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Home - Travel Information - Nepal FAQ What's the currency of Nepal?

Nepalese currency is spelled as Nepalese Rupees or Rupee (Rs) or Nepali Rupee, and in short it is written NRS or RS. 100 Paisa equals 1 Rs.  Currently Notes of the following denominations are used: 1000, 500, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2, and 1 rupees. Coin hasn't been popular in Nepal and hence is almost always ignored in business. The coins of the following denominations can be found: 1 paisa, 5 paisa, 10 paisa, 50 paisa and 1 Rs, 2 Rs, and 5 Rs. It is recommended that you travel with smaller notes in less populated areas, while large notes are easily accepted else where. View Images of Nepali Money >>

Home - Travel Information - Nepal FAQ How far will my money go in Nepal ?

Nepali money is weak. For example, as of June 27th 2005, 1 US$ can buy 68 Nepalese Rupees. So most foreign currencies can buy a lot of Nepali rupees. For your "What's the living cost in Nepal? or how far your money can go in Nepal questions...Click here >>

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