Tipping · 🇲🇳
Tipping in Mongolia
Customary: 10%. Not traditional. Normal in Ulaanbaatar restaurants used to visitors.
At restaurants
What is customary: Not expected — welcome, but nobody is counting
Worked example
On a ₮200,000.00 bill, 10% is ₮20,000.00, so you would hand over ₮220,000.00.
Tour guides
On a “free” walking tour, the tip is the fare: about ₮20,000.00 per person.
On a paid tour, 10% of the price on top.
Expected on guided trips. On a ger-camp tour the driver and the cook are tipped alongside the guide, at the end.
The money
Mongolia uses the Mongolian Tugrik (MNT). Today 1 GBP is 4,887.19 MNT.
Tipping in other countries
Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.