HOW CURRENSEA
COMPARES

Chicago

Using your Currensea travel debit card in Chicago will remove bank fees and give you a better exchange rate than the high street, challenger banks, and prepaid travel card providers. Saving you £135 vs high street banks!*

Currensea's travel debit card saves you over £150 in Chicago
Get my free card
Download the Currensea app on the App Store
Download the Currensea app on Google Play
Currensea's travel debit card saves you over £150 in Chicago

How much does 1 week in Chicago cost?

Use your Currensea debit travel card in Chicago

 

Using your Currensea travel debit card on a one-week trip to Chicago for 2 adults, we calculate your spend to be approximately $4,980. This breaks down into the following:

$300 - Local ATM on the weekend

$1,000 - Four-star hotel, including weekend checkout

$1600 - Breakfast, lunch and dinner for the whole trip  

 

$200 - Local ATM during the week

$180 - Taxis and public transport

$100 - Daily refreshments inc coffee, soft drinks and ice cream

$500 - Entertainment including excursions, museums and galleries

$700 - Drinks and evening entertainment

$400 - Shopping and souvenirs

Total cost = $4,980

 

Use your Currensea debit travel card in any restaurant that accepts Mastercard

See how much Currensea's travel debit card compares to your bank

 TOTAL CHARGES, %
TOTAL CHARGES, £
CURRENSEA
ELITE & PREMIUM PLAN		 0%
£0
CURRENSEA
ESSENTIAL		 0.5%
£19.45
RBS 3.29%
£127.99
BARCLAYS 3.59%
£139.66
HSBC 3.55%
£138.14
LLOYDS 4.50%
£175.16
SANTANDER 3.49%
£135.77
TSB 5.41%
£210.52
…vs high street banks
You still get all the security of using your bank account, just without the fees. It’s that simple.

See how much Currensea's travel debit card compares

 to travel money & prepaid travel cards

 TOTAL CHARGES, %
TOTAL CHARGES, £
CURRENSEA
ELITE & PREMIUM PLAN		 0%
£0
CURRENSEA
ESSENTIAL		 0.5%
£19.45
CURVE 3.08%
£119.83
CAXTON 3.03%
£117.88
FAIRFX 2.84%
£110.54
TRAVELEX 4.54%
£176.62
POST OFFICE 5.36%
£208.41
…vs travel money and prepaid travel cards
With Currensea's travel debit card you don’t have to worry about topping up or juggling currencies. We automatically give you the best live interbank exchange rate, every single time you spend.

See how much Currensea's travel debit card compares

 to challenger banks

 TOTAL CHARGES, %
TOTAL CHARGES, £
CURRENSEA
ELITE & PREMIUM PLAN		 0%
£0
CURRENSEA
ESSENTIAL		 0.5%
£19.45
STARLING 0.54%
£21.01
MONZO 0.69%
£26.73
REVOLUT 1.41%
£54.83
…vs challenger banks
The Currensea travel debit card connects directly to your existing account, so you don’t need to worry about switching bank accounts, setting up a new account or managing multiple balances.
*How we calculated the charges

See how much you can save

Save in 180 currencies vs high street banks, prepaid travel cards and travel debit cards
NY_2024_772px_opt
Find out more
Get the best dollar exchange rate - £290 saved visiting Florida
Find out more
Get the best Swiss Franc exchange rate- £80 saved in Geneva
Find out more

As seen in

Head for Points Currensea review
The Gadget Show Currensea review
Money Saving Expert Currensea review

No video selected

Select a video type in the sidebar.

City A.M. Currensea review
Forbes Currensea review
Evening Standard Currensea review
Sunday Express Currensea review
The Fintech Times Currensea review
The Independent Currensea review
Which Currensea review
* We calculate the average cost that high street banks would add to your transactions overseas. This includes: Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank & RBS. We then subtract the cost whilst using Currensea, giving the savings of £135, whilst spending $4,980 during a 1 week holiday to Chicago for 2 people.