Mountain House emergency food: cost per 2,000 calories
We track 6 Mountain House products, and 5 have enough calorie data to rank. Here's what each one costs per 2,000 calories, about one adult's food for a day.
- $32.80 lowest cost per 2,000 kcal (1-Year Emergency Food Supply)
- #30 best overall rank, of 34 kits
- $36.18 median Mountain House kit, vs $16.43 for all kits
- 1,706–1,732 calories per advertised day
Every Mountain House kit we rank
| Kit | $ per 2,000 kcal | Overall rank | Price | Days of food | Calories | Type | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Year Emergency Food Supply | $32.80 | #30 | $10,366.99 | 316.1 | 632,180 | Multi-day supply | Brand per-day claim |
| 3-Month Emergency Food Supply | $35.28 | #31 | $2,749.99 | 77.9 | 155,880 | Multi-day supply | Brand per-day claim |
| 30-Day Emergency Food Supply Kit | $36.18 | #32 | $939.99 | 26.0 | 51,960 | Multi-day supply | Brand per-day claim |
| 14 Day Emergency Food Supply | $38.06 | #33 | $457.99 | 12.0 | 24,066 | Multi-day supply | Brand per-day claim |
| Just in Case 3 Day Emergency Food Supply | $39.07 | #34 | $99.99 | 2.6 | 5,118 | 72-hour kit | Brand per-day claim |
"Days of food" is for one person at 2,000 calories a day. Overall rank is out of all 34 kits we track, cheapest per calorie first.
Not ranked yet
- Classic Meal Assortment Bucket: 24 servings; calories only on individual pouch pages
How Mountain House compares
- The median Mountain House kit costs $36.18 per 2,000 calories. Across all 34 ranked kits, the median is $16.43, so Mountain House is more expensive than most brands we track on cost per calorie.
- At 2,000 calories a day, these kits run out before the advertised days: 1-Year Emergency Food Supply (365 days → 316.1); 3-Month Emergency Food Supply (90 days → 77.9); 30-Day Emergency Food Supply Kit (30 days → 26.0); 14 Day Emergency Food Supply (14 days → 12.0); Just in Case 3 Day Emergency Food Supply (3 days → 2.6).
- 5 of these calorie totals are calculated from Mountain House's calories-per-day claim × claimed days Brand per-day claim, not a stated total. We plan to confirm them from item labels.
Comparisons
- Mountain House vs ReadyWise: real cost per day
- Mountain House vs Valley Food Storage: cost per 2,000 calories
Prices are list prices on Mountain House's own store, checked November 8, 2026. Calories come from each product page; see the methodology. We haven't tasted these products and don't rate quality.