Money in Taiwan: cash, cards and tipping
What holds for the whole country, in one place: where a card is enough and where it is not, where to change money, whether to tip, and the taxes nobody mentions until the bill.
The currency is the New Taiwan Dollar (TWD). $1 ≈ NT$32 · rate of October 6, 2026
Where a card is enough
Only the places a source speaks about. Where it says nothing, neither do we.
| Where | How you pay |
|---|---|
| In general | Card From the source |
From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.
Where to change money
The cheapest route is usually an ATM and a card that does not charge for converting; whether yours does is up to your bank. These are the places that change cash.
- Banks
- Some hotels
Banks open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Keep the exchange receipt: it is required to change unused New Taiwan dollars back before leaving.
Tipping
| Restaurants | Not customary |
|---|---|
| Hotels | Not customary |
Taxes and charges
- Consumption tax: 5%.
- Departure tax: NT$750 per person since September 1, 2026. It is already in the ticket.
- None of its cities charges a lodging tax: each city page cites the source that says so.
What each city costs
Per person per day, mid-range, for two travelling together. Without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer, so the cities can be compared.
| City | Per person per day |
|---|---|
| Taipei | NT$1,100–1,600 |
If something goes wrong
The numbers and where to go, as the official source publishes them.
- Police
- 110
- Fire and ambulance
- 119
- Help for travellers
- 24-Hour Toll-Free Travel Information Hotline: 0800-011-765 · 24 hours a day · in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean
What applies to any trip: before you go, and if you lose your card
SourcesWhere every figure comes from
Every fact on this page carries its source. Reviewed: October 2026.
- Tourism Administration, Republic of China (Taiwan) · Useful Tips
- Taiwan Tourism Bureau · Taiwan DIY Travel Guide (January 2013)
- Ministry of Finance, eTax Portal (財政部稅務入口網) · Q1：營業稅稅率為何？
- Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) · Regulations of Airport service fee for International flights Passengers
- Tourism Administration (交通部觀光署) · 旅遊諮詢服務
- European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates
- Frankfurter
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