We took an Uber in KL last week and charged it on our UOB One card. The credit card bill shows the below rate.
UOB
SGD 1.84 = MYR 5.61
SGD 1 = MYR 3.049
During my trip, I exchanged MYR in KL at the money changers. I went around hunting for a good exchange rate and monitored it for a couple of days.
The rate stayed at SGD 1 = MYR 3.13 at best.
This means that for the same Uber ride, if I used cash, I would have paid SGD 1.79.
Which means that by using my UOB card, I have spent 2.79% more as compared to using cash.
Not as high as I expected it to be previously.
On my previous trip to KL a couple of weeks back, we ate at a restaurant. The credit card
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