Currency Exchange Rates

[Scumbag]

If there are any currencies you would like to be aded let me know.

 

The links below will give you a graph of your currency's worth over the past 120 days. Today's rate can be seen under 'Latest.' Just remember these are mid-market rates and not those that you will get in Pattaya.

 

Australian

 

US

 

UK

 

Euro

 

Canadian

 

Norwegian

 

The link below will give you todays rate for any curency in the world.

 

XE

 

What Will You Get in Thailand?

 

There is a real disparity between the on-shore and off-shore rates for the Thai Baht at the moment. The rates given by the above links are the off-shore (mid market ) rates. The on-shore Thai Baht rate is lower than the off-shore rate ie you get more Baht for your dollar, Pound or whatever. On-shore currency exchange rates are a better indication to what you will get in Thailand. The current 'street' rates that you will get in Pattaya can be found by following the links below:

 

Kasikorn Bank

 

Siam Commercial Bank

 

Bangkok Bank

 

Bank of Ayudhya

 

To give you an idea of the difference here are the on-shore and off-shore rates for the $US on the 10th of April 2007.

 

Off-shore: 32.4 (this is the mid market rate and you would have got a rate less than that as the bank wants to make a profit)

On-shore: 34.8 (this is the rate the Siam Commercial Bank would have given you on that day.)

Edited July 13, 2010 by Scumbag
Updated link to SCB rates

[Skallagrim]

Norwegian Krone (NOK)

[Braveheart]

The link below will give you todays rate for any curency in the world.

 

XE

Get tired of adding them did you?

[Scumbag]

The link below will give you todays rate for any curency in the world.

 

XE

Get tired of adding them did you?

No, x-rates don't have graphs for all currencies. They don't have data for currencies such are those of Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar as you had requested previously.

 

The NOK is now added.

[Braveheart]

Within XE you can set up tables based on specific currencies. It has been a while since I've XE but I can't remember if the currencies you can base the table on are limited to certain ones. If I have time I'll check later. We may be able to link an XE table on THB to the site showing the major currencies that will auto update.

 

What do you think Bryan?

[sexy beast]

Nice work scummy bear

[whitespider - RIP]

BraveOne - if you click the currency converter in my sig' that opens a page with XE. It is easily customisable (is that a word??) and you can change colours, add and remove currencies and change the order of the currencies in the table.

 

On mine you can see I have put all the major currencies at the top in the left hand box and moved Thai baht to near the top in the right hand one.

 

That is the "free" version which carries banner adverts but there is a paid version which is advert free.

Andy

Edited December 26, 2006 by whitespider

[Braveheart]

That's the same one that I had permanently linked to my desktop when I was in Afghanistan. Thanks for the info.

[batistuta]

Excellent Link.Makes for Glum reading as Indian rupee is taking quite a beating.It has improved over the past few days.Hope it continues in the same vein.I cnt understand why Thai Baht is performing so well even after the coup.

[billycotton]

The thai currency seems to have dropped quite a bit of late around 60 to the £ right now,makes you wonder who is behind this hike in the strenght of the bhatt.

[Scumbag]

There is a real disparity between the on-shore and off-shore rates for the Thai Baht at the moment. The rates given by the above links is the off-shore rates. The on-shore Thai Baht rate is lower than the off-shore rate ie you get more Baht for your dollar, Pound or whatever. The Siam Commercial Bank website has the on-shore currency exchange rates and is a better indication to what you will get in Thailand.

[Captain Murgatroyd]

I know that you get a better rate for UK GBP travellers cheques than you do for UK banknotes.

I wonder why that is?

[Scumbag]

I know that you get a better rate for UK GBP travellers cheques than you do for UK banknotes.

I wonder why that is?

Same same any currency. While I don't know for sure I suspect that it is because TTs are easier and cheaper to deal with. I think with TTs the bank just exchanges them for cash with the providing company. Cash needs to be sold by the bank to other customers or traded with an establishment outside of Thailand.

[billycotton]

Sure aint good for the tourist.

[prague]

I always get confused with currency. I mean, yea 1 american dollar may equal 30+ bahts but that doesn't say much. the best way to examine the price difference is by giving prices of items. Like, how much does it cost to buy a can of soda or what does a meal cost?

[iamjojo]

God damn US dollars sux hardcore!

[BTCmonger]

God damn US dollars sux hardcore! ohmy.gif ohmy.gif

 

I'm no econ professor and proclaim no knowledge of international finance but it seems to me that either the Euro is grossly overvalued or the American dollar is undervalued. Regardless of ups and downs and random things like wars and scandals, the United States is by far the most important market in the world. When we drop everyone drops, when the new EU does something it cuase's ripples but nothing spectacular, yet for some reason the dollar is worth so much less than the Euro these days.

[Strike]

Looks like the Siam Commercial Bank's rates kick the other bank's ass. Today (14SEP07) it's 34.16/34.36 to the dollar regardless of bill denomination. The others are not as good, and charge a premium for lower denomination bills. I never really thought much about the exchange rate, but I have probably cost myself at least the amount of a few barfines by not making good choices (i.e. using ATM's and credit cards).

 

Siam Commercial claims to have an exchange in the Foodland on Pattaya Klang. Can anyone confirm?

[Strike]

I'm no econ professor and proclaim no knowledge of international finance but it seems to me that either the Euro is grossly overvalued or the American dollar is undervalued. Regardless of ups and downs and random things like wars and scandals, the United States is by far the most important market in the world. When we drop everyone drops, when the new EU does something it cuase's ripples but nothing spectacular, yet for some reason the dollar is worth so much less than the Euro these days.

 

Well I have an MBA, and the reason is quite simple, really. We Yanks buy too much crap from overseas, and a lot of it on credit. Yes, the dollar is in the toilet, at present, but it will probably go down even further if we continue our trade deficit. If there was an easier way to do so, I'd be buying Chinese Yuan, not Euro.

[ericco]

Very good info. I also try to keep track of the exchange rates on a spreadsheet, but I must admit yours is infinitely better. Thanks a bunch mate.

[TheZepp0]

The fall in the pound is putting my trip back a couple of months! D'OH

[mikhal]

Woot dollar went up since I was last there.

[coolman]

Am glad i got the euro sorry guys.

[travelhero]

The Euro is also going down the drain last month 1 euro almost 50baht and now 1 euro 45 bath

i now i doesn't seem much but every 10 beers you loose one!!!!!

[coolman]

Thank buda the euro is geting higher again.