Jordan’s Currency

The Jordanian Dinar (JOD) is divided into 100 piastres, and in practice into 1000 fils. Notes come in 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 dinar; coins are rarely used by visitors. The dinar is pegged to the US dollar at roughly 1 JOD = 1.41 USD, and has been for years — so the rate barely moves.

A handy mental rule: 1 JOD is about $1.40, or very roughly £1.10 or €1.30. Prices in Jordan are quoted in dinars, sometimes with the decimal (3.50 JOD) and sometimes in piastres (350). Don’t confuse the two — 350 piastres is 3.50 dinar, not 350 dinar.

Carry cash for small spending — cafes, taxis, tips, Bedouin stalls inside Petra — and use cards for hotels, larger restaurants and shops. ATMs are everywhere in Amman, Madaba, Petra (Wadi Musa), Aqaba and the Dead Sea resorts; they are scarce in Wadi Rum and rural areas, so draw cash before you head into the desert.

See our money and payments page for tipping, exchange offices and how to avoid the small rip-offs that catch new visitors.