This converter changes an amount from one currency to another using daily updated exchange rates for more than 150 currencies. It opens on US dollars to Pakistani rupees, and there are quick picks for the currencies people in Pakistan deal with most: dirhams, riyals, pounds, euros, yuan and Indian rupees.
People use it to check what a remittance from Dubai or Riyadh is worth at home, to price a product bought from China, or to see what a dollar invoice from a freelance client comes to in rupees.
How to use
- Enter the Amount.
- Choose the currency in From and the one in To. You can type a code like "AED" while the list is open to jump to it.
- Or tap a currency under Quick pick: from or Quick pick: to. Picking the currency already on the other side swaps the two.
- Press the swap button between the two lists to flip the direction.
- Read the big result, the "1 X = Y Z" line below it, and the small table that shows the same amount in PKR, USD, AED, SAR, GBP and EUR.
Where the rates come from
Rates come from the free feed by Exchange Rate API and update about once a day. Your browser saves a copy for six hours, so the page loads instantly on a second visit and still works if your connection drops. When it falls back to a saved copy, a note at the top says so and shows the date of those rates.
Every conversion goes through the US dollar. Converting AED to PKR, for example, divides the PKR rate by the AED rate. That is how most rate feeds work and the result is the same as a direct rate to within rounding.
The rate you see versus the rate you get
These are mid-market rates: the midpoint between what big banks pay to buy and sell a currency with each other. Nobody outside that market actually trades at this number. A bank, an exchange company or a money transfer app adds a margin, and sometimes a fixed fee on top.
So if the converter says 100 USD is a certain amount in rupees, expect to receive a bit less when you sell dollars, and to pay a bit more when you buy them. Card payments abroad usually add a foreign transaction fee too. The useful habit is to compare: put the amount a transfer service quotes you next to the mid-market figure here, and the difference is what the service is really charging.
In Pakistan there can also be a gap between the interbank rate and the open market rate quoted by exchange companies. When that gap is wide, the open market rate is what you'll get in cash. Check the current rate with your bank or a licensed exchange company before a large transaction.
Reading small and large numbers
Results above 1 show two decimal places. Very small results, like 1 PKR in dollars, show more digits so you don't just see 0.00. The second line under the result gives the reverse rate, which is often easier to think with. "1 SAR = 74 PKR" is more natural than "1 PKR = 0.0135 SAR", and you only need one of them to do quick sums in your head. (Those figures are just an example; use the live numbers on the page.)
FAQ
How often are the exchange rates updated?
About once a day. The exact time of the last update is shown under the table.
Is this the rate my bank will give me?
No. This is the mid-market rate. Banks and exchange companies add a margin, so your rate will be somewhat worse. Ask them for their current buying or selling rate.
Does the converter work offline?
Yes, if you've opened it before. It keeps the last rates it downloaded and uses them when there's no connection, with a note saying so.
Is it free? Is any of my data sent?
It's free. The only thing your browser fetches is the public rate list. The amounts you type stay on your device.