Using your Currensea travel debit card in New York will remove bank fees and give you a better exchange rate than the high street, challenger banks, and prepaid travel card providers. Saving you £190* vs high street banks!
How much does a week in New York cost?
Using your Currensea travel debit card on a week long trip for two in New York, we calculate your spend to be approximately $7,195. This breaks down into the following:
$1800 - 4 star hotel during the trip, including weekend checkout
$300 - Local ATM on the weekend
$1800 - Breakfast, lunch and dinner for the whole trip
$875 - Entertainment including excursions, museums and galleries
$200 - Using a local ATM midweek
$1000 - Drinks and evening entertainment
$800 - Shopping and souvenirs
Total cost =$7,195
Compare our travel debit cards charges and fees to your bank
TOTAL CHARGES, %
TOTAL CHARGES, £
CURRENSEA ELITE & PREMIUM PLAN
0%
£0
CURRENSEA ESSENTIAL
0.5%
£28.10
RBS
3.29%
£184.92
HSBC
3.49%
£196.10
BARCLAYS
3.59%
£201.78
SANTANDER
3.49%
£196.16
LLOYDS
4.44%
£249.78
TSB
5.30%
£297.64
You still get all the security of using your bank account, just without the fees. It’s as simple as that.
Compare our travel debit cards charges and fees to your prepaid travel card provider
TOTAL CHARGES, %
TOTAL CHARGES, £
CURRENSEA ELITE & PREMIUM PLAN
0%
£0
CURRENSEA ESSENTIAL
0.5%
£28.10
CURVE
3.07%
£172.43
CAXTON
3.03%
£170.31
FAIRFX
2.83%
£158.82
TRAVELEX
4.54%
£255.18
POST OFFICE
5.33%
£299.77
With Currensea's travel debit card you don’t have to worry about topping up or juggling currencies. We automatically give you the best live interbank exchange rate, every single time you spend.
Compare our travel debit cards charges to your challenger bank
TOTAL CHARGES, %
TOTAL CHARGES, £
CURRENSEA ELITE & PREMIUM PLAN
0%
£0
CURRENSEA ESSENTIAL
0.5%
£28.10
STARLING
0.54%
£30.35
MONZO
0.64%
£36.07
REVOLUT
1.48%
£83.12
The Currensea travel debit card connects directly to your existing account, so you don’t need to worry about switching bank accounts, setting up a new account or managing multiple balances.
See how much you can save
Save in 180 currencies vs the banks, high street or any prepaid card.
* We calculate the average cost that high street banks would add to your transactions overseas. This includes: Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank & RBS. We then subtract the cost whilst using Currensea, giving the savings of £190, whilst spending $7,195 during a 1 week holiday to New York for 2 people. See how we calculated the charges here
