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Currency exchange windows in town: a how-to (crazypeople.online)
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  1. Check the average exchange rate online(1 USD=18765 Rp)

  2. Go to a window, check their sign or ask them their rate.

  3. I was looking for less than 5% commission, this guy quoted 16,500 per dollar, a 1.5% commission over flat exchange.

  4. He types and prints out this little receipt to confirm the exchange rate. Usually they'll type it into a calculator and hold it up for you to read.

  5. Great rate. He takes my 20, gives me 330,000 Rp, done.

Airport windows/ATMs will charge you 10-20%, in-town ATMs will often charge you 5 to 10%, in-town local money changers will charge you under 5%. Confirm their rate before giving them your money.

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