PHP Philippine Peso
Buy and sell Philippine Pesos in Sydney
Philippine pesos in cash from Suite 202A, Level 2 at 60 York Street, NSW 2000. Live buying and selling rates on the same screen, 0% commission on both, counter open weekdays 9:30am through to 5pm.
How to get your pesos
Read the rate, come upstairs, walk out with pesos.
Check today's PHP exchange rate
Up at the head of the page the calculator prices pesos each way: what your Australian dollars convert to, and what pesos left over from the trip are worth back.
Visit our store
The counter is Suite 202A, Level 2, 60 York Street, NSW 2000, close to Wynyard; a quick call to (02) 8014 4222 first has your pesos put by before you arrive.
Get your cash
The count happens in front of you and the cash is yours immediately; the same window takes back what you do not spend.
Key information about the Philippine peso
Paper and polymer together, the coin that replaced a note, and the border cap.
The peso is the currency of the Philippines, issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and written with a crossed P in front of the figure. One peso divides into 100 sentimo. It has carried the name peso since Spanish colonial days, and the sentimo is still called a centavo by plenty of people.
Five note values circulate: 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 pesos. The 1,000 went polymer in 2022, the 50, 100 and 500 in December 2024, so paper and polymer versions of the same value share a wallet and both are valid. The 20 is a coin now, though old 20-peso notes stay legal tender.
Pesos trade here on the same board as the rest of the 22 currencies we hold. Anyone buying Philippine pesos in Sydney needs nothing but photo ID and a ride up to Level 2, though a phone call first pins the amount down. Bring pesos home unspent and this counter buys them at the rate shown above.
Philippine Peso details
- Currency
- Philippine Peso
- Code
- PHP
- Symbol
- ₱
- Subunit
- 100 sentimo, also called centavos
- Central bank
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Philippine Peso in use
- Banknotes
- 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 pesos (polymer 1,000 from 2022 and polymer 50, 100 and 500 from December 2024, circulating beside the paper versions; the 200 is paper only, and the 20 is now a coin although old 20-peso notes remain legal tender)
- Coins
- 1, 5 and 25 sentimo plus 1, 5, 10 and 20 pesos (the 20-peso coin arrived in 2019 to replace the note, and a commemorative 10-peso coin was issued in January 2026)
- Used in
- The Philippines
- Also used
- Nowhere else. Some resorts and dive operators quote prices in US dollars, but change comes back in pesos and pesos are what jeepneys, ferries and neighbourhood shops actually take
Filipino notes come in two builds now, paper and polymer, and both circulate. Polymer copes with the humidity; the paper 200 and the older paper notes soften fast, so keep them out of a wet pocket.
Today's peso exchange rate in Sydney
One AUD to PHP figure drives both tables underneath, taken from our counter as it stands this minute: the pesos an Australian dollar is worth going out, and the Australian dollars a peso is worth coming back.
Buying pesos in Sydney
A$1 = ₱41.353
Australian dollars over, peso notes back.
- Nothing rides on top of the rate: 0% commission, no service line, no handling charge
- Cash works and, for now, cash is all we accept at the counter
- Take a decent number of 100s and 500s - a 1,000 is awkward at a sari-sari store or a tricycle
Selling pesos back in Sydney
₱100 = A$2.22
Peso notes over, Australian dollars back.
- The Australian dollars go out as soon as we and you agree the tally
- Notes want to be whole and unmarked; heavy tears, tape or staining can stop one being taken
- Paper and polymer pesos of the same value are both current, and both are accepted here
Peso rates here are counter rates and they drift all day with the market. Both tables carry the timestamp printed with the calculator, and whatever number is agreed at the window when the cash moves is the number that holds.
What things cost in the Philippines
Manila and Cebu figures. Island resorts and dive towns run dearer, the provinces cheaper, and Holy Week and Christmas push transport up.
Philippines travel money tips
Small notes, small coins and one hard rule about the border - that is the peso in short.
Only 50,000 pesos crosses the border
The Philippines lets a traveller carry up to 50,000 pesos in or out without paperwork, and anything above that needs written authorisation from the central bank before you fly. Cash over that line has been confiscated at the airport. Foreign currency is separate: more than US$10,000, in any currency, has to be declared on the customs form. For most holidays that ceiling sits comfortably out of reach.
Things to see in the Philippines
Seven thousand islands, one of the world's great dive countries, and a capital with four centuries of history - all of it easier with pesos in your pocket.
Why exchange pesos with us
Pesos before departure and pesos changed back on return, priced live in both directions by a registered CBD counter a few minutes from Wynyard.
0% commission, no fees on top
Pesos carry 0% commission at this counter. The AUD to PHP rate you accept is the deal in full, with nothing appended once it is agreed, so the peso figure in the calculator is the peso figure counted out.
Live, timestamped counter rates
Peso pricing on this page is our own, updated as the market updates and tagged with the moment it changed - the rate for pesos you take, and the rate for pesos you hand back.
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Read them all on Googlearrow_forwardCommon questions about pesos
No answer here? (02) 8014 4222 gets you the counter during trading hours.
Check the calculator that opens this page. It shows the live counter rate from both angles, pesos for each Australian dollar on the way out and Australian dollars for each peso on the way home. Peso pricing follows the market all day, and whatever the counter confirms when the cash moves is what you get.
Suite 202A sits on Level 2 at 60 York Street, NSW 2000, right in the Sydney CBD and a few minutes on foot from Wynyard station. The counter runs Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5pm; walk in without an appointment, but bring photo ID. Phone (02) 8014 4222 ahead and the pesos will be counted and waiting.
Look down the page to the peso conversion table: it runs that amount at the counter's live rate along with the neighbouring figures people ask for. Table and calculator share one rate and move as one during the day, so treat both as indicative, and the number confirmed at the window is the one that settles it.
They do not, in either direction. The counter rate is the complete price, with nothing charged for service or handling on top of it. Take your Australian dollars, apply the buying rate, and the answer is the pesos you receive; the buy-back rate does that job in reverse when you bring pesos in.
The Philippines is a well-worn route from Sydney, so pesos are one of the more frequently dealt of the 22 currencies here and most weekdays you can just come up. For a big amount, or a run of 100 and 500 notes in particular, ring (02) 8014 4222 beforehand and it can be set aside for you.
A spread of 100s and 500s covers most days, plus a few 50s for jeepneys, tricycles and sari-sari stores. A 1,000 works at hotels, malls and airline counters but is hard to break in a small barangay shop. Paper and polymer versions of the same value are equally good.
Yes. Bring them up to the same window; they are valued off the sell-back column and you are paid in Australian dollars as soon as the tally is agreed. Notes must be resaleable, so heavy tears, tape, ink or water damage can stop one being accepted. Both paper and polymer pesos are current.
Up to 50,000 pesos per person, in or out, without special permission. Above that you need written authorisation from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas before travelling, and undeclared cash over the limit can be confiscated at the airport. Foreign currency is counted separately, with a declaration needed above US$10,000 or its equivalent.
Yes, a current photo ID. Most people bring a passport or an Australian driver licence. Currency exchange in Australia is covered by AML/CTF rules, this business is on the AUSTRAC register, and identification has to be taken for certain transactions regardless of whether pesos are going out or coming in.
Need a different currency?
Pesos are one entry among 22 at this counter - the full rate board shows what every currency is doing today, both ways.
