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![A customer selects menu items from a kiosk at a McDonald's in downtown Seoul on Wednesday. McDonald's Korea will raise its prices by an average of 4.8 percent starting Thursday, in a second price hike this year after the fast food chain raised prices by an average of 100 to 300 won (7 to 22 cents) in February. Burger franchises are not the only ones upping costs — chicken and pizza franchises and coffee chains have also increased their prices in recent weeks. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10621159.jpg?imageId=10621159&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)