Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Read answers to the commonly asked questions about this tool.

We currently support 46 categories.
The table below provides detailed information for each category

Category Name Category Icon Group Name (if defined) Description Is this category belong to living cost? Is this category belong to non-living cost? Is this category belong to an income source?
Accommodation Anything you pay toward keeping a roof over your head (ie. rent, internet, water, utilities...)
Alcohol, Bars, Nightlife Fun Anything related to alcoholic your purchase
Business Business This is any business related expenses.
Cancelation Travel For any cost that you have been occuring due to a cancellation that was not fully refunded.
Babies, Childcare Everyday expenses Anyting related to your child
Clothing Everyday expenses Any expense related to Clothing
Data Everyday expenses Anything related to access data while on the go (phone, Internet, ...).
Dining Out Food Anything related to what you spend when dining outside of your home.
Self Improvement, Education Everyday expenses This is anything related to persoanal growth (classes, education...).
Personal Equipment, Electronics Everyday expenses Any expense related to electronics)
Entertainment (Books, Games, Hobbies) Fun Anything you pay related to Entertainment (like book your read, games you play, hobbies you have...)
Food Delivery, Take Out, Street Food Food Anything food you eat either delivered to you to taken while on the go (like while hiking, exploring a street/night market, ...)
Donation, Charitable Giving Others Any Charitable giving or Donation you are making to a third party.
Gifts Everyday expenses Any expense related to Gifting to someone
Groceries Food Anything related to the groceries you get to cook at home
Fitness, Gym, Workout Everyday expenses Any expense related to Exercising / Fitness (gym, workout, ...)
Health Care Health Any cost related to treatment you are receiving on a given location.
Home Furnishing, Home Supplies, Home Maintenance Everyday expenses Any expense related to improve and keeping your home in shape)
Income - Business Business Any income related to your business
Income - Others Anything other source of income
Income - Real Estate Investments Real-Estate Any income related to real estate (rent...)
Income - Refund Any refund you may received
Income - Financial Market Any income related to the financial market (interest, dividends, capital gain...)
International Health Insurance Health This is health insurance that your purchase to get cover through multiple trips.
Intercity Transportation Transporation Anything realted to transportation to go from one city to another.
International Transportation Transporation Anything realted to transportation to go from one country to another.
Living Expenses Everyday expenses This is a catch-all category for anything else that you are spending money on that is specific to your current location and that can't fit anywhere else
Local Health Insurance Health This is health insurance that your purchase to get cover on a given location.
Local Transportation Transporation Anything realted to transportation within the boundary of the location you are staying at.
Mortgage Real-Estate This is to capture any mortgage payments you might still be making while traveling.
Non-Living Expenses Others This is a catch-all category for anything else that you are spending money on that is not specific to a location that can't fit anywhere else
Personal Care Everyday expenses Anything related to your own personal care (beauty products, toileteries, haircut, ...)
Pets Everyday expenses Anything related to your pet(s)
Professional Services Legal Any people you hire in exchange for a service performed locally (cleaner, local tax accountant, local lawyer, consulting services, payroll services...)
Professional Services (Non-Living cost) Legal Any people you hire in exchange for a service that should not be accounted as your cost of living (immigration services, international tax account, international lawyer, ...)
Real Estate (Insurance, Property Management Fees...) Real-Estate Any expense related to real estate
Recreation, Museums, Sightseeing, Tours Fun Any expense related to recreation related activities (museum, sightseeing, tours...)
Scam Travel In case you got scam, track this using this category.
Cafe, Coffee Shops, Sweets, Snacks Food Anything related to treats / food your purchase at cafes (coffee, tea, ice cream, croissants, ...).
Subscriptions (recurring) Everyday expenses Any expense related to recurring subsctiptions (newspaper, online services, ...)
Taxes Legal Any taxes you are paying. (ie. federal, state, property taxes)
Travel Gear Travel Anything you purchases to improve your travel that is not related to a given location.
Travel Insurance Travel Anything related to travel insurrance.
Travel Rewards, Travel Miles Transporation Any expense related to travel rewards or miles)
Uncategorized This category is a catch all for anything that doesn't have a category associated with
Visas Travel Any cost related to visa to stay within a given country.

We currently support 11 category groups.
The table below provides detailed information for each group

Group Name Category Name Is this category belong to an income source?
Business Business
Income - Business
Everyday expenses Babies, Childcare
Clothing
Data
Fitness, Gym, Workout
Gifts
Home Furnishing, Home Supplies, Home Maintenance
Living Expenses
Personal Care
Personal Equipment, Electronics
Pets
Self Improvement, Education
Subscriptions (recurring)
Food Cafe, Coffee Shops, Sweets, Snacks
Dining Out
Food Delivery, Take Out, Street Food
Groceries
Fun Alcohol, Bars, Nightlife
Entertainment (Books, Games, Hobbies)
Recreation, Museums, Sightseeing, Tours
Health Health Care
International Health Insurance
Local Health Insurance
Legal Professional Services
Professional Services (Non-Living cost)
Taxes
Others Donation, Charitable Giving
Non-Living Expenses
Real-Estate Income - Real Estate Investments
Mortgage
Real Estate (Insurance, Property Management Fees...)
Transporation Intercity Transportation
International Transportation
Local Transportation
Travel Rewards, Travel Miles
Travel Cancelation
Scam
Travel Gear
Travel Insurance
Visas
No group Accommodation
Uncategorized
Income - Financial Market
Income - Others
Income - Refund

We currently support 147 currencies used in 204 countries. Among these currencies, 33 or (22.45 %) can be converted online.
The table below provides the detailed list of currencyes and associated countries

Currency symbol Currency Currency code Country using this currency Support automatic currency conversion? Today's conversion rate to USD
AED UAE dirham د.إ Not Supported
AFN Afghan afghani ؋ Not Supported
ALL Albanian lek Not Supported
AMD Armenian dram Not Supported
ANG Netherlands Antillean guilder Not Supported
AOA Angolan kwanza Not Supported
ARS Argentine peso $ Not Supported
AUD Australian Dollar $
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0.619279
AWG Aruban florin Not Supported
AZN Azerbaijani manat Not Supported
BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark Not Supported
BBD Barbadian dollar $ Not Supported
BDT Bangladeshi taka Not Supported
BGN Bulgarian Lev лв Not Supported
BHD Bahraini dinar Not Supported
BIF Burundian franc Not Supported
BND Brunei dollar $ Not Supported
BOB Bolivian boliviano Not Supported
BRL Brazilian Real R$ Not Supported
BTC Bitcoin Not Supported
BTN Bhutanese ngultrum Not Supported
BWP Botswana pula Not Supported
BYN Belarusian ruble Not Supported
BYR Belarusian Ruble Not Supported
BZD Belize dollar Not Supported
CAD Canadian Dollar $
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0.690541
CDF Congolese franc Not Supported
CHF Swiss Franc CHF
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1.093159
CLP Chilean peso Not Supported
CMG Sint Maarten guilder Not Supported
CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi
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0.136527
COP Colombian peso Not Supported
CRC Costa Rican colón Not Supported
CUC Cuban convertible peso Not Supported
CUP Cuban peso Not Supported
CVE Cape Verdean escudo Not Supported
CZK Czech Koruna Not Supported
DJF Djiboutian franc Not Supported
DKK Danish Krone kr Not Supported
DOP Dominican peso $ Not Supported
DZD Algerian dinar Not Supported
EGP Egyptian pound £ Not Supported
ETB Ethiopian birr Not Supported
EUR Euro
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1.027379
FJD Fijian dollar $ Not Supported
GBP British Pound Sterline £
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1.216589
GEL Georgian lari Not Supported
GHS Ghanaian cedi Not Supported
GMD Gambian dalasi Not Supported
GTQ Guatemalan quetzal Not Supported
GYD Guyanese dollar $ Not Supported
HKD Hong Kong Dollar $
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0.12847
HNL Honduran lempira Not Supported
HRK Croatian Kuna kn Not Supported
HTG Haitian Gourde Not Supported
HUF Hungarian Forint Ft Not Supported
IDR Indonesian Rupiah Rp
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6.1E-5
ILS Israeli Shekel Not Supported
INR Indian Rupee Not Supported
IQD Iraqi dinar Not Supported
IRR Iranian rial Not Supported
ISK Icelandic Krona kr Not Supported
JMD Jamaican dollar $ Not Supported
JOD Jordanian dinar Not Supported
JPY Japanese Yen ¥
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0.006397
KES Kenyan shilling Not Supported
KGS Kyrgyzstani som Not Supported
KHR Cambodian riel Not Supported
KMF Comorian franc Not Supported
KRW South Korean Won Not Supported
KWD Kuwaiti dinar Not Supported
KYD Cayman Islands dollar $ Not Supported
KZT Kazakhstani tenge Not Supported
LAK Lao kip Not Supported
LBP Lebanese pound £ Not Supported
LKR Sri Lankan rupee Not Supported
LTL Lithuanian litas Not Supported
LYD Libyan dinar Not Supported
MAD Moroccan dirham Not Supported
MDL Moldovan leu Not Supported
MGA Malagasy ariary Not Supported
MKD Macedonian denar Not Supported
MMK Burmese kyat Not Supported
MNT Mongolian tögrög Not Supported
MOP Macanese pataca Not Supported
MUR Mauritian rupee Not Supported
MVR Maldivian rufiyaa Not Supported
MWK Malawian kwacha Not Supported
MXN Mexican Peso $
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0.048104
MYR Malaysian Ringgit RM
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0.221944
MZN Mozambican metical Not Supported
NAD Namibian dollar $ Not Supported
NGN Nigerian naira Not Supported
NIO Nicaraguan córdoba Not Supported
NOK Norwegian Krone kr Not Supported
NPR Nepalese rupee Not Supported
NZD New Zealand Dollar $
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OMR Omani rial Not Supported
PAB Panamanian balboa Not Supported
PEN Peruvian sol Not Supported
PGK Papua New Guinean kina Not Supported
PHP Philippine Peso
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0.017107
PKR Pakistani rupee Not Supported
PLN Polish Zloty Not Supported
PYG Paraguayan guaraní Not Supported
QAR Qatari riyal Not Supported
RON Romanian Leu lei Not Supported
RSD Serbian dinar Not Supported
RUB Russian Rouble
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0.009767
RWF Rwandan franc Not Supported
SAR Saudi riyal Not Supported
SBD Solomon Islands dollar $ Not Supported
SCR Seychellois rupee Not Supported
SEK Swedish Krona kr
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0.089319
SGD Singapore Dollar $
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0.730588
SLL Sierra Leonean leone Not Supported
SRD Surinamese dollar $ Not Supported
STD Sao Tome Not Supported
STN São Tomé and Príncipe dobra Not Supported
SYP Syrian pound £ Not Supported
SZL Swazi lilangeni Not Supported
THB Thai Baht ฿
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0.029151
TJS Tajikistani somoni Not Supported
TMT Turkmenistan manat Not Supported
TND Tunisian dinar Not Supported
TOP Tongan paʻanga $ Not Supported
TRY Turkish Lira
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TTD Trinidad and Tobago dollar $ Not Supported
TWD New Taiwan dollar Not Supported
TZS Tanzanian shilling Not Supported
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia Not Supported
UGX Ugandan shilling Not Supported
USD US Dollar $ 1
UYU Uruguayan peso $ Not Supported
UZS Uzbekistani soʻm Not Supported
VEF Bolívar soberano Not Supported
VND Vietnamese Dong Not Supported
VUV Vanuatu vatu Not Supported
WST Samoan tālā Not Supported
XAF Central African CFA franc Not Supported
XCD Eastern Caribbean dollar $ Not Supported
XOF West African CFA franc Not Supported
XPF CFP franc Not Supported
YER Yemeni rial Not Supported
ZAR South African Rand R
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ZMW Zambian kwacha Not Supported
ZWL Zimbabwean dollar $ Not Supported

Each of our user can opt-in to share their data and if they do so, we will be sharing their cost of living data on our discovery map.

We also crowd sourced cost of living data from 6 third party sources totaling 728 cost of living data points.
The table below provides details about each third party source we are using

Color representing this source Third party source Type of traveler Total number of data point available
Millennial Revolution's blog couple 41
Nomad List nomad 169
Nomad List family 169
Nomad List expat 169
Nomad List local 169
Our Freedom Years' blog couple 11

We understand that managing your travel budget can be a challenge. That's why we've introduced an achievement system that encourages and rewards you for practicing smart spending habits on your journeys. Discover new ways to save money, make the most of your budget, and unlock exciting rewards. Our gamified approach makes budgeting an enjoyable and motivating experience.

The table below provides details about each achivement that you can collect

Reward Name Reward Description Reward ID
Creating your 1st trip Congratulations! You've taken the first step towards tracking your adventures in Nomad Purse by creating your first trip. Get ready to explore and manage your travel records effortlessly. 1
Creating your 2nd trip Welcome back! By creating your second trip, you're diving deeper into the Nomad Purse experience and expanding your travel records. Keep building your journey with us. 14
Creating your 5th trip Fantastic! With your fifth trip, you're building a comprehensive travel history and making the most of Nomad Purse's features. Explore new horizons and unlock new insights. 15
Creating your 10th trip Double digits! By reaching your 10th trip, you've become a seasoned traveler and a proficient user of Nomad Purse. Keep globetrotting and managing your journeys with ease. 16
Creating your 25th trip Adventure awaits! Creating your 25th trip means you're constantly exploring new destinations and relying on Nomad Purse for your travel needs. Keep the wanderlust alive. 17
Creating your 1st expense Congratulations! By adding your first expense, you've taken the first step towards managing your travel expenses on Nomad Purse. Start tracking your spending habits and take control of your expenses. 2
Creating your 10th expenses Keep up the good work! By adding 10 expenses, you're getting a clearer picture of your spending habits. Continue monitoring your financial progress with Nomad Purse. 3
Creating your 100th expenses Impressive! Your dedication to tracking expenses is paying off. Adding 100 expenses shows your commitment to financial awareness. Keep up the great work. 4
Creating your 500th expenses You're on fire! By adding 500 expenses, you're mastering the art of expense tracking and gaining valuable insights into your finances. Your diligence is commendable. 5
Creating your 1000th expenses Wow, you're a pro! By adding 1000 expenses, you've become a true expert in managing your financial data with Nomad Purse. Your dedication to financial awareness is remarkable. 6
Importing your 1st trip Hooray! By importing your first trip, you've successfully added a new travel experience to Nomad Purse. Effortlessly organize and manage your trip-related expenses in one place. 7
Importing 5 trips Fantastic job! With 5 trips imported, you've expanded your travel portfolio within Nomad Purse. Keep importing your trips to maintain a comprehensive record of your adventures. 8
Importing 10 trips Great job! By importing 10 trips, you've reached a milestone in documenting your travel history within Nomad Purse. Your dedication to managing and tracking your trips is commendable. 9
Importing 50 trips Wow, you're a seasoned traveler! By importing 50 trips, you've built an extensive collection of travel experiences in Nomad Purse. Your dedication to documenting your journeys is truly impressive. 10
Importing 100 trips Incredible achievement! By importing 100 trips, you've created an impressive archive of your travel history within Nomad Purse. Your commitment to tracking and managing your trips sets you apart. 11
Spreading your 1st expense on multiple days Congratulations on spreading your first expense over multiple days! This feature allows you to accurately track expenses that span across different dates, providing you with a more detailed financial overview. 12
Spreading your 1st expense over multiple days with a specific start date Well done! By spreading your first expense over multiple days with a specific start date, you have enhanced your expense tracking capabilities. This feature enables you to precisely allocate expenses that occur over a defined period. 13