Understanding currency is essential, especially when traveling or making online purchases.

The easiest way to remember how to understand and read currency is to recognize that countries have their own units of measurement. In some cases, like in the United States, full stops or dots are used in place of commas, while in other countries like some European countries, commas are used.

For example, if you saw a price listed as $1,000 in the United States, it’s important to recognize that this would be written as $1,000 in Europe. That is not $1000, it is $1. We use full stops or dots, not commas in our currency like some European countries.

In order to avoid confusion, know the currency of the country you are in, and use a conversion chart to help accurately compare prices.

We hope this article helps you understand and interpret currency from different countries.