VND to PHP in Cebu city

Evgod Member

Member since 16 October 2017

EvgodMember04 December 2017 23:43:26

So i left Vietnam in a bit of a hurry didn鈥檛 have all my things in perfect order and spent most of my time in the airport lowering the weight of my bags. I left Ho Chi Minh by the skin of my teeth and was the last passenger to board my plane to Manila. I was offered a decent exchange in Manila but I thought I could and traded abot 6 million dong at the Manila last airport at .0021 php per dong. So I took the 2go ferry to Cebu and started to look for a bank to start an account with and make a better exchange. the answer I鈥檝e gotten time and time again is a simple no. They won鈥檛 trade it. Some of the money changers will but they offer very low rates from .0010 to .0018 at the Cebu airport. To put this in perspective in Manila I got 10500 pesos from 5,000,000 dong. About $210. Here in Cebu the best possible rate I can find is 9000 pesos for 5000000 dong. I have about 25 million left and I don鈥檛 really want to pay $200 to get it exchanged. Does anyone have any advice? I鈥檇 love to hear about a bank that makes a fair exchange or anyone traveling to Vietnam who want the dong. Please contact me.

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bob18 Contributor

Member since 28 July 2017

bob18Contributor04 December 2017 23:54:42

158

Did you rob a bank in Viet Nam ?

pej1111 Serial expat

Member since 09 September 2015

pej1111Serial expat05 December 2017 00:12:54

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You were lucky to change it at all our of Vietnam, most countries will not buy it.

Yep find some one going to Vietnam and change it with them,聽 of course some people may be worried it is counterfeit and not want it at all.

Get what every you can from who every you can but don't expect to get what you paid for it.聽 Each time I leave Vietnam I make sure that I spend all my VND in Vietnam prior to leaving, or simply hang onto it until you go back to Vietnam.

Evgod Member

Member since 16 October 2017

EvgodMember05 December 2017 13:08:15

I鈥檓 planning on taking a ferry back to Manila tomorrow and going all the way back to the airport. It鈥檚 mainly out of principle but I鈥檒l save me $140 after paying for the ferry. I鈥檒l probably end up spending it all along the way but I鈥檝e decided ***it. I鈥檓 not giving my money to the scammers here trying to take advantage of foreigners. Just a note for everyone Cebu airport and every money changer I went to which was over 30 will either not trade it at all or will essentially do a 50/50 split. The airport in Cebu was the best and they only took 25%!!!! I鈥檓 literally going to waste 2-3 days of my life to avoid doing business with them.

R_Mortisse Member

Member since 05 December 2017

R_MortisseMember05 December 2017 16:13:40

Sounds harsh.聽 Sounds like a very quick environment to end up moneylenders in. How do you survive?

amanda.O Contributor

Member since 05 October 2017

amanda.OContributor08 December 2017 02:19:48

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seems you ran away from vietnam and looked for shelter in the philippines

yea it's true, you're lucky if they want to exchange VND to PHP. cause our currencies are not too worthy to be exchanged. unlike SGD or HKD. but 25 million VND? it's only roughly 50-55k PHP. if you dont want to go back to vietnam, better look for a job real soon