You can make this reference with the Lineium converter and your phone’s notes app. It’s a manual note, not a saved card feature inside Lineium.
1. Pick a few local amounts
Choose amounts you’re likely to encounter: for example, 10, 20, 50, and 100 units of the destination currency. If everyday prices there use much larger numbers, choose a more useful scale.
Keep the list short enough to read at a glance.
2. Convert into your home currency
Open the website converter. Put the destination currency in From and your home currency in To. Convert each amount and record its equivalent in your notes.
For a fictional rate of 1 EUR = 5 RON, a traveler thinking in euros could write:
- 10 RON ≈ 2 EUR.
- 20 RON ≈ 4 EUR.
- 50 RON ≈ 10 EUR.
- 100 RON ≈ 20 EUR.
Those are example values, not today’s exchange rate.
3. Label the note
Add both currency codes, the date you checked, and a reminder that the numbers are approximate. Save the note somewhere available offline, or take a screenshot.
The note won’t refresh when rates change. Recheck and update it when you need a current reference.
4. Use it for quick orientation
If a menu price falls between two amounts on your card, you can get a rough sense of its size. For an exact amount at the available rate, enter the price in the converter instead.
Your reference doesn’t include card charges, exchange service fees, or changing rates. It’s there to help unfamiliar numbers feel less unfamiliar.
Want to enter new amounts without a connection? Prepare the Android app using our offline currency converter guide before you leave. A saved screenshot and cached app rates are different tools; neither updates itself while offline.
Written by Lineium, publisher of Worldwide Currency Converter. App features: Google Play listing. Examples use fictional rates unless stated otherwise.