Travel currency converter

Type what something costs at your destination and see what it is in your own currency, at today's rate. Screenshot the quick table and you can check prices without a connection.

How to use it on the trip

1. Pick the local currency and yours. Going from the US to Europe, that's euros to dollars. Tap ⇄ to flip it.
2. Type the price you see on the menu, the shelf or the sign, and you get the equivalent instantly.
3. Screenshot the quick table. With round amounts already converted, you don't need data to know whether something is expensive.

Which rate will you actually pay?

The mid-market rate is a reference: it's what banks trade at and what search engines show. What you actually pay depends on how you pay:

• By card, your bank converts at its own rate and may add a foreign transaction fee. Cards without that fee get you close to the mid-market rate.
• With cash exchanged before the trip, the real cost is whatever you paid for that cash.
• At exchange offices abroad, there's a spread between buy and sell rates, so you get somewhat less than the mid-market rate. Airport counters are usually the worst.

One rule that always holds: if the card terminal asks whether to pay in your home currency or the local one, choose the local currency. The merchant's conversion is almost always worse than your bank's. Our guide to paying abroad with cards and cash goes into the details.

Keeping track of the whole trip

Converting one price helps you decide on the spot; knowing how much you've spent overall is another thing. In TribuSplit you log each expense in the currency you paid, and the app shows your trip total in your own currency, by day and by category. It works for solo trips and for groups, where it also splits costs and tells everyone who pays whom. For planning before you go, see the solo travel budget guide.

FAQ

Where do the rates come from?

The mid-market rate comes from a public exchange-rate service and is refreshed once a day. If you convert to or from Argentine pesos, we also show Argentina's dollar rates (official, card, MEP and blue), refreshed every hour.

Why did my bank charge a different amount?

Banks apply their own rate from the day they process the charge, which may not be the day you paid, and some add fees. The difference is usually small, but it's there.

Is it better to pay by card or in cash?

It depends on the country. In many places a no-fee card is the cheapest and safest option; in others, some shops give a discount for cash. Carry a little local cash for small purchases either way.