The Australia dollar (AUD) is equal to 100 cents. Such banknotes like 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 dollars are used. Also there are 1,2-dollar coins and 50, 20, 10 and 5 cent-coins.

Banks and currency exchange.

The banks work from Monday till Thursday from 9.30 till 16:00 (or 17:00 on Fridays). Saturday and Sunday are weekends (in some states the banks work on Saturday mornings).

It’s better to exchange currency in banks or their branches in the airport, in the exchange points “Singapore Money Exchange”, “Tomas Cook” and “American Express”. The course in hotel exchange points is less advantageous.

All main international credit cards and tourist cotter pins are accepted (with “Visa” card you can take no more than 500 $ at one bout, with “Visa Premiere” – no more than 2500 $). In small private shops, especially in the provinces, paying by the plastic card is not possible. Paying by the traveler’s cheque is not beneficial.

Exchange course:

Australian dollar (AUD) / Rubble (RUB)

100 RUB = 4.41 AUD

1 AUD = 22.66 RUB   

Australian dollar (AUD) / American dollar (USD)

1 USD = 1.05 AUD

10 AUD = 9.53 USD

Australian dollar (AUD) / Euro (EUR)

1 EUR = 1.62 AUD

10 AUD = 6.17 EUR.