Travel Money Index

Your USD goes about as far in Mongolia

0.0% no change

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,000.59 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 7,191,340 MNT

That is 2,120 MNT more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $0.59 today.

MNT per 1 USD Then 3,595 · Today 3,596
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Mongolia

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

150,000 MNT a night
$0.01 less a night
Costs you today
$41.72
Cost you 1 year ago
$41.73
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

270,000 MNT a night
$0.02 less a night
Costs you today
$75.09
Cost you 1 year ago
$75.11
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

14,000 MNT a meal
About the same
Costs you today
$3.89
Cost you 1 year ago
$3.89
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

92,000 MNT a dinner
$0.01 less a dinner
Costs you today
$25.59
Cost you 1 year ago
$25.59
Do Estimate

Museum entry

35,000 MNT a ticket
About the same
Costs you today
$9.73
Cost you 1 year ago
$9.74
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

170,000 MNT a tour
$0.01 less a tour
Costs you today
$47.28
Cost you 1 year ago
$47.29
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

65,000 MNT a ride
$0.01 less a ride
Costs you today
$18.08
Cost you 1 year ago
$18.08
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

54,000 MNT a ticket
About the same
Costs you today
$15.02
Cost you 1 year ago
$15.02

Rate history

MNT per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

3,609 3,574 3,540 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
50,000 MNT$13.91$13.91
200,000 MNT$55.62$55.64
1,000,000 MNT$278.11$278.19
5,000,000 MNT$1,390.56$1,390.97

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)