Best U.S. Dollar / South African Rand Exchange Rate Today: 17.5152

Live rate: 1 USD = 17.5152 ZAR (-0.16%)

Inverted: 1 ZAR = 0.0571 USD
Last Updated: Thursday, 19 September 2024 14:47:18 UTC

Which company offers the best South African Rand rates?

Horizon Currency provides the best South African Rand rate for transfers, with an indicative quote of 17.2280. The best holiday money / cash rate is offered by Travel FX at 17.3576 and the best currency card rate is offered by Wise with 17.2280.We have compared a number of currency providers and note Wise offers the best rate of 17.2280 for currency travel cards. But be aware that they charge a fee (consult the table below).

Provider	Exchange Rate	Fee	You Get	Service	Notes	Action
Live Market Rate	17.5152	0	17.3400	Set Alert
	17.2280 (indicative)	0	17.2280	International Payments and Transfers	Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates.
	17.3926 (indicative)	0	17.3926	International Payments and Transfers	Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent.
	17.5152	1.64%	17.2280	Best Multi-Currency Card	One currency card for all your travels. Use it instantly as a digital card and top-up from the app, with the mid-market rate. 40+ currencies. Save up to 87% when you spend internationally.
	17.3576	0	17.3576	Holiday FX, Cash Delivery	A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00), no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available.
Best Bank Rate	17.0248 (upper range)	Variable	17.0248	Payments, transfers, holiday money	Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI
Worst Bank Rate	16.9022 (lower range)	Variable	16.9022	Payments, transfers, holiday money	Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt
Paypal	16.7270	0	16.7270	International Payments and Transfers

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January - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 18.2952

Close: 18.2952

Mid: 18.2952

Open: 18.3014

Close: 18.5707

Mid: 18.4321

Open: 18.5705

Close: 18.7254

Mid: 18.6775

Open: 18.7207

Close: 18.6977

Mid: 18.6828

Open: 18.7060

Close: 18.6881

Mid: 18.7720

Open: 18.6749

Close: 18.5989

Mid: 18.6863

Open: 18.5786

Close: 18.6936

Mid: 18.5755

Open: 18.6973

Close: 18.6867

Mid: 18.6757

Open: 18.6884

Close: 18.6424

Mid: 18.6517

Open: 18.6419

Close: 18.3768

Mid: 18.5025

Open: 18.6246

Close: 18.6775

Mid: 18.6629

Open: 18.6866

Close: 18.9714

Mid: 18.8289

Open: 18.9740

Close: 19.0349

Mid: 19.0721

Open: 19.0468

Close: 18.9423

Mid: 18.9859

Open: 18.9398

Close: 19.0175

Mid: 18.9927

Open: 19.0030

Close: 19.1952

Mid: 19.1094

Open: 19.1952

Close: 19.0378

Mid: 19.1010

Open: 19.0446

Close: 18.9025

Mid: 18.9062

Open: 18.8898

Close: 18.8698

Mid: 18.8891

Open: 18.8725

Close: 18.7896

Mid: 18.8397

Open: 18.7600

Close: 18.8188

Mid: 18.7990

Open: 18.8100

Close: 18.7769

Mid: 18.8439

Open: 18.7984

Close: 18.6856

Mid: 18.7108

February - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Open: 18.6854 Close: 18.6023 Mid: 18.6696	2 Open: 18.6003 Close: 18.9002 Mid: 18.7420	3
4	5 Open: 18.9117 Close: 19.0676 Mid: 18.9858	6 Open: 19.0599 Close: 18.8526 Mid: 18.9498	7 Open: 18.8378 Close: 18.9030 Mid: 18.8695	8 Open: 18.9037 Close: 18.9657 Mid: 18.9360	9 Open: 18.9716 Close: 19.0359 Mid: 18.9877	10
11	12 Open: 19.0112 Close: 18.9179 Mid: 18.9870	13 Open: 18.9253 Close: 19.1295 Mid: 18.9853	14 Open: 19.0680 Close: 19.0436 Mid: 19.0963	15 Open: 19.0439 Close: 18.8682 Mid: 18.9692	16 Open: 18.8877 Close: 18.8902 Mid: 18.9175	17
18	19 Open: 18.8850 Close: 18.9527 Mid: 18.9240	20 Open: 18.9532 Close: 18.9136 Mid: 18.9787	21 Open: 18.9112 Close: 18.9218 Mid: 18.8652	22 Open: 18.9240 Close: 19.1761 Mid: 19.0056	23 Open: 19.1534 Close: 19.2609 Mid: 19.2351	24
25	26 Open: 19.3200 Close: 19.2757 Mid: 19.2945	27 Open: 19.2743 Close: 19.0884 Mid: 19.1864	28 Open: 19.0903 Close: 19.2786 Mid: 19.1949	29 Open: 19.2278 Close: 19.1679 Mid: 19.1573

March - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Open: 19.1658 Close: 19.0945 Mid: 19.1644	2
3	4 Open: 19.1050 Close: 19.0430 Mid: 19.0665	5 Open: 19.0429 Close: 18.9084 Mid: 18.9965	6 Open: 18.9412 Close: 18.8263 Mid: 18.8958	7 Open: 18.8264 Close: 18.6798 Mid: 18.7726	8 Open: 18.6798 Close: 18.7262 Mid: 18.6768	9
10	11 Open: 18.7636 Close: 18.6856 Mid: 18.7242	12 Open: 18.6916 Close: 18.6700 Mid: 18.6838	13 Open: 18.6700 Close: 18.5786 Mid: 18.6273	14 Open: 18.5785 Close: 18.7350 Mid: 18.6377	15 Open: 18.7345 Close: 18.7734 Mid: 18.7150	16
17	18 Open: 18.7747 Close: 18.9429 Mid: 18.8761	19 Open: 18.9430 Close: 18.9043 Mid: 18.9627	20 Open: 18.9056 Close: 18.7024 Mid: 18.8193	21 Open: 18.7024 Close: 18.8222 Mid: 18.7565	22 Open: 18.8220 Close: 18.9771 Mid: 18.9351	23
24	25 Open: 19.0052 Close: 18.8870 Mid: 18.9481	26 Open: 18.8883 Close: 18.9791 Mid: 18.9223	27 Open: 18.9793 Close: 18.9071 Mid: 18.9402	28 Open: 18.9056 Close: 18.9373 Mid: 18.9882	29 Open: 18.9373 Close: 18.8119 Mid: 18.8867	30
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April - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 18.9554

Close: 18.9399

Mid: 18.9099

Open: 18.9401

Close: 18.7750

Mid: 18.8791

Open: 18.7745

Close: 18.6707

Mid: 18.7519

Open: 18.6707

Close: 18.7118

Mid: 18.6610

Open: 18.7118

Close: 18.7038

Mid: 18.6753

Open: 18.6900

Close: 18.6421

Mid: 18.6442

Open: 18.6391

Close: 18.4568

Mid: 18.5311

Open: 18.4570

Close: 18.7768

Mid: 18.6200

Open: 18.7754

Close: 18.7336

Mid: 18.7648

Open: 18.7335

Close: 18.8636

Mid: 18.8143

Open: 18.8743

Close: 19.0224

Mid: 18.9262

Open: 19.0230

Close: 19.0514

Mid: 19.0324

Open: 19.0528

Close: 19.0202

Mid: 19.0154

Open: 19.0145

Close: 19.1844

Mid: 19.0528

Open: 19.1875

Close: 19.2941

Mid: 19.2173

Open: 19.1261

Close: 19.1936

Mid: 19.1254

Open: 19.1936

Close: 19.1139

Mid: 19.1825

Open: 19.1141

Close: 19.2052

Mid: 19.1699

Open: 19.2065

Close: 19.0339

Mid: 19.0854

Open: 19.0340

Close: 18.7726

Mid: 18.9100

Open: 18.7875

Close: 18.6301

Mid: 18.7196

Open: 18.6314

Close: 18.7823

Mid: 18.7383

May - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 18.7822

Close: 18.6120

Mid: 18.6768

Open: 18.6130

Close: 18.5493

Mid: 18.5948

Open: 18.5495

Close: 18.5099

Mid: 18.4951

Open: 18.5063

Close: 18.4836

Mid: 18.4664

Open: 18.4819

Close: 18.5401

Mid: 18.4980

Open: 18.5412

Close: 18.5638

Mid: 18.5834

Open: 18.5644

Close: 18.4682

Mid: 18.5278

Open: 18.4693

Close: 18.5816

Mid: 18.4834

Open: 18.4425

Close: 18.3689

Mid: 18.3805

Open: 18.3690

Close: 18.3884

Mid: 18.4120

Open: 18.3873

Close: 18.2704

Mid: 18.3348

Open: 18.2705

Close: 18.1944

Mid: 18.2450

Open: 18.1951

Close: 18.1685

Mid: 18.2179

Open: 18.1766

Close: 18.1829

Mid: 18.2014

Open: 18.1830

Close: 18.0765

Mid: 18.1327

Open: 18.0765

Close: 18.2785

Mid: 18.1712

Open: 18.2773

Close: 18.4806

Mid: 18.3749

Open: 18.4760

Close: 18.4129

Mid: 18.4331

Open: 18.4100

Close: 18.3593

Mid: 18.3969

Open: 18.3593

Close: 18.2710

Mid: 18.3425

Open: 18.2719

Close: 18.4510

Mid: 18.3307

Open: 18.4509

Close: 18.7539

Mid: 18.5397

Open: 18.7539

Close: 18.7941

Mid: 18.7751

June - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1
2	3 Open: 18.8650 Close: 18.5173 Mid: 18.6877	4 Open: 18.5176 Close: 18.7117 Mid: 18.6439	5 Open: 18.7117 Close: 18.9046 Mid: 18.8223	6 Open: 18.9038 Close: 18.9978 Mid: 18.9410	7 Open: 19.0035 Close: 18.8811 Mid: 18.9098	8
9	10 Open: 18.8750 Close: 18.7204 Mid: 18.8111	11 Open: 18.7206 Close: 18.5833 Mid: 18.6752	12 Open: 18.5826 Close: 18.3860 Mid: 18.4738	13 Open: 18.3860 Close: 18.4202 Mid: 18.4288	14 Open: 18.4213 Close: 18.3534 Mid: 18.4039	15
16	17 Open: 18.4000 Close: 18.2489 Mid: 18.3043	18 Open: 18.2498 Close: 18.0427 Mid: 18.1623	19 Open: 18.0420 Close: 17.9593 Mid: 17.9833	20 Open: 17.9594 Close: 17.9837 Mid: 18.0209	21 Open: 17.9837 Close: 17.9658 Mid: 17.9763	22
23	24 Open: 18.0075 Close: 18.0455 Mid: 18.1132	25 Open: 18.0452 Close: 18.2448 Mid: 18.1456	26 Open: 18.2427 Close: 18.1707 Mid: 18.2322	27 Open: 18.1714 Close: 18.4732 Mid: 18.3218	28 Open: 18.4732 Close: 18.1649 Mid: 18.3329	29
30

July - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 17.9990

Close: 18.3801

Mid: 18.1751

Open: 18.3800

Close: 18.5956

Mid: 18.5028

Open: 18.5956

Close: 18.4146

Mid: 18.4636

Open: 18.4146

Close: 18.2611

Mid: 18.3460

Open: 18.2610

Close: 18.1754

Mid: 18.2335

Open: 18.2247

Close: 18.1241

Mid: 18.1524

Open: 18.1240

Close: 18.1565

Mid: 18.1442

Open: 18.1558

Close: 18.1244

Mid: 18.1050

Open: 18.1245

Close: 18.0025

Mid: 18.0377

Open: 18.0025

Close: 17.9175

Mid: 17.9317

Open: 18.0038

Close: 18.1960

Mid: 18.1214

Open: 18.1979

Close: 18.0505

Mid: 18.1560

Open: 18.0505

Close: 18.1665

Mid: 18.1511

Open: 18.1648

Close: 18.2626

Mid: 18.2057

Open: 18.2621

Close: 18.2769

Mid: 18.3043

Open: 18.2950

Close: 18.1140

Mid: 18.2080

Open: 18.1252

Close: 18.3940

Mid: 18.2430

Open: 18.3937

Close: 18.3371

Mid: 18.3518

Open: 18.3358

Close: 18.3854

Mid: 18.3987

Open: 18.3875

Close: 18.2866

Mid: 18.3093

Open: 18.3137

Close: 18.3668

Mid: 18.3836

Open: 18.3527

Close: 18.4174

Mid: 18.3783

Open: 18.4116

Close: 18.2020

Mid: 18.2906

August - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Open: 18.2019 Close: 18.2760 Mid: 18.2033	2 Open: 18.2757 Close: 18.2642 Mid: 18.2281	3
4	5 Open: 18.2625 Close: 18.7279 Mid: 18.4938	6 Open: 18.7127 Close: 18.4614 Mid: 18.5684	7 Open: 18.4611 Close: 18.2218 Mid: 18.3624	8 Open: 18.2194 Close: 18.3630 Mid: 18.3301	9 Open: 18.3633 Close: 18.7271 Mid: 18.5032	10
11	12 Open: 18.3175 Close: 18.2916 Mid: 18.2674	13 Open: 18.2982 Close: 18.1058 Mid: 18.2318	14 Open: 18.1090 Close: 17.9335 Mid: 18.0280	15 Open: 17.9116 Close: 17.9346 Mid: 18.0062	16 Open: 17.9396 Close: 18.0047 Mid: 17.9324	17
18	19 Open: 17.8789 Close: 17.7020 Mid: 17.7801	20 Open: 17.7021 Close: 17.8163 Mid: 17.7933	21 Open: 17.8155 Close: 17.8155 Mid: 17.8640	22 Open: 17.8166 Close: 18.0154 Mid: 17.9191	23 Open: 18.0151 Close: 17.7226 Mid: 17.8574	24
25	26 Open: 17.7094 Close: 17.7375 Mid: 17.7580	27 Open: 17.7380 Close: 17.7141 Mid: 17.8267	28 Open: 17.7146 Close: 17.7909 Mid: 17.7972	29 Open: 17.7855 Close: 17.7505 Mid: 17.7521	30 Open: 17.7509 Close: 17.8143 Mid: 17.7232	31

September - 2024

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