Community question
Where to exchange dollars for euros in Milan?
Theme: Banks and money · from messages of 2022-2026
The full article: cash in Italy: exchange, limits, ATMs.
In short
In Milan, you can exchange dollars for euros at banks, and the rate may be better than in Moscow.
What the chats answered
It is best to exchange dollars for euros at large banks like Intesa Sanpaolo, where the rate differs from the market rate by only 2%.
Some participants report that in Milan, old dollars can be exchanged for euros without issues, and the rate may even be better than in Moscow.
In exchange offices, the rate can be significantly worse, and commissions can reach 25% of the amount, so it's better to avoid them.
Some suggest exchanging dollars for rubles in Russia and then for euros, as this may be more profitable.
Built from 43 similar questions and 16 answers across 3 chats; retold and anonymised, disagreements kept as a spread of opinions.
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The current procedure is set by your comune or the office running the service; the answers above are community experience from different years. Short curated answers on the theme - FAQ: Banks and money.
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This retells what chat members wrote; it is not official information and not legal advice.
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