Guest Author - Taisha Turner

Every traveler needs to know the currency of the country he/she plans to visit. Here is a list of many Southeast Asia countries and their respective currencies. Use the list to plan your trip. A currency converter link is in the upper left-hand corner. Use it to convert your local currency to the currency of the designated country.


Burma 1 kyat = 100 pyas

Cambodia 1 riel = 100 sen

East Timor 1 US dollar = 100 cents

Hong Kong Hong Kong dollar

India 1 Indian Rupee = 100 paise

Indonesia 1 rupiah (Rp)

Japan 1 yen (Y)

Kazakhstan 1 kazakh tenge = 100 tiyn

Kyrgyzstan 1 som = 100 tyiyns

Laos 1 new kip = 100 ath

Macau 1 pataca = 100 avos

Malaysia 1 ringgit = 100 sen

Nepal 1 Nepalese Rupee = 100 paisa

Pakistan 1 Pakistani Rupee = 100 paisa

Singapore 1 Singapore dollar = 100 cents

South Korea Won

Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Rupee

Taiwan 1 New Taiwan dollar = 100 cents

Tajikistan 1 Tajik somoni = 100 dirams

Thailand 1 baht = 100 satang

The Maldives 1 Rufiyaa = 100 laari

The Philippines 1 Philippine peso = 100 centavos

Turkmenistan 1 Turkmen manat = 100 tenge

Uzbekistan 1 Uzbek som = 100 tiyins

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