Day to day foreign currency exchange rates are published in local 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 |
70.35 |
70.94 |
| Pound Sterling |
1 |
127.38 |
128.45 |
| Swiss Franc |
1 |
58.67 |
59.17 |
| Australian Dollar |
1 |
54.69 |
55.15 |
| Canadian Dollar |
1 |
56.31 |
56.78 |
| Singapore Dollar |
1 |
42.20 |
42.57 |
| Japanese Yen |
10 |
6.48 |
6.53 |
| Exchange Rate as of 2005-06-14 |
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. |
