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Old 10-25-2011, 05:44 PM   #14
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Purchasing power

5 tögrög: a piece of candy is used to make change of 5Tg
10 tögrög: a couple pieces of candy
15 tögrög: three pieces of candy
100 tögrög: a ride across town on a trolleybus in Ulaanbaatar
200 tögrög: a ride across town on a regular bus in Ulaanbaatar
250 tögrög: a 250 ml bottle of coke from a supermarket
400 tögrög: average price of a bottle of water
700 tögrög: the cheapest meal at a tsainii gazar, or small restaurant
1500 tögrög: Average price of a pack of cigarettes
3000 tögrög: About what you pay for a Taxi ride across city center
10,000 tögrög a lodging at a tourist hostel in Ulaanbaatar
About 1300 Togrogs to the US dollar.
Note: Coke is about 1 Togrog per ml
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