USD US Dollar
Buy and sell US Dollars in Sydney
US Dollar cash over the counter at Suite 202A, upstairs on Level 2 at 60 York Street, NSW 2000. Live rates in both directions, no commission and no appointment - walk in any weekday between 9:30am and 5pm.
How to get your US dollars
No account, no appointment, no commission - three steps from rate to cash.
Check today's USD exchange rate
The live calculator above shows both directions - what you pay to buy US dollars and what we pay when you sell them back.
Visit our store
Suite 202A, Level 2, 60 York Street, NSW 2000 - or call (02) 8014 4222 and we will have it ready.
Get your cash
Counted in front of you, paid on the spot. We buy US dollars back at the same counter.
Key information about the US dollar
The currency itself - what the notes are, who issues them, and where they spend.
The US dollar is the official currency of the United States and the most widely held reserve currency in the world. It is issued by the Federal Reserve, divides into 100 cents, and because so much global trade and travel is priced in it, the cash is accepted in parts of many other countries too.
Banknotes run from $1 to $100. Older series remain legal tender inside the United States, but banks and money changers abroad routinely refuse worn or older-series notes - so when your US dollar cash is travelling onward, ask for newer series, especially in $100s.
At our York Street counter, US dollars are among the most requested of the 22 currencies we hold. If you are buying US dollars in Sydney before you fly, walk up with photo ID or call ahead to reserve a particular mix of notes - and leftover US dollars sell back at the same counter, at the live buy-back rate above.
US dollar details
- Currency
- US Dollar
- Code
- USD
- Symbol
- $ (US$)
- Subunit
- 100 cents
- Central bank
- Federal Reserve System
US dollar in use
- Banknotes
- $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100
- Coins
- 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, $1
- Used in
- The United States
- Also used
- Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, Timor-Leste and Zimbabwe, and widely accepted across the Caribbean and the Pacific
Older large-denomination notes can be refused overseas, so the series matters as much as the amount. Newer $100 notes are the ones to ask for if you are carrying them beyond the United States.
Today's US dollar exchange rate in Sydney
The live AUD to USD rate at our York Street counter, in both directions - the rate you buy US dollars at and the rate we pay when you sell them back. Every figure below is computed from the same live rate the calculator is showing.
Buying US dollars in Sydney
A$1 = US$0.6902
You pay in Australian dollars, you receive US dollar cash.
- The rate confirmed at the counter is the whole deal - 0% commission, no fees on top
- Pay by cash - we are cash only at the counter for now
- Ask for the note mix you want; small notes are the useful ones in the US
Selling US dollars back in Sydney
US$1 = A$1.4259
You bring US dollar cash, you are paid in Australian dollars.
- Paid in Australian dollars on the spot, once the count is agreed
- Notes need to be in good, resaleable condition - torn or taped may be declined
- Older US note series are the ones we look at hardest when buying back
Live counter rates, updated through the trading day - the timestamp on the calculator above is the timestamp for this table. The rate confirmed at the counter at the point of sale is the one that applies.
What things cost in the United States
Typical big-city prices, so you can judge how much cash to carry. Prices vary by city and season - and tipping comes on top.
US travel money tips
Good to know before you fly - the one big rule, and three small ones.
Tipping is cash, and it is not optional
The United States runs on tipping - 15 to 20% in restaurants, a few dollars for drivers, porters and housekeeping - and it is almost always paid in cash, even when the bill goes on a card. Carrying a good share of your money in $1, $5 and $10 notes is the single most useful thing to get right before you fly.
Things to see in the United States
From world-famous cities to natural wonders - and a little US dollar cash in hand makes the day-to-day easier wherever you land.
Why exchange US dollars with us
Buying for the trip or selling back after it - a registered Sydney CBD counter, live rates in both directions, and nothing added on top of the number you see.
0% commission, no fees on top
The AUD to USD rate confirmed at the counter is the whole deal - no commission, no service fee, no handling charge. What the calculator shows is what changes hands.
Live, timestamped counter rates
The rates on this page are the counter's own, updated through the trading day and stamped with when they were set - both the rate you buy at and the rate we pay when you sell back.
Registered, reviewed, guaranteed
AUSTRAC registered, ABN 18 675 798 302, rated from 59 public Google reviews - and our Best Price Guarantee is in writing.
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"Nice attention, customer service and good rate"
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"Thanks sunil. Great service and great rates"
"Pretty good rates, the place is clean and comfortable to wait in."
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Read them all on Googlearrow_forwardCommon questions about US dollars
If yours is not answered here, call us on (02) 8014 4222 during trading hours.
The live rate is in the calculator at the top of this page, in both directions - the rate you buy US dollars at and the rate we pay when you sell them back. Rates move through the trading day, and the rate confirmed at the counter at the point of sale is the one that applies.
At our counter at Suite 202A, Level 2, 60 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 - about four minutes on foot from Wynyard. Walk in any weekday between 9:30am and 5pm, no appointment needed, or call (02) 8014 4222 to have your US dollars set aside before you come in.
At today's counter rate the conversion table on this page shows it exactly - A$1,000 and the other common amounts are computed from the same live rate the calculator uses, updated through the trading day. The rate confirmed at the counter at the point of sale is the one that applies.
No. No commission, no service fee and no handling charge on top of the rate. The number you agree at the counter is the number you pay or receive.
US dollars are among the most dealt of the 22 currencies we hold, so the usual answer is yes, walk in. For a large amount, or a particular mix of note sizes, call (02) 8014 4222 before you travel into the city and we will confirm and set it aside.
Yes, where the stock allows - tell us when you order or at the counter. It is worth doing: the United States runs on tipping, so a good share of small notes is usually more useful than the same amount in fifties and hundreds.
Yes, over the same counter, in good resaleable condition. Notes that are badly torn, taped, heavily marked or water-damaged may be declined, because every note we take is either sold to the next traveller or sent back overseas.
They are two different jobs. Notes we sell you were bought, insured and held in advance; notes you sell us arrive unplanned and have to be checked, sorted and resold or shipped back. The gap between the two rates is how the business earns anything - there is no commission on top of it.
Bring valid photo identification. Currency exchange is a regulated service in Australia and identification is required for certain transactions under AML/CTF obligations.
Need a different currency?
US dollars are one of 22 currencies at the counter. The full rate board lists every one with today's rate, in both directions.
