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Revolut's free plan wins small weekday trips with no fee up to £1,000 a month. Wise wins bigger or weekend-heavy trips with one small fee. UK terms…
By Bishnu Adhikari · Sep 27, 2026
For a short trip with modest spending, Revolut's free Standard plan usually costs less than Wise, because it adds no exchange fee on the first £1,000 a month exchanged on weekdays; on a bigger trip, or one where you spend at weekends, Wise's small, flat…
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The two companies charge in different places: Wise on every conversion, Revolut only above a limit and at weekends. That single difference explains almost every "which is cheaper" answer you will read. Both warn that some ATM operators add their own charge…
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On a small euro trip Revolut Standard is cheaper; on a larger one Wise is, unless you pay for a Revolut plan. Here are two trips worked through with the fees above, treating cash withdrawals as money converted from pounds. The Wise figures leave out the…
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Paying for Revolut only makes sense if you would otherwise hit the Standard limits every month. Revolut lists five UK plans. One inconsistency to know about: Revolut's plan table gives Plus a £3,000 limit, while a footnote on the same page describes a…
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In Nepal either card is mainly an ATM card, because few places take cards at all, and the Nepali bank's own withdrawal fee of about NPR 500 applies whichever you use. Our field reporting is that cards work at a small number of upmarket hotels, large agencies…
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If you take one or two short trips a year and spend under £1,000 a month abroad, Revolut's free Standard plan is the cheaper choice — as long as you exchange on weekdays. If you travel for longer, spend more, or cannot control when you pay, Wise's…
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