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Currency Converter

Type an amount and pick two currencies to convert at today's mid-market reference rate, with the rate both ways, a table of common amounts and your amount in other popular currencies. Your amount is converted in your browser; only the daily rate table is downloaded.

Free, no signupNo daily limitYour amount stays in your browser - only the daily rate table is downloaded, from our serverUpdated

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Common amounts

Your amount in other currencies

Where the rates come from

The rates are daily mid-market reference rates from the open exchange-api project, which publishes them into the public domain. Our server downloads the table at most every six hours and your browser fetches it from our server, so the data source never sees you.

Your browser then does the arithmetic. The amount you type is never sent anywhere - not to us and not to the rate source. The date of the rates is shown under the answer.

Why your bank gives a different number

A mid-market rate sits halfway between the price at which dealers buy and sell a currency. Banks, exchange companies and card networks add a margin on top, and some add a fixed fee. In Pakistan the State Bank's interbank rate and the open-market rate at exchange companies can also differ by a few rupees. If you have been quoted a rate, type it in the box above to see exactly what you will receive.

Worked example: euros to rupees through the dollar

Rates are published as "units per 1 US dollar". Suppose on the day the table says 1 USD = 280 PKR and 1 USD = 0.90 EUR. To change 50 euros into rupees:

1 EUR = 280 ÷ 0.90 = 311.1111 PKR 50 EUR = 50 × 311.1111 = 15,555.56 PKR

Now suppose an exchange company quotes you 2% below that mid-market rate:

your rate = 311.1111 × 0.98 = 304.8889 PKR you get = 50 × 304.8889 = 15,244.44 PKR the margin costs you 311.11 PKR

These are example rates to show the working; the converter above uses the latest table.

Frequently asked questions

Where do the exchange rates come from?
From the open exchange-api project, which publishes daily mid-market reference rates into the public domain. Our server refreshes its copy at most every six hours, and the date of the rates is shown under every answer.
Why is my bank's rate different?
The rate here is the mid-market rate, halfway between buying and selling prices. Banks, exchange companies and card networks add a margin and sometimes a fee. Type the rate you were quoted in the optional box to see exactly what you would receive.
Is this the interbank or the open-market rate in Pakistan?
Neither exactly - it is an international mid-market reference rate. The State Bank of Pakistan's interbank rate and the open-market rate at exchange companies can each differ from it by a few rupees, so check with your bank or exchange company before you change money.
How is a rate between two non-dollar currencies worked out?
Through the dollar. If 1 USD = 280 PKR and 1 USD = 0.90 EUR, then 1 EUR = 280 ÷ 0.90 = 311.11 PKR. This is called a cross rate.
Is the amount I type sent anywhere?
No. Your browser downloads one rate table from our server - the same table for every visitor - and does the conversion itself. The amount you type is never sent to us or to the rate source.
Can I use it when the rates do not load?
Yes. Type the rate you were quoted in the optional box and the converter works without the daily table.

What this calculator does not do

  • The rates are daily reference rates, not live trading prices, and they are not the rate any bank or exchange will give you.
  • It does not include bank fees, card charges or the margin an exchange company adds.
  • It is for information and planning only, not financial advice or a quote.