Yes. On Olive Young Korea’s website, COSRX costs 30% to 65% less than the US list price on most products. The gap is biggest on cheap staples: the Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser is ₩7,400 (about $5.50) against $14.00. If you are staying in the US, watch for Ulta’s next COSRX sale: during its 30% early Black Friday deal on November 6, the snail essence was $14.63, level with Korea. If you are going to Korea, save your shopping for the cleanser, the patches, the pads and the niacinamide serum. Prices were checked online on November 7, 2026, Korea time, and store prices can differ.
Quick facts, checked November 7, 2026
- Short answer
- Yes, against US list prices. We compared eight popular products that Ulta also had on deal. On Olive Young Korea’s website they cost 35% to 70% of the US list price, converted at ₩1,350 per dollar; other matching products we checked ranged from 32% to 79%.
- US sale we saw
- Ulta’s “Early Black Friday Deal” took 30% off every COSRX product we opened; the second table below has the prices. US prices exclude sales tax, and Ulta charges $6.95 shipping unless the order is over $35. The deal had ended when we rechecked on November 8, 2026, Korea time, and Ulta showed list prices again.
- Not on Olive Young Korea’s site
- At least three products Ulta sells were missing from Olive Young Korea’s website: BHA Blackhead Power Liquid, AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner and The Retinol 0.1 Cream.
COSRX prices: Korea vs the US
Korean prices are the prices Olive Young’s Korean website showed on November 7, 2026, converted at ₩1,350 per US dollar. Olive Young calls this its best price (최적가): it includes the site’s sale discount and can include a ₩1,000 product coupon listed on the product page (the pads’ ₩18,900, for example, is ₩19,900 before that coupon). Points and card discounts are not included. Olive Young’s own list prices are higher: the snail essence lists at ₩23,000, about $17, before its 14% discount. US prices are the list prices at Olive Young US and Ulta, which were identical on every product in this table that both stores carry. We picked eight popular products that Ulta also had on deal, compared only products whose name and size match on both sides, and did not compare ingredient lists.
| Product | Korea as % of US | Olive Young Korea | US list price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acne Pimple Master Patch, 24 | 35% | ₩2,800 ($2.07) | $6.00 (Ulta) |
| Good Morning Gel Cleanser, 150 ml | 39% | ₩7,400 ($5.48) | $14.00 |
| The Niacinamide 15 Serum, 20 ml | 52% | ₩17,550 ($13.00) | $25.00 |
| One Step Original pads, 100 | 54% | from ₩18,900 ($14.00) | $26.00 |
| The Vitamin C 23 Serum, 20 g | 63% | ₩21,200 ($15.70) | $25.00 |
| Snail 92 All In One Cream, 100 g | 66% | from ₩19,550 ($14.48) | $21.90 |
| The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum | 69% | from ₩19,500 ($14.44) for 150 ml + 30 ml | $21.00 for 150 ml |
| Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, 100 ml | 70% | ₩19,660 ($14.56) | $20.90 |
The peptide row compares the Korean set’s price with the 150 ml US bottle; per ml, the set is about 57% of the US list price. The cheaper the product, the bigger the Korean discount tends to be. The cleanser and the patches cost a little over a third of the US price; the two snail products cost about two thirds to 70%. A few more from the same check: the Oil-Free Ultra-Moisturizing Lotion (100 ml) was ₩15,200, about $11.26, against $25.00; the Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner (280 ml) was ₩12,640, about $9.36, against $29.00 at Olive Young US; at the other end, The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer (80 ml) was 72% of the US price and The Retinol 0.5 Oil (20 ml) 79%. For the same comparison across other brands, see our K-Beauty Price Check. For brands where the gap is smaller, see our LANEIGE and Anua Korea vs US price guides.
When the US gets just as cheap
US list prices are not what many people pay. On November 6, Ulta showed an “Early Black Friday Deal” at 30% off on all eight COSRX products we opened. The deal had ended when we rechecked the next day, so read this table as a record of what Ulta’s sale looked like.
| Product | Ulta deal price (Nov 6) | Olive Young Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, 100 ml | $14.63 | about $14.56 |
| Snail 92 All In One Cream, 100 g | $15.33 | from about $14.48 |
| The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum, 150 ml | $14.70 | from about $14.44 for 180 ml |
| The Vitamin C 23 Serum, 20 g | $17.50 | about $15.70 |
| The Niacinamide 15 Serum, 20 ml | $17.50 | about $13.00 |
| One Step Original pads, 100 pads | $18.20 | from about $14.00 |
| Good Morning Gel Cleanser, 150 ml | $9.80 | about $5.48 |
| Acne Pimple Master Patch, 24 patches | $4.20 | about $2.07 |
When Ulta runs 30% off, the snail essence and the snail cream cost within a dollar of the Korean price, with no flight involved. The peptide booster looks close too, but the Korean set is 180 ml against Ulta’s 150 ml. In Korea, the cleanser and the patches still cost 56% and 49% of Ulta’s sale prices, and both are online-only at Ulta. Olive Young US ships free from $35 and showed list prices on these products the same day (its search did not show the patches). Our Olive Young Black Friday guide tracks the November sale dates, and our gift sets under $30 list includes Ulta’s COSRX starter kit.
COSRX products are also listed on Amazon. Prices there change often, so we do not quote them; compare what you see with the Korean prices above.
Korean packs worth looking for
Olive Young Korea sells many COSRX products as value sets (기획) with a second unit or a bonus size. These three were on the site on November 7.
Good Morning Gel Cleanser double set
Two 150 ml tubes for ₩10,360 (list ₩19,800), which is ₩5,180 a tube, about $3.84. One tube on its own is ₩7,400. This is the biggest discount in the whole comparison: about 27% of the $14.00 US list price per tube.
The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum with a 30 ml bonus
The 150 ml bottle plus a 30 ml bottle from ₩19,500. The US price of $21.00 is for the 150 ml bottle alone. It had 9,901 reviews on Olive Young Korea, the most of any COSRX product we opened.
Acne Pimple Master Patch, 72 patches
An Olive Young exclusive pack of 72 for ₩6,900 (list ₩8,900), about $5.11. That is three times the patches in Ulta’s $6.00 pack for less money.
Value sets change with each sale, so treat these as November examples. Olive Young Korea’s next quarterly sale is likely around the start of December (the 2024 sale ran December 1 to 7), so prices may change then. Our guide to Olive Young sales and coupons explains how product discounts, cart coupons and points differ. One packing note: the 150 ml cleanser tubes and the 150 ml peptide bottle are over the 100 ml carry-on liquid limit, so they go in checked luggage.
What a $40 basket costs in the US
Take four things that are much cheaper in Korea: the cleanser double set (₩10,360), a tub of One Step Original pads (from ₩18,900), the 72-patch pack (₩6,900) and The Niacinamide 15 Serum (₩17,550). That is ₩53,710, about $39.79.
The same amounts at US list prices are two cleansers ($28.00), the pads ($26.00), three 24-patch packs ($18.00) and the serum ($25.00): $97.00. The Korean basket costs about 41% of the US list price, and it would still have been about 59% of the US price with Ulta’s 30% deal applied ($67.90).
Many Olive Young stores in tourist areas (look for the Tax Free sign) refund the tax at the counter on purchases of ₩15,000 or more when you show your physical passport, so what you buy in store comes down a little further. Our Korea beauty shopping guide covers how the refund works.
What you may not find in Korea
Olive Young’s Korean website listed 57 COSRX products on November 7. At least three that Ulta sells were not among them: the BHA Blackhead Power Liquid, the AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner and The Retinol 0.1 Cream (the stronger Retinol 0.5 Oil was there at ₩25,000). All three are at Ulta, and Olive Young US carries the BHA liquid and the retinol cream. We checked Olive Young’s website only, not its stores or other Korean shops, so if one of these is why you want COSRX, check before you count on finding it in Korea.
Where to buy COSRX in Korea
Olive Young is the practical choice: its stores are easy to find in tourist shopping areas such as Myeongdong, and the prices above are from its own website. Two cautions. Store prices and sets can differ from the website, so check the shelf price. And Olive Young Korea’s website generally needs Korean phone verification, so most visitors buy in store. If you are choosing between Olive Young’s Korean, Global and US sites, our Olive Young Korea vs Global vs US guide explains which one ships where; the Global site does not ship to US addresses.
Review counts also differ between the two sites. On Olive Young Korea, the peptide booster (9,901 reviews) and the Good Morning cleanser (9,047 for the double set, 5,326 for the single tube) are far ahead of the snail essence (2,589). On Olive Young US the order flips: the snail essence shows about 2,000 reviews, the cleanser about 1,000 and the peptide booster 318. We could not confirm how Olive Young groups reviews across listings, and review counts are not sales figures.
If you are not traveling, compare Ulta and Olive Young US first, and see how to buy Korean beauty online from the US for the other options. For what Koreans are buying across all brands this month, see Olive Young’s bestsellers in Korea vs the US.
Korean names to search for
On Olive Young Korea’s website and app, listings use Korean names. These are the words that help in the app or when you ask staff in a store. The romanization is an approximate guide, not IPA.
Sources and update date
Updated November 8, 2026. Next check: after Black Friday (November 27) for US prices, and in the first week of December for Olive Young Korea’s new value sets.
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- Olive Young Korea, search results for 코스알엑스 (Korean; 57 products with list and sale prices), read November 7, 2026.
- Olive Young Korea product pages (Korean), read November 7, 2026: Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence 100 ml (₩23,000, sale ₩19,660; 4.9, 2,589 reviews), The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum 150 ml set with 30 ml (₩23,000, from ₩19,500; 4.8, 9,901 reviews), Good Morning Gel Cleanser double set (₩19,800, sale ₩10,360; 4.7, 9,047 reviews), Good Morning Gel Cleanser 150 ml (₩9,900, sale ₩7,400; 4.7, 5,326 reviews), Snail 92 All In One Cream 100 g (₩23,000, from ₩19,550), The Vitamin C 23 Serum 20 g (₩25,000, sale ₩21,200), The Niacinamide 15 Serum 20 ml (₩23,000, sale ₩17,550), One Step pads, 100 pads (₩24,000, from ₩18,900), Acne Pimple Master Patch 24 (₩3,500, sale ₩2,800) and Acne Pimple Master Patch 72, Olive Young exclusive (₩8,900, sale ₩6,900).
- Olive Young US, COSRX search results (39 products; Snail 96 essence $20.90 with about 2,000 reviews, Snail 92 cream $21.90, peptide booster $21.00 with 318 reviews, Vitamin C 23 serum $25.00, Niacinamide 15 serum $25.00, Good Morning cleanser $14.00 with about 1,000 reviews, One Step Original Pad 100 pads $26.00, Oil Free lotion $25.00, Propolis Synergy Toner $29.00, Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer $23.00, BHA Blackhead Power Liquid $25.00, Retinol 0.1 Cream $23.50), read November 7, 2026; free shipping from $35 per its shipping policy, read November 6, 2026.
- Ulta, COSRX brand page (53 products, list prices; Retinol 0.5 Oil $23.50) and eight product pages showing the “Early Black Friday Deal” sale price, sizes, review counts and “Free standard shipping over $35”, including the Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence ($14.63, regularly $20.90; 4,068 reviews) and the Acne Pimple Master Patch (24 ct, $4.20, regularly $6.00, online only), read November 7, 2026, Korea time; rechecked November 8, 2026, Korea time, when all eight pages showed list prices and no deal.
- Ulta, Guest Services: shipping and returns ($6.95 standard shipping, free over $35 in the contiguous US), read November 6, 2026.
- Incheon Airport, carry-on liquid rules (containers of 100 ml or less in carry-on baggage), read November 7, 2026.
- Exchange rate: ₩1,350 per US dollar, the round comparison rate we use across Koriway price guides. It is not a live rate.
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