Money & costs
Money
French Guiana is one of the most expensive regions in South America, with prices comparable to metropolitan France (from where nearly everything is imported). Being a department of France, French Guiana’s local currency is the euro. It’s easy to change cash or traveler’s checks in US dollars or euros in Cayenne, yet the rates are about 5% lower than official rates. Credit cards are widely accepted, and you can get Visa or MasterCard cash advances at ATMs (guichets automatiques), which are on the Plus and Cirrus networks. Eurocard and Carte Bleu are also widely accepted.
