Slovakia Practical information

Money & costs

Money

Slovakia’s currency is the Slovak crown, or Slovenská koruna (Sk), containing 100 halier (hellers). There are coins of 50 hellers, and one, two, five and 10 crowns (Sk). Bank notes come in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 5000 crowns.

Almost all banks have exchange desks and there are usually branches in or near a city’s old town square. ATMs are quite common even in smaller places. Visa and MasterCard are widely accepted in Bratislava, less so in the rest of the country.

Your Slovak friends will likely complain you’re spoiling the waiters if you don’t just round up to the next 10Sk, but tips of 5% to 10% are appreciated in restaurants.