5 US dollars to South African rand

Convert USD to ZAR at the real exchange rate

5 usd
89.25 zar

$1.000 USD = R17.85 ZAR

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1 USD to ZARLast 30 daysLast 90 days
High18.401518.8983
Low17.707817.7078
Average17.944218.1583
Change-2.99%-5.53%
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1 USD to ZAR stats

The performance of USD to ZAR in the last 30 days saw a 30 day high of 18.4015 and a 30 day low of 17.7078. This means the 30 day average was 17.9442. The change for USD to ZAR was -2.99.

The performance of USD to ZAR in the last 90 days saw a 90 day high of 18.8983 and a 90 day low of 17.7078. This means the 90 day average was 18.1583. The change for USD to ZAR was -5.53.

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Conversion rates US Dollar / South African Rand
1 USD17.85040 ZAR
5 USD89.25200 ZAR
10 USD178.50400 ZAR
20 USD357.00800 ZAR
50 USD892.52000 ZAR
100 USD1,785.04000 ZAR
250 USD4,462.60000 ZAR
500 USD8,925.20000 ZAR
1000 USD17,850.40000 ZAR
2000 USD35,700.80000 ZAR
5000 USD89,252.00000 ZAR
10000 USD178,504.00000 ZAR
Conversion rates South African Rand / US Dollar
1 ZAR0.05602 USD
5 ZAR0.28011 USD
10 ZAR0.56021 USD
20 ZAR1.12043 USD
50 ZAR2.80107 USD
100 ZAR5.60213 USD
250 ZAR14.00533 USD
500 ZAR28.01065 USD
1000 ZAR56.02130 USD
2000 ZAR112.04260 USD
5000 ZAR280.10650 USD
10000 ZAR560.21300 USD