252,249 | ₩255,231 | ₩256,883 | ₩258,904 | +1.4% |
| Plumber | 20% | ₩238,145 | ₩239,439 | ₩247,897 | ₩249,073 | +4% |
| General laborer | 20% | ₩169,804 | ₩171,037 | ₩172,068 | ₩172,698 | +1% |
| Kitchen | 100% | ₩232,939 | ₩235,234 | ₩238,123 | ₩239,697 | +1.9% |
Labor = trade wage × share × labor input. Wages are official; shares and labor input are estimates.
Other work
Price basis and sources
Labor = official market wage × labor input per unit. Labor input, materials and trade mix are estimates not yet checked against official data, so treat amounts as reference ranges.
- OfficialConstruction Association of Korea, 2026 H2 Construction Wage Survey (market wage rates, published 2026-09-01, surveyed May 2026)Source
- EstimateLabor input per unit (worker-days)To be checked against MOLIT's Standard Construction Estimating Guide
- EstimateTrade mix per work typeTo be checked against actual site data
- EstimateMaterial costsTo be checked against Public Procurement Service price data and price guides
- EstimateMaterial logistics (delivery, travel, hoisting, waste removal)To be replaced with partner supplier quotes and anonymous quote-check data
- EstimateRegion and occupied-home factors, 7% overhead
Construction Association of Korea, 2026 H2 Construction Wage Survey (market wage rates, published 2026-09-01, surveyed May 2026)
| 1002 | General laborer | ₩172,698 |
| 5014 | Demolition worker | ₩261,108 |
| 1024 | Window installer | ₩248,547 |
| 1075 | Electrician | ₩276,108 |
| 1028 | Tiler | ₩294,379 |
| 1029 | Painter | ₩268,225 |
| 1030 | Interior finisher | ₩258,904 |
| 1031 | Paperhanger | ₩229,833 |
| 1026 | Waterproofer | ₩233,163 |
| 1039 | Plumber | ₩249,073 |
| 1042 | Sanitary fitter | ₩221,435 |
| 1023 | Carpenter | ₩282,990 |
| 5012 | Flooring installer * | ₩257,926 |