USD to MXN Converter (US Dollar to Mexican Peso)

Mexico’s peso (MXN) is issued by Banco de México and uses the same dollar sign as the American currency. A price written as $250 in Mexico means 250 pesos unless a menu says USD or dlls, and the confusion is a classic trap for visitors. A peso is made of 100 centavos.

This direction suits Americans on vacation in Cancún, Mexico City or Baja, retirees living in Mexican towns, cross-border shoppers and drivers, and people who send money to family in Mexico. A big share of dollar-to-peso searches comes from migrants and workers whose remittances arrive in pesos.

How to use this tool

1. Type an amount in USD to see it in MXN, or type in the MXN box to convert the other way.
2. Read the rate line under the boxes: it shows the saved rate and its date.
3. Use the tables below for common amounts, or open the currency converter for any other currency.

Formula

MXN amount = USD amount × rate

USD amount = MXN amount ÷ rate

The rate is the value of 1 USD in MXN in the snapshot of 2026-11-10, read from a table of exchange rates against the US dollar. A bank's buying and selling rates sit on either side of this mid-market figure.

Example

Two conversions at the saved rate:

200 USD × 18.572 = 3,714.4 MXN

1,500 MXN ÷ 18.572 = 80.77 USD

USD to MXN table

Common amounts in USD converted to MXN at the saved rate of 2026-11-10.

MXN to USD table

The other direction, for amounts often quoted in MXN.

Pesos you will see

Banknotes are 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 pesos, and the 20 and 50 peso notes are printed on polymer. Coins cover centavo denominations and 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 pesos. Smaller vendors may not have change for a large note, so break your bills at a shop or ATM when you can.

In tourist areas, hotels, tour operators and some restaurants list prices in dollars as well. Pay in pesos when the choice is yours, because a dollar price converts at the seller’s own rate.

Cards, ATMs and the official FIX rate

ATMs in Mexico may offer to convert your withdrawal into dollars before dispensing pesos. Decline and take pesos, since the offer is dynamic currency conversion at a rate set by the machine operator. Banco de México publishes a daily FIX exchange rate, which is used to settle dollar obligations payable in Mexico and works as a reference, not as a price available to travelers.

Quick mental estimate

Multiply USD by 19 for a rough MXN figure: 20 USD → about 380 MXN. That factor is 2.3% above the saved rate.

Rates move every day, so recheck the rate line before you rely on a shortcut.