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Live mid-market rates, so you know when the exchange booth is ripping you off.

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THB

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1 USD = — THB

What things cost

Street pad thai60 THB
Coffee at a café100 THB
BTS ride44 THB
Grab across town180 THB
Gym membership / month1,500 THB
1-bed near BTS / month18,000 THB

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  • • Send money in with Wise or Revolut.
  • • Superrich and Vasu beat airport exchange rates.
  • • Thai ATMs charge 220 THB per withdrawal.
  • • Choose to be charged in THB, never your home currency.

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