Legal Tender

For reference, below are the 11 currencies we used on our travels and their applicable exchange rates (compared to 1 USD) during our time in each country.


YEN (¥)- Japan
85.5 to 1



WON (₩)- South Korea
1,184 to 1

YUAN (¥) - China
6.70 to 1

DONG (₫) - Vietnam
19,260 to 1



*RIEL (​៛) - Cambodia
4,150 to 1



KIP (₭) - Laos
7,780 to 1

PESO (Php) - Philippines
42.9 to 1

RINGGIT (RM) - Malaysia
3.1 to 1

SINGAPORE DOLLAR ($) - Singapore
1.3 to 1

RUPEE (Rs) - India
45.2 to 1

BAHT (฿) - Thailand
30.0 to 1



*Note: the main currency used in Cambodia is the US Dollar. Small change is given in Riel.



Special thanks to Wells Fargo Bank for charging us $5 every time we withdrew money. And to Vietnam for making our pockets feel especially deep after leaving an ATM.  Lastly, thanks to our little calculator for doing math and aiding in communication with vendors.