Daily cost of a healthy diet in Mongolia
Mongolia: Daily cost of a healthy diet was 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily cost of a healthy diet in Mongolia, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.
Analysis
In 2024, daily cost of a healthy diet in Mongolia stood at 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
That places Mongolia 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 1 South Sudan 8.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 2 Japan 7.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 4 Guyana 6.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 5 South Korea 6.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 22,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 21,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 22,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily cost of a healthy diet in Mongolia?
- Daily cost of a healthy diet in Mongolia was 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for daily cost of a healthy diet?
- Mongolia ranks 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily cost of a healthy diet rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.