Best Exchange Rates Today
The best buying and selling rate for every currency, across every bank.
Updated: Oct 30, 5:32 PM
USD / LKR
US Dollar
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over USD and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
330.10LKR / USD
Amana Bank
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you USD. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
335.10LKR / USD
EUR / LKR
Euro
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over EUR and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
367.79LKR / EUR
Deutsche Bank (Colombo Branch)
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you EUR. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
377.27LKR / EUR
Bank of China (Colombo Branch)
GBP / LKR
Pound Sterling
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over GBP and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
440.62LKR / GBP
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you GBP. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
451.01LKR / GBP
Pan Asia Banking Corporation
INR / LKR
Indian Rupee
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over INR and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
3.4527LKR / INR
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you INR. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
3.5400LKR / INR
AUD / LKR
Australian Dollar
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over AUD and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
231.37LKR / AUD
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you AUD. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
237.35LKR / AUD
SGD / LKR
Singapore Dollar
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over SGD and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
257.29LKR / SGD
People's Bank
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you SGD. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
263.85LKR / SGD
SAR / LKR
Saudi Riyal
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over SAR and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
87.770LKR / SAR
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you SAR. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
89.480LKR / SAR
AED / LKR
UAE Dirham
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over AED and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
89.657LKR / AED
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you AED. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
91.468LKR / AED
KWD / LKR
Kuwaiti Dinar
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over KWD and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
1073.74LKR / KWD
DFCC Bank
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you KWD. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
1081.21LKR / KWD
Commercial Bank of CeylonQAR / LKR
Qatari Riyal
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over QAR and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
90.331LKR / QAR
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you QAR. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
92.156LKR / QAR
OMR / LKR
Omani Rial
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over OMR and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
858.61LKR / OMR
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you OMR. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
869.11LKR / OMR
BHD / LKR
Bahraini Dinar
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over BHD and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
872.79LKR / BHD
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you BHD. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
889.09LKR / BHD
JOD / LKR
Jordanian Dinar
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over JOD and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
464.42LKR / JOD
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you JOD. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
473.80LKR / JOD
CAD / LKR
Canadian Dollar
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over CAD and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
235.95LKR / CAD
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you CAD. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
240.59LKR / CAD
CHF / LKR
Swiss Franc
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over CHF and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
400.42LKR / CHF
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you CHF. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
409.57LKR / CHF
JPY / LKR
Japanese Yen
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over JPY and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
2.0883LKR / JPY
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you JPY. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
2.1386LKR / JPY
Hatton National BankCNY / LKR
Chinese Yuan
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over CNY and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
49.390LKR / CNY
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you CNY. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
50.562LKR / CNY
NZD / LKR
New Zealand Dollar
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over NZD and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
184.74LKR / NZD
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you NZD. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
190.68LKR / NZD
Sampath Bank
HKD / LKR
Hong Kong Dollar
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over HKD and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
41.890LKR / HKD
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you HKD. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
42.950LKR / HKD
SEK / LKR
Swedish Krona
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over SEK and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
33.460LKR / SEK
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you SEK. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
34.320LKR / SEK
NOK / LKR
Norwegian Krone
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over NOK and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
35.690LKR / NOK
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you NOK. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
36.620LKR / NOK
MYR / LKR
Malaysian Ringgit
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over MYR and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
81.170LKR / MYR
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you MYR. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
82.790LKR / MYR
THB / LKR
Thai Baht
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over THB and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
9.7751LKR / THB
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you THB. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
9.9726LKR / THB
DKK / LKR
Danish Krone
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over DKK and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
49.080LKR / DKK
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you DKK. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
50.590LKR / DKK
ZAR / LKR
South African Rand
Buying rateBank buys → You sellYou hand over ZAR and the bank gives you rupees. This is the rate that counts when money reaches you from abroad: a salary, a remittance, a gift. Higher is better for you.
19.707LKR / ZAR
Selling rateBank sells → You buyYou hand over rupees and the bank gives you ZAR. This is the rate that counts when you need foreign currency: travel, tuition, an online payment. Lower is better for you.
20.310LKR / ZAR
Banks do not publish new rates at weekends. On a Saturday or Sunday these are Friday's closing rates.
Rates are sourced from bank websites and may differ from counter rates. Always verify with your bank before transacting.
Common questions about exchange rates
What is the USD rate in Sri Lanka today?
Today the best buying rate for USD is 330.10 rupees, offered by Amana Bank, and the cheapest selling rate is 335.10 rupees at Amana Bank. Rates were last published on October 30, 2026.
Why does every bank quote a different rate?
Each bank sets its own rate from its own stock of foreign currency and its own margin. The gap between the highest and the lowest is real money. On USD 1,000 it is often more than LKR 3,000, which is why it is worth checking before you go.
What is the difference between the buying and selling rate?
The buying rate is the rate the bank buys at, so it is the rate you sell at. That is the one that matters when money is sent to you. The selling rate is the rate the bank sells at, so it is the rate you buy at. That is what matters before you travel. Banks name both rates from their own side of the counter, which is why they read backwards at first. The selling rate is always the higher of the two; the gap is the bank's margin.
Is the rate the same for cash and for a transfer?
Often not. Banks usually pay a little more for money that arrives as a transfer than for notes handed over the counter, and charge a little less for a transfer than for notes. The rates here are transfer (TT) rates, or a bank's cash rate for a currency it quotes only in notes, so changing cash at the counter will usually come out slightly worse.
Why is the Central Bank rate different from the banks?
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka publishes an indicative reference rate for the market. It is not a rate you can transact at, because no counter will trade at it. That is why it is shown separately and left out of the best-rate comparison.
Do exchange rates change at weekends?
No. Banks publish rates on weekdays only and keep serving Friday's closing rates through Saturday and Sunday, so a weekend figure is Friday's number rather than a new one.
How often are these rates updated?
We check every bank's published rate card every 30 minutes while Sri Lankan banks are open. Most banks reprice once or twice a day.