Currency and Exchange Rates

Exchange rates are published in English daily newspapers such as The Rising Nepal and The Kathmandu Post. Nepalese Rupees are found in denominations of 1000, 500, 250, 100, 50, 25, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1. Coins are found in denominations of 10, 25 and 50 paisa. One rupee equals 100 paisa.

Foreign Exchange Rates – Nepal Central Bank

Currency
Unit
Buying
Selling

U.S. Dollar
1
65.70
66.29

Euro
1
89.23
90.04

Pound Sterling
1
131.98
133.17

Swiss Franc
1
54.20
54.69

Australian Dollar
1
54.04
54.52

Canadian Dollar
1
62.42
62.98

Singapore Dollar
1
43.00
43.38

Japanese Yen
10
5.67
5.73

Swedish Kroner
1
9.50

Danish Kroner
1
11.98

Hong Kong Dollar
1
8.43

Saudi Arab Riyal
1
17.52

Katari Riyal
1
18.05

Exchange Rate as of 2007-09-06

Note: Indian rupees are excepted and freely convertible in Nepal. 100 Indian Rupees = 160 Nepali Rupees. Do not worry about exchanging your Indian currency when traveling north into Nepal.

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