Standard T-money card: price of the card itself
Recorded because of what it is not. Visitors routinely assume the price is a deposit that comes back with the balance at the end, the way transport cards work in several other countries. It is the price of the card, it is generally not refundable, and only the loaded balance is — so someone who buys a card and tops up a small amount can get back less than they expect and conclude the refund was mishandled.
- Applies to
- Anyone buying a physical T-money card at a convenience store or station machine
- Review cadence
- Checked once a year
What we have recorded
- 2026-09-26≈₩4,000
Typical price of a standard physical card; designs vary and character or collaboration editions cost more. The card price and the loaded balance are separate amounts: the balance is refundable through the usual channels, the card price ordinarily is not.
T-money — foreign visitor guidance
One reading so far. This becomes a history the first time the figure moves while we are watching — which is the part that cannot be reconstructed later.
Guides that depend on this figure
When this figure moves, every guide above needs the same edit. That is why it is tracked here rather than copied into each one.