Euro to Dollar Converter

This euro to dollar converter turns any EUR amount into USD, and back, at the European Central Bank's official reference rate. At the ECB reference rate of October 9, 2026, 1 euro = 1.1206 US dollars, so 100 euros converts to $112.06 and $100 converts to €89.24.

Everything on this page uses that dated, official reference rate for its worked examples; the tool itself shows the newest rate it could load and labels its date. If you need a different pair (pounds, yen, pesos), the same tool converts 30 currencies, or you can start from the general-purpose Currency Converter page.

The formula: converting EUR to USD

Currency conversion is a single multiplication or division. The ECB publishes the euro-dollar rate directly (1.1206 dollars per euro on October 9, 2026); the converter stores it as 0.892379 euros per US dollar, the same base it uses for every currency:

Dividing by 0.892379 is the same as multiplying by about 1.1206. Unlike a physical unit conversion, this factor is not fixed: it moves with the market every trading day, which is why the converter requests the newest ECB rate when it opens. A quick mental shortcut while the euro trades near this level: add about 12% to a euro amount to estimate dollars, and knock about 11% off a dollar amount to estimate euros.

A worked example

Suppose a hotel in Rome quotes 850 euros for a week and you budget in dollars: 850 ÷ 0.892379 = $952.51 at the ECB reference rate of October 9, 2026. That is the mid-market value, the neutral midpoint between market buy and sell prices. If your credit card applies a spread and foreign transaction fee totaling 3%, the trip actually costs about 952.51 × 1.03 = $981.09. Running both numbers, the reference value and a realistic all-in cost, is the single most useful habit when budgeting across currencies.

How to use this converter

1. Type an amount: the field accepts decimals, and quick-amount buttons load 1, 10, 50, 100, 500, or 1,000 in one tap.
2. Check the direction: the page starts with EUR in the From box and USD in the To box; the swap button (⇄) flips it to dollars-to-euro instantly.
3. Read the big result, then the tiles below it showing the rate in both directions (1 EUR in USD and 1 USD in EUR).
4. Check the rate card: it tells you whether you are seeing the built-in ECB rate of October 9, 2026 or a newer daily ECB rate that loaded, and the date it was published.
5. Compare a quote: tick "Use my own exchange rate" and type the rate your bank or card offers to see how many fewer dollars you get than at the reference rate.
6. Scan the conversion table underneath for common amounts in both directions at the same rate.

There is no calculate button: the result, rate card, and table refresh with every keystroke. Amounts you enter never leave your browser; the only network request is for the rate list itself.

EUR to USD conversion table

All values below use the ECB reference rate of October 9, 2026 (1 EUR = 1.1206 USD; 1 USD = 0.8924 EUR). The middle column converts euros to dollars; the right column runs the same amounts the other way, dollars to euros.

Because these are point-in-time reference values, treat the table as a snapshot: the tool above shows the rate it has loaded, and the numbers drift day by day as the market moves.

What you actually get: mid-market vs. fee spreads

No consumer converts money at the mid-market rate. Banks, card networks, and transfer services earn part of their revenue by quoting you a rate slightly worse than mid-market (the spread), on top of any explicit fee. The table below shows what converting 1,000 euros to dollars looks like at the October 9, 2026 reference rate under three illustrative cost scenarios; these percentages are examples for comparison, not real prices from any provider:

The same logic applies going the other way: $1,000 is worth €892.38 at mid-market, but about €883.46 after a 1% spread, €865.61 after 3%, and €847.76 after 5%. The lesson: always compare providers on the amount delivered, never on the headline rate or the fee in isolation. A "zero fee" offer with a wide spread can cost more than a fixed fee at a tight rate.

Reference rate vs. the rate your bank gives you

The rate on this page is the ECB euro foreign exchange reference rate, an indicative mid-market value the European Central Bank publishes for information purposes. It is the neutral benchmark, but it is not a rate anyone will actually trade with you; the ECB strongly discourages using it for transactions. The rate you get in practice is a retail rate: your card network or bank starts near the wholesale market rate and adds its margin. On top of that, many US credit and debit cards charge a separate foreign transaction fee as a percentage of each purchase made in euros or with a foreign merchant. The official interpretation of Regulation Z describes how that fee works: it can combine a charge from the card network and one from your issuer, and it is measured against a conversion rate outside their control. Cards with no foreign transaction fee exist and typically convert at the network rate, which usually sits much closer to mid-market than airport kiosks or DCC offers.

When and how the rate updates

The ECB publishes its reference rates once per working day, usually around 16:00 CET (10:00 a.m. US Eastern for most of the year), based on a daily concertation procedure between central banks across Europe that normally takes place around 14:10 CET. That publication schedule has three practical consequences:

• One update per day. The rate in this tool changes at most once per working day: it is a daily benchmark, not a streaming market feed.
• Weekends and holidays repeat the last rate. On Saturdays, Sundays, and TARGET closing days, no new rate is published, so the last working day's rate stays in place until the next publication.
• Intraday moves are invisible. The interbank EUR/USD market trades almost continuously during the week; a headline-driven move at 2 p.m. New York time will not appear here until the next ECB publication.

A U.S. benchmark for comparison: the Federal Reserve Board's H.10 release of October 5, 2026 lists a noon buying rate in New York of $1.1259 per euro for October 2, 2026 (H.10 quotes the euro in dollars per euro). That is about 0.5% away from the ECB figure above; small gaps between benchmarks are normal because they are taken on different days and at different times. For budgeting, invoicing, and comparing offers, a dated daily benchmark is exactly what you want. For timing an actual large transfer, the provider's quote at the moment of the transaction is what counts.

For travelers: cash, cards, and the DCC trap

Heading to the euro area, your cheapest options are usually a no-foreign-transaction-fee card for purchases and a bank-network ATM withdrawal for the modest amount of cash you need. Two rules cover most of the cost pitfalls. First, when a terminal or ATM asks whether to charge you in euros or US dollars, choose euros: the "pay in USD" option is dynamic currency conversion, where the merchant's payment provider sets the exchange rate, and under Regulation Z your card issuer does not have to disclose a fee the merchant adds when it converts. Second, avoid converting large amounts of cash at airport counters and hotel desks, where spreads tend to be widest. Before you go, run your trip budget through the converter: a 120 euro dinner is about $134.47 and a 75 euro train ticket about $84.05 at the October 9, 2026 reference rate, so you can sanity-check receipts as you spend.

For online shoppers buying in euros

Buying from a European web shop priced in euros? Convert the cart total here first: a 60 euro pair of shoes is about $67.24 and a 300 euro appliance about $336.18 at the October 9, 2026 reference rate. Your card statement will show a slightly higher dollar figure once the network's rate and any foreign transaction fee are applied. If the gap is much more than a few percent, check whether the merchant converted to dollars at checkout (the online version of DCC) and switch the checkout currency back to euros if offered. Also factor in that US customs duties and import fees, where they apply, are assessed in dollars and are separate from the exchange rate entirely.

Sending money between the US and Europe

For remittances, such as wiring dollars to family in Europe, federal consumer protection law works in your favor. Under the remittance transfer rules in Regulation E, Subpart B, enforced by the CFPB, companies that send money abroad for US consumers generally must disclose, before you pay: the exchange rate they will apply, the fees and taxes they impose, and the amount expected to arrive at the other end (the recipient's own bank fees or foreign taxes can still reduce it). They must also provide a receipt, a right to cancel within 30 minutes (if the money has not been picked up or deposited), and error-resolution procedures for problems reported within 180 days. That pre-payment disclosure is your comparison tool: get the delivered-euro figure from two or three providers for the same dollar amount and pick the largest number, using the mid-market value from this page as the benchmark for how much is being kept in spread and fees.

For freelancers and businesses invoicing across the Atlantic

If you are a US freelancer billing a European client in euros, the reference rate is your pricing anchor. Quote the euro fee so that the expected dollar amount after conversion costs, not the mid-market figure, meets your target: a 2,500 euro invoice is worth $2,801.50 at the October 9, 2026 reference rate, but after a 2 to 3% conversion cost you would bank roughly $2,717 to $2,745. Practical habits that help: date every invoice conversion to a specific reference date so your books are auditable, consider invoicing in dollars if the client agrees (shifting the conversion cost and rate risk to them), and remember that a rate move of a few percent between invoice and payment can exceed your margin on small jobs.

IRS yearly average rates: euros on your US tax return

US taxpayers must report worldwide income in US dollars. The IRS generally expects you to translate foreign income at the spot rate prevailing when you received it, and it has no official exchange rate of its own: any posted rate used consistently is generally accepted. For income received evenly through the year, it publishes yearly average exchange rates that may be used instead. Per the IRS instructions, you divide the euro amount by the yearly average rate to get dollars. These are the official IRS yearly averages for the euro (euros per 1 USD):

Example: a US citizen who earned a steady 10,000 euro side income across 2024 reports 10,000 ÷ 0.924 = $10,822.51. Use the linked IRS page in the Sources below for the authoritative table, and note that specific forms (such as foreign tax credit computations) can carry their own translation rules; for anything beyond straightforward reporting, follow the IRS instructions for the form in question.

Related conversions

Euro-dollar is the world's most traded currency pair, according to the Bank for International Settlements' April 2025 survey, but the same tool and the same mid-market logic apply to every pair on this site: British pounds to dollars, dollars to Canadian dollars, dollars to Indian rupees, Japanese yen to dollars, and Mexican pesos to dollars, all from the same daily ECB reference set. For any pair not covered by a dedicated page, the full Currency Converter handles 30 currencies.

Sources

• European Central Bank: Euro foreign exchange reference rates (published around 16:00 CET each working day, for information purposes).
• Federal Reserve Board: Foreign Exchange Rates (H.10), release of October 5, 2026 (noon buying rates in New York).
• Internal Revenue Service: Yearly average currency exchange rates for US tax returns.
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Sending money to another country: disclosures, cancellation, and problems, and Regulation E, 12 CFR 1005.31 (remittance disclosures).
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.4 and official interpretation 4(a)-4 (foreign transaction fees and merchant currency conversion).
• Bank for International Settlements: Triennial Central Bank Survey of foreign exchange turnover, April 2025.