How it works
Home cost = foreign amount × home-per-foreign rate × (1 + markup) + fixed home-currency fee.
Input definitions
- Purchase/withdrawal in foreign currency
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Home currency per 1 foreign unit
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- FX/card markup (%)
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Fixed fee in home currency
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
A worked example
- Purchase/withdrawal in foreign currency
- 200
- Home currency per 1 foreign unit
- 0.8
- FX/card markup (%)
- 3
- Fixed fee in home currency
- 2
Assumptions & limits
Planning arithmetic using your supplied amounts, rates and policy. Use one currency for all money inputs; results use 2 decimal places. No statutory entitlement, automatic tax rule, live exchange rate or provider quote is inferred.
Sources & review
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Method updated 2026-10-17. Content checked against the stated method and examples. Our verification approach.
Common questions
Can I check the result before using it?
Compare the worked example with your inputs and use the stated method: Home cost = foreign amount × home-per-foreign rate × (1 + markup) + fixed home-currency fee.. Confirm input units and boundary choices before relying on the result.
How does the Foreign card and ATM cost tool work?
Home cost = foreign amount × home-per-foreign rate × (1 + markup) + fixed home-currency fee.
What are the assumptions and limits of Foreign card and ATM cost?
Planning arithmetic using your supplied amounts, rates and policy. Use one currency for all money inputs; results use 2 decimal places. No statutory entitlement, automatic tax rule, live exchange rate or provider quote is inferred.