How Expensive Is Mongolia?

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If you are trekking in Mongolia, you will likely have to buy some food or snacks. This video will explain what you should expect to pay at the local supermarket.
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[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

Check out my entire set of videos from Mongolia. I had an awesome 13 day trek there, flew my drone and got to retrace the steps of Chinggis Khan. Enjoy! bit.ly/3ialhE6

[@MattFrame]

Now I'm curious: do you know what a pack of Marlboro cigarettes would cost?

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

I don’t smoke but my mates did on the trip and I do remember them saying it was pretty cheap.

[@MattFrame]

@@IgorTravelsTheWorld Thanks. If I went, I'd want to know that I could find some comforting luxuries like cigarettes and chocolate, which would be affordable.

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

I gotchya. I’ll keep that in mind for future videos.

[@MattFrame]

@@IgorTravelsTheWorld LOL! Thanks. I keep meaning to quit, but being cooped up during the pandemic makes me need my nicotine and sugar fixes!

[@TelmenBudsuren]

Mongolian here, just a fact that he is in some kind of supermarket, most of the stuffs “expensive” in supermarket, in most of the tiny market you can get that 90cent bread for 50cent

[@badmaatumur1533]

Yes I live there and this is my grandfather's phone 📱

[@TelmenBudsuren]

@Eric M Mongolian weather is very harsh, like -40c in winter and +40c during summer, people usually get "tanned" easily as fk, ngl

[@nba2k922]

@Eric M no his profile pic is nick Young nba player

[@amirlin0922]

you live in mongolia? I’m mongolian but I’m in San Francisco

[@nyamdorjbattumur4843]

сайн уу this is how we say hello

[@TheLongshot1982]

God dam , your average American can live like a king

[@nomne8751]

@@pacmanpacmac1715 lmao

[@twinklelexi8472]

Yup true, but when u run out and try to make money in Mongolia, it’s not gonna be easy bc the salary is really low that’s why it’s cheap.

[@mongolempire1277]

My dad is an mongolian and he has gone to America and worked there for 22 years and he has 2 million dollars in his bank account and there is a grocery store close to my home and he owns half of the store and that’s how many thing you buy with 2 million dollars

[@twinklelexi8472]

@Doug Lambaster idk exactly how it works, but all I knew was my parents worked a lot but only got enough money to pay pills and grocery. That’s why I never had cool clothes or things like that. Then we decided to move to Australia, it’s a lot different here

[@dopeshitslol9999]

@@mongolempire1277 stop the cap 😭

[@h2mble]

Mongolia doesn’t have that much virus :DD

[@gon9684]

In reality it doesn't have it, imported cases that don't get past the airport don't really count in my opinion lol

[@gon9684]

@0 0 Dude, Ulaanbaatar is a capital with a capital c... You probably have no idea... Half the country is in there!

[@yoobaerene411]

@0 0 dude don’t tell me you only think countryside if yu go to Mongolia it’s a city

[@h2mble]

@Quitstrack 4024 but under 1k

[@nervefull]

We got infected month ago now-

[@ank48668]

In North America and Western Europe, Mongolia is less well known than South Korea, but at night in Mongolia, where there is less light pollution, the Milky Way and dinosaur fossils are worth more than the war sites in China's Qinhuangdao and Vietnam.

[@jersonverdeflor6093]

I bet! I love star gazing!

[@number1zaya]

@@jersonverdeflor6093 star gazing is something else. It's just amazing I always used to sleep outside because I wanted to watch stars before sleeping.

[@AlexGamer-lc1nb]

@@jersonverdeflor6093 yeah it is i'm a mongolian and when me my mum and her friends were getting out of my hometown ulaanbatar I saw the most beautiful thing I have ever seen you should go and check it but not in a city you can't see it but you can see it outside of the town

[@ling2516]

you think we wanted wars on our land? you think we wanted these horrific war sites to be brought upon us? Atleast those are the sites where people are educated and reminded of the crimes of war, and that sacrifices were made to protect our land and generations to come. The way i see it, you’re simply suggesting that war remnants are nothing of significance compared to the milky way and dinosaur fossils

[@ling2516]

People can come to learn more, be informed or enticed about history, so please do not regard the war sites as unimportant. Each place has its own values and you shouldn’t just look at it on the exterior

[@liannajohn3282]

I’m from Mongolia and I’ve been there last year and life is hard being vegan there lol- The most common foods have heavy meat in them.

[@goodbye-qi2ku]

you are a mongolian vegan? I'm a Japanese jihadi

[@liannajohn3282]

@@goodbye-qi2ku I wasn’t raised there or with a lot of culture, I just go there on vacations once a while. I’ve never had the eating habits they have there.

[@goodbye-qi2ku]

@@liannajohn3282 Oh that explains alot

[@kamiskenaw4340]

@@liannajohn3282 Are you Vegan for health reasons?

[@sunderyailsjj4456]

Is not hard to be vegan in Mgl. There are lot of vegan stuff in supermarkets… and restaurants. My favourite is Bosco Verde. Next to the “circus”.

[@bevoburn]

Very interesting video. I think i may skip on china and give Mongola a try.

[@anhbayar11]

Don't come here and china. Many protester amd maybe lead to civil war.

[@jargalshandan2630]

No mongolia sucks

[@crooxifire8714]

@@jargalshandan2630 i can tell that you are mongolian judging by your name. And yet you are still looking down on your own country? Pathetic.

[@emeeltees30km-26]

If u come to mongolia try go around countrysides there are so many beatiful natural and good people and mongolian nomads even invite u to thier house and eat some traditional foods from mongolia

[@maralmaral4182]

@@jargalshandan2630 huts mal mine

[@reefalkaud4980]

I am an American but my parents are non-Americans and that is because I was born in the United States. And believe me that the prices of the stuff that I usually find in the grocery store even in my parent's country and most if not nearly all of the countries that I've visited are much higher than the prices of the items that I saw in this video. Thanks for sharing and uploading man!

[@gamerjohn310]

I would like to visit Mongolia. The problem is I don't eat meat...

[@jokislany2331]

You can eat dairy products if you want. I'm sure you'll like it.

[@MultiHeheboy]

Only thing cheap here is Meat. If you visit some bigger markets like a Emart or a Nomin you will get it even more cheaper here. Utility water, electric, heat are cheap too.

[@umbertobombace8367]

0:53 anyway their currency is not called dollar, but tugrik

[@Bayar-oe7rj]

Tugrik converted to USD!

[@maralmaral4182]

Not tugrik tugrug

[@umbertobombace8367]

@@maralmaral4182 both the transliterations are correct

[@maralmaral4182]

@@umbertobombace8367 umm tugrug is correct

[@umbertobombace8367]

@@maralmaral4182 www.britannica.com/topic/tugrik as you can se, they are both accepted.

[@hemantmehta1324]

Thanks buddy. Prices looks quite reasonable. Well stocked supermarket.

[@megumimegumi18]

Cool, i always not heard mongolia, but it looks goodto go there :)

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

I enjoyed it. Food was a bit difficult, heavy meat all the time, and lots of driving but if you prepare for that, I think it’s a fun destination.

[@undariya836]

Its a underrated country 😌

[@Badbuzzy]

@Quitstrack 4024 no, you're not

[@khus-]

cheaper than america atleast

[@ascend3654]

and no coronavirus!

[@enguunenguun755]

MKGOOPLES i am mongolian

[@mejournaling5471]

Well its not. If you compare those prices to calary its not that cheap

[@user-dc4bl1cu2k]

Yeah but in the winters your gas bills are very high

[@StevenJS89]

USA still #1 though

[@torklskvolkigg7663]

1 usd for milk? Thats very cheap

[@hunterh3875]

I miss mongolia I haven’t been back home in almost thirteen years, I miss the Restaurant the most! Big portions and low cost.

[@BushidoIslander8689]

Wow when converting that amount to my currency which is Philippine Peso it is not that expensive compared to buying groceries in Hong Kong, Japan & Singapore.. i love Mongolia especially it's culture & Wrestling

[@faustinuskaryadi6610]

Same with Indonesian rupiah.

[@faithite]

I'm Singaporean here. Indeed! I almost fainted when I saw that these items in the Supermarket are so much cheaper! If I am ever going to flying to Mongolia, I need only to worry about the prices for Hotel Stay and Transportation. I am thinking if I should try the sleeper bus from Beijing to Mongolia instead of flying.

[@bujowithnaminamuka1058]

Our country is very beeutiful

[@aniranirod5631]

MONGOLIAN LIVE EPXENSIVE IS SO CHEAP AND GOOD. FOODS HAS SO NARUTAL AND GOOD QUALITY. BCS WE HAVE GOOD AND WIDE NATURE.

[@joemamaobama8179]

Bro ur wrong Mongold tsalin joohon bolhoor unetei gesen ug Now do u understand what am I saying

[@WildPotaot2]

@John Gray same

[@Mr-Rando]

Im mongolian , i hate this

[@twinklelexi8472]

The quality sucks, I used to live in Mongolia. I’ve gotten sick multiple times from the Food

[@aaaauuuuughhh4142]

@@Mr-Rando can we just get away from mongolia? JUST US?

[@Anon-pc7vt]

Best country in earth 🌎

[@user-iv2bf3lo8n]

Thanks Saying Best My Country

[@Anon-pc7vt]

@@user-iv2bf3lo8n I'm mglian

[@rjrj958]

Holy zhit! More cheaper than Vietnam! Wow!

[@nagitokomaeda4015]

As a mongolian a Nintendo switch in mongolia is less than 80 dollars

[@amareyk]

why the fuck you shaah ve

[@amareyk]

@Ava IsWeirdConfusedLady ci mongol ymu

[@Tastnam]

I actually live in Mongolia it's not that cheap if you're living in Mongolia it's expensive you live in another country also some things are very expensive like drugs wine or other stuff

[@alenasamara]

Cheap processed isle food, candies and non nutritious juices and soft beverages all inexpensive. Also, those prices are irrelevant, since one wouldn’t live on these junk food alone. But If you look at the essentials such as fresh produce local, seasonal even imported ones; quality dairy, meat, grains , and other nutritional items that one would want to consider are all even higher price range than in USA. But that’s just my observation.

[@onnotijsterman4671]

bread in my area in mongolia is like 2000 tukrik or one dollar maybe its risen but as far as i can remember its 2000 tukrik

[@Din_Djarin69]

@Eevee i wish to visit mongolia one day and walk around the country sides. Mongolia looks so peaceful☺

[@Onizukaash]

It's only 52 inr for indian

[@WildPotaot2]

its 1750 here and same price with khimchi noodle :)

[@nomne8751]

@@Din_Djarin69 you’ll be robbed like a homeless

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

shadin be talh 2k gedeg gazar baidgvi shu

[@chisoxfan708]

.72 cents for a bottle of beer? Sign me up!

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

Not my favorite beer but good enough!

[@bendixytp6832]

You'd be amazed of Germany, a bottle is 0,19€ here

[@chisoxfan708]

@@bendixytp6832 i have visited Munich in 1999. I was 19. I cant recall the price of a beer cuz i drank way yo much of it. Hoffbrau hause was an eye opening experience!

[@bendixytp6832]

@@chisoxfan708 Well, in Munich it's often overpriced

[@seanslawson98]

I was honestly shocked to see a lot of American products

[@tanaka4733]

2750 tugrik is 1 dollar in the usa

[@dulmaakhurelsukh7900]

2600tugrug is 1 dollar

[@WildPotaot2]

@@jamesdavid940 2850*

[@bendixytp6832]

Y'all are pretty dumb. Exchange Rates change over time, so stop correcting each other

[@tanaka4733]

@@bendixytp6832 heyhey, i get what your saying but its officially 2800 now, im half mongolian :)

[@sammencia7945]

Every item was processed junk food. Meat? Eggs? Yogurt? Poultry? Fish? VEGETABLES?

[@puertoricanpapi1356]

Omg everything is so cheap!!!!! I’m so glad I’m American lmao! I’d be rich there!

[@schonkigplavuis8850]

Apple juice almost 5 USD????? Yet a liter of beer cost not even 1/5th of this price holy crap.

[@mr.hypro_max5220]

cuz its own country product its very cheap but when its other country stuff its kinda make the prize different

[@schonkigplavuis8850]

@@mr.hypro_max5220 Sorry to hear that brother. I will enjoy my exotic fruit drink now extra much knowing its difficult for others to get it. Little perspective check is good :)

[@Righteous1ist]

Wow candies are the same price as sodas and bread

[@JOEY-xj4ds]

So about 3-8 times cheaper than American

[@jepolch]

Wow, those prices were looking good til you got to the booze! Subscribed. :)

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

Thanks for the support, Joe!

[@zanderrose]

The rule of thumb I've heard is that anything other than beer and vodka tends to be very expensive in that part of the world, but based on this video even the vodka is pricy. Still not terrible compared to the US though.

[@ericshawn4206]

I would drink $.70 beer all day.

[@username15yearsago52]

@@ericshawn4206 same

[@hisholinesslordpotato]

It's the decree from the government lot's of people get into trouble because of vodka so they raised a price But it has little effect

[@atari9665]

I plan on traveling there to try out some food and to learn more about their culture! Is English uncommon there?

[@uyangabattulga9653]

There are more tourists during summer. If you go to countryside there will be always someone who would welcome you with open hands. 🥰❤️

[@danielledmario]

I haven't lived there for more than a decade, but fruit and vegetables are *very* expensive in comparison to what I pay in Canada. Based on a quick Google search, that disparity in cost has only grown. I seem to recall paying the equivalent of $12 CAD for a medium head of broccoli.

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

I think that’s the same everywhere. My wife has been in prague more than 11 years. Things cost significantly more now than before.

[@DanRustle]

i think you are lying. broc is like less than 2 bucks in the usa. Source: im American who eats broc all the time

[@Mr11ESSE111]

milk is almost everywhere on world around same price or 1$/euro no matter is it switzerland or Zambia

[@Neverdyingpride]

you have to mention taxes included, oh yes life is good when food prices are low

[@Deeznuts84356]

They hate city wall. Definitely will tear it down.

[@fackeyutub-emael6545]

If i could live in any country, i would actually like to live in the west of russia or mongolia because it was the last place humans discovered, it is essentially a mountain itself. I like places that are barely touched, by humans in a negative way!. If i was given 100,000 acres, i would make it my lives work to till the soil into greatness

[@RaizerZ]

Almost $5 for apple juice? Are apples not grown in Mongolia?

[@bop8907]

寒いから育てられないんです。でも、小さい林檎ならあるけどジュースには不向きですが、めちゃくちゃYUMMYぞ

[@MrDaldagnuur]

yeah bro. fruits dont grown here since weather is harsh. except potatoes n some root vegatables

[@tekubayar1937]

Forget about fruits even vegetable is hard to grow. It is a dry and cold country.6 months of winter.

[@zoson-os9rd]

There is ongoing inflation in Mongolia. The prices have gone up by 500 tugrugs.

[@tuuguu.m8797]

Those products might be cheap to foreigners. But they aren't cheap to average Mongolian citizen.

[@Holzkissen.]

How much a mongolian ears per month?

[@tuuguu.m8797]

@@Holzkissen. Around 600$ might be average person's salary in 1 month.

[@turuus5215]

More like $400 is realistic.

[@SickAunt]

Makes sense given how well connected Mongolia is to both Asia and Europe.

[@guneytopal7076]

Mongolia isn't really connected to Europe though. Both geographically and culturally.

[@h2mble]

I’m from Mongolia 🇲🇳

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

Great country!

[@h2mble]

Yes it’s a great country very cheap :DD

[@akiraliu3356]

MONGOLIAN GIRL are pretty. I would like to marry one. You are lucky bro.

[@hossamalaidy4978]

Hi, do you know how much to rent horse for a week?

[@h2mble]

Mary David yes I know it cost around 10$

[@LifeOfASoloMama]

New subscriber here😊 good content!

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

Thank you very much!

[@elizabethellie6656]

2500 money on mongolia is only 1 dollar...

[@naabaax6418]

@Gia Kiệt Nguyễn yea

[@adiyanyam1414]

Actually 2800

[@atti812]

Expensive country ( when do you buy globalized products), I think in the local market place cheapers!

[@israel5236]

Maybe retire early in Mongolia

[@squidward66]

that is CHEAP! I want to retire there.

[@ykjo5613]

Wow, a lot more expensive than I expected! Go shop at e-mart!

[@user-gw8bh4rj1g]

Yes. For foreigners mongolia is a very good place to shopping. U wont regret

[@adamalcover2419]

Milk on the pricier side?!?!?!?!?! We pay almost $4 here.

[@acid823]

Ridiculous prices in negative sense... wages are low in the face of a high cost of living. (At least as far as food items are concerned)

[@egg1643]

Fan fact- only 5 people died from corona in Mongolia (all of them were old btw)

[@uchka856]

not so fanny fact

[@egg1643]

@@uchka856 yea.. but none of the fun facts are actually funny

[@communistsupplier2848]

4.5 liters water is 3500 on lowest now (2 USD)

[@onioncontrol]

it's alot cheaper than I'd expect

[@Mr-Rando]

It’s fucking cheap I know that because I live there

[@AluneTheShaman]

It depends on the brands

[@Mr-Rando]

Bruh we are so poor 2500 tugreg is only 1 dollar

[@foxysmother2177]

Fire Music there must be only english peoples? no its not who cares what country is them

[@moogiibat5845]

@Fire Music Because the cold, harsh, beautiful, great steppe.

[@user-gw8bh4rj1g]

Not so poor.. here. Almost all people have a car . Life in here is not that bad.. not that poor like some africa or indian countries..

[@s.ismail4376]

Thank you for sharing! :)

[@artificialintelligence200]

good luck you need more subs :)

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

Thank you, I appreciate the support! 🙏

[@Itsu.t]

Mongolian is hinge are not that expense be you can get a whole drink with T cents and I am Mongolian not I am in Australian it’s cheaper then Australia

[@cerevaux7177]

if you ever go to mongolia buy water called hujirt or bonoqua

[@Remiiloves_eggs]

Wait have you seen the chocolate bar that has this thing inside of it when you eat it it kinda pops in your mouth like uhh I can’t describe it

[@byambadorjenkhtuul5344]

Fun fact 1 Australian dollar is 2000 dollers in mongolia

[@Lovelove-mq5eh]

I’m also for Mongolians I tried to be vegetarian but there’s just so much to me MEATTTT it’s so hard to be vegetarian also like it’s really cheap for the US dollars I’m going to cost like 2000 to 3000 which feels expensive to Mongolian where is actually really cheap in the US

[@musicissomuchfunpiano3327]

Looks every thing is half off compared to USA lol

[@WildPotaot2]

1dolla -2800₮

[@nervefull]

Also if y'all know 5 dollars in America is 15,000 in Mongolia

[@davitasvanski8313]

good video and nice intro

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

Thank you very much!

[@K_R_N.]

It's like where I live 10 years ago

[@lllazyoli]

Austrian Export. "Pfanner - Der Grüne" Wow. No wonder that's expensive! Actually still reasonable.

[@infiad1275]

My god those junk food prices are like US prices in the 1980's! I'd get so fat there!

[@davemedhurst6220]

Cheaper than the UK. I'm guessing these prices are set for the average annual salary

[@primalequinox8527]

It may look like the majority of the products are cheaper than some countries but it's really not. The average salary in Mongolia is around 280-320$ per month. So that means low salary-expensive products for us in Mongolia. It's so fucked up

[@miravladyka8477]

Thats thue i Im from Czech republic and i love Milka chocolate

[@ganchimegshinetsogt2279]

ima mongolian here i want to say ITS TOO CHEAP for AMERICANS LOL!!! UH sorry... just ...come here it will be cool travel :)

[@joemamaobama8179]

Ye I’m Mongolian too and I agree that it’s cheap for Americans and expensive for us LOL

[@NileBlackAndWhite]

in out country the car's like 3m tugurug how much money wil be???

[@Tommytanthemanofficial]

Wondering it’s possible to live there !?

[@WildPotaot2]

yes

[@bendixytp6832]

Of course. Mongolia has about 3,2 million residents

[@bat-orgil6870]

By todays look, living here isn't probably the best idea. I mean if you take a look at Korea or maybe even Singapore, they offer alot of job opportunities with very good paying salary. Here in Mongolia you work 24hours a day just to get 400$ MONTHLY, people struggle to pay rent, pay taxes without borrowing them from people they know. But if you learn decent Mongolian you can probably find a job here as an teacher or a translator. But yeah thank you for reading this and thank you for being interested in Mongolia as many people don't even know this country exists LOL!

[@yourmanner]

bro 1usd is 2800 mnt i live mongolia so for you guys it is amazing

[@floroma2820]

What’s the exchange in USA dollars. No impact then

[@khash586]

I miss mongolia

[@zavaroudikos]

dude! wtf?? you did a ''price video'' without showing MEAT, RICE, POTATOS, VEGETABLES and PASTA. The VERY first thing people see, in order to judge an economy, is these BASIC comodities. And in contrast I saw chocolate, beer and biscuits......

[@philrbt4665]

eat same food than you use in your own country is always expensive another country another food . that's the pb with tourist mentality visiting abroad but living like home

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

The original video is just a comparison. People are curious when they visit a foreign country what the cost of similar or same products is as back home. That’s all.

[@10toesdwn60]

Ayo why he went straight for the Eden Vodka😂

[@user-wl6zb9ix5o]

Lol

[@BanlieueBaby]

That Grey Goose cheaper over there than here in Amsterdam smh

[@sladjanilic2206]

Best land! Peach living!

[@readytwt419]

Umm I think thats the most expensive market.

[@readytwt419]

In Mongolia

[@awesomeness86]

still a lot cheaper than california. but i do not know what the job market pays

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

When I lived in LA, I’d spend $75-$150 a week on groceries. I didn’t buy all that much because many of my meals were provided at work on film sets.

[@Kruppt808]

everything in hawaii is 3 to 5 times more expensive than the prices you showed.

[@lefkash]

these prices are so obscure, some things are exactly the same as where I live and some are SUPER cheap like what?=

[@jhonunderthewater61]

bad 1 dollar is 2850 almost 3000 tugrug its too hard to go other countries exam America just 1=3000

[@Kyle.t2837]

Yeah

[@infernalrecap]

Prices in Mongolia are completely the same like in Rep of Kosovo and Turkey 🇽🇰🇹🇷

[@saykbg7095]

ik mongolia im at there cause my mom is mongolia

[@justinshallard893]

Cheaper than New Zealand

[@KA-lb8cb]

I would live like a king in Mongolia

[@nomne8751]

And robbed like a homeless

[@aaaauuuuughhh4142]

you would live like a king but you will get robbed in second bro

[@sterlingyapsoonaik7097]

Would it be much cheaper to buy things in local market or local supermarket?

[@lkhagvaangarag1033]

Sterling Yap Soon Aik nah

[@WildPotaot2]

damn expensive

[@poe457]

Now in 2022 ITS MORE CHEAPER!!

[@jamesdavid940]

Love ❤️ subscribed

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

Thanks for your support

[@NileBlackAndWhite]

out country is the so cool country our country is good go to our country when covid end