How we compare

£42 saved in Barcelona

Using your Currensea travel debit card in Barcelona will remove bank fees, typically giving you a better exchange rate than the high street, challenger banks, and prepaid card providers. It could save you £42 on average¹.

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Holiday spend breakdown

Based on a weekend for two in Barcelona

Local ATM at the weekend

€200

Four-star hotel

€370

Breakfasts and lunches

€200

Taxis and transport, including to and from the airport

€60

Dinner and evening entertainment

€300

Daytime entertainment and sightseeing

€300

Shopping in the many designer stores and markets

€400

TOTAL

€1,830

The Comparison

See how using a Currensea card to spend abroad stacks up against high street banks, challenger banks and travel spending cards.

Essential

Subscription free
0.5%

Premium

£25/year
0%

Elite

£120/year
0%

Card

Total FX charges %

Total FX charges £

0.5%

£7.73

3.33%

£51.49

3.51%

£54.27

3.49%

£53.94

5.00%

£77.27

3.53%

£54.58

6.26%

£96.80

0.58%

£8.97

0.58%

£8.97

1.17%

£18.08

4.05%

£62.62

3.07%

£47.47

2.96%

£45.76

2.00%

£30.92

5.47%

£84.64

Card

Total FX charges %

Total FX charges £

£0

3.33%

£51.49

3.51%

£54.27

3.49%

£53.94

5.00%

£77.27

3.53%

£54.58

6.26%

£96.80

0.58%

£8.97

0.58%

£8.97

1.17%

£18.08

4.05%

£62.62

3.07%

£47.47

2.96%

£45.76

2.00%

£30.92

5.47%

£84.64

Card

Total FX charges %

Total FX charges £

£0

3.33%

£51.49

3.51%

£54.27

3.49%

£53.94

5.00%

£77.27

3.53%

£54.58

6.26%

£96.80

0.58%

£8.97

0.58%

£8.97

1.17%

£18.08

4.05%

£62.62

3.07%

£47.47

2.96%

£45.76

2.00%

£30.92

5.47%

£84.64

Find out how we calculated costs for other methods of spend abroad here

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