Tuition quoted in one currency, money that arrives in another. Put in the amount, pick what it is being paid in and what you want to see it as, and the converter gives you a number along with a table showing the two currencies involved.
It is for the international student working out what an invoice really costs back home, for the parent being asked for a figure in a currency they do not hold, and for anybody comparing a domestic fee against an international one without doing the division in their head. Nothing is stored and there is no sign-up.
One honest detail: the exchange rates live inside the tool and do not move. They were written in when the page was built, so they are a rough shape of the market rather than a quote you could pay against. Treat every answer as an order of magnitude, then check the real rate.
Convert tuition between currencies for international students. Uses approximate exchange rates for quick estimates.
How the conversion works
Everything routes through Canadian dollars. The tool holds a rate for each currency against the CAD, divides your amount by the rate of the currency you are paying in to get a CAD figure, then multiplies by the rate of the currency you want. So a move from US dollars to euros never touches a dollar-euro rate directly, it goes the long way round through CAD, which is why the cross rate is the second one divided by the first.
The result comes back as a small table: the amount, the currency it started in, the currency you asked for, and the converted amount rounded to two decimal places. Underneath sits a line saying the rates are approximate and for estimation only, and that actual rates vary by bank, transfer service and market conditions. An amount of zero or less comes back as a request for a valid amount, an unknown currency is refused rather than guessed at, and Reset puts the amount box back to empty with the pair back to CAD and USD.
Four conversions checked by hand
10,000 CAD into US dollars: 10,000 ÷ 1.00 gives 10,000 CAD, then × 0.74 gives 7,400.00 USD. Nothing surprising, and it is the fastest way to see whether the tool is behaving.
10,000 USD into Indian rupees: 10,000 ÷ 0.74 is 13,513.51 CAD, and that × 61.50 gives 831,081.08 INR. The size of the number is where people double check, and the digits here are the ones worth verifying against your bank before you plan anything.
5,000 USD into euros: 5,000 ÷ 0.74 × 0.68 gives 4,594.59 EUR. And on the other side of the world, 1,000,000 Nigerian naira ÷ 1,100 gives 909.09 CAD, which is a useful reminder that a big number in one currency can be a small one in another.
What the rate leaves out
- The rates are frozen. A live market moves through the day and this tool does not move with it. Compare against the Bank of Canada daily rate or whatever your bank quotes before you commit to anything.
- No fees are in the number. Wire transfers, card conversions and payment apps all add a margin on top of the mid-market rate, and that margin is usually where the real cost sits. Two services can quote the same converted amount and charge you very differently for it.
- Timing matters across a term. Tuition is often invoiced once and paid in instalments months apart, so the rate you check today is not the rate that will apply in January. A number here is a snapshot of a rate that is itself old.
- It converts one amount, nothing else. No living costs, no books, no rent, no scholarship money arriving in a different currency at a different time. If you are budgeting, run each figure separately and add them up yourself.
- Two decimals are a display choice. Small tuition amounts and very large ones both round at the end, so a few cents of drift in the final digit is normal and not a sign of a mistake.
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Frequently asked questions
Are these exchange rates live?
No. They are fixed values stored in the tool, set when the page was built, and they do not update. That makes them fine for a rough comparison and useless as a quote, so check a current rate before any real payment.
Why is my bank’s number different?
Because banks and transfer services add a margin to the mid-market rate and often charge a fee on top, and the tool includes neither. The gap you see is mostly that margin, and it is worth comparing a couple of services rather than assuming the first quote is the rate.
Which currencies does it handle?
Ten: Canadian dollars, US dollars, euros, pounds sterling, Indian rupees, Chinese yuan, Australian dollars, Pakistani rupees, Bangladeshi taka, and Nigerian naira. Anything outside that list comes back as unsupported rather than an approximation.
Should I convert my whole tuition at once?
Nobody can tell you that, and this page certainly cannot. Rates move over a term, some people convert in batches to smooth it out, others wait for a favourable week and get it wrong. Whatever you do, compare the total cost of the transfer rather than the rate alone.
Does it include fees and living costs?
No. It converts the amount you give it and nothing else. Fees, instalments, rent, food and travel all have to be added separately, which is the slower but honest way to build a budget.