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There are literally ZERO currency exchange places in Taipei city except for banks, which can be quite a hassle. It is just not a common business entity there in Taiwan. If you want to exchange cash, do it in the airport. Otherwise, ATM withdrawals are the most convenient way to get cash, which you will need in any smaller businesses you visit ...
Hotel rates are quite a bit steeper as a previous posts had mentioned. From my own experience, Chinatrust has probably the most branches around the city, and many of their branches have currency exchange services available. Report inappropriate content. Didierz. Paris.
67 reviews. 44 helpful votes. 3. Re: Changing money in Taipei. 7 years ago. You can conveniently change money at Bank of Taiwan (BOT) currency exchange counter at Taipei Taoyuan airport. They charge a transaction fee of NT$30 (US$1) per transaction, no need passport and transaction would not take more than a minute.
The New Taiwan dollar[ I] ( code: TWD; symbol: NT$, also abbreviated as NT) is the official currency of the Republic of China. The New Taiwan dollar has been the currency of the island of Taiwan since 1949, when it replaced the old Taiwan dollar, at a rate of 40,000 old dollars per one new dollar. [ 1] The base unit of the New Taiwan dollar is ...
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. The Old Taiwan dollar was in use from 1946 to 1949, beginning shortly after Taiwan's handover from Japan to the Republic of China. The currency was issued by the Bank of Taiwan. Hyperinflation prompted the introduction of the New Taiwan dollar in June 1949, shortly ...
The principal unit of land measure is 甲 ( Taiwanese Hokkien: kah, Hakka: kap, Mandarin: jiǎ). The unit is derived from the obsolete Dutch morgen, which was introduced during Taiwan's Dutch era. In the later era Kingdom of Tungning, 犁 ( Taiwanese Hokkien: lê, Hakka: lài, Mandarin: lí) is defined to represent the area that could be farmed ...
1. Re: Best place to exchange money. TPE ( Taoyuan international) Bank of Taiwan's and MEGA bank's rate is pretty competitive for high volume currencies like USD, EURO, RMB. Also it is very convenient. Taiwan is not like some other countries that has a thriving "money exchange" business. Many banks here do currency exchange a lot and offer good ...
61 reviews. 83 helpful votes. 2. Re: Exchanging Money in Taiwan. 10 years ago. Taiwan does not have private money changers. If you don't change money at the airport, you have to visit a major bank branch and you'll need to fill out some forms. And you are not getting a better rate for this. Some hotels and department stores allow you to change ...