A quick-reference chart covering tipping norms for every country and region on this site. Find your destination below, or jump to a region using the links. Each country, if available, links to its full guide with more detail and cultural context.
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Caribbean
Country Status Restaurant Hotel Taxi Antigua and Barbuda Expected 10-15% (10% often included) $1-2/bag, $2-5/night 10% on agreed fare Aruba Expected 15% $1-2/night 10-15% on fixed fare Bahamas Expected 15% $1-2/night 15% Barbados Expected 10% $2-5/night 10% Cayman Islands Expected 15% $1-2/night 10-15% Cuba Expected 10% (if no service charge) $1-5/bag or night 10% or round up Dominican Republic Expected 10-15% $1-2/night Round up / negotiate Grenada Expected 10% (check for service charge + 15% VAT first) $1/bag, $2-3/night 10-15% on agreed fare Jamaica Expected 10-15% $1-2/night 10-15% or agree on fare Puerto Rico Expected 15-20% $1-2/bag, $2-5/night 10-15% St. Lucia Expected 10% $1-2/night 10% on negotiated fare St. Martin / Sint Maarten Expected 15-20% Dutch side / round up French side $1/bag, $2-5/night 10% on agreed fare Trinidad and Tobago Optional 10-15% (if no service charge) $10-20 TTD/bag 10% Tobago / not expected Trinidad Turks and Caicos Expected 15% $2-5/night 15% on negotiated fare
Europe
Country Status Restaurant Hotel Taxi Austria Optional 5-10% (state total when paying) Euro 1-2/bag or night Round up Belgium Optional 5-10% (often included) Euro 1-2/bag or day Round up Croatia Optional 10% Euro 1-2/night Round up Czech Republic Optional 10% (state total) 20-50 CZK/night Round up Denmark Not Customary Not required by law (service charge included) Not expected Round up (optional) Finland Not Customary Never expected; round up if exceptional Not expected Round up (optional) France Not Customary Not required (service compris) Euro 1-2/night (optional) Round up Germany Optional 5-10% (state total when paying) Euro 1-2/night Round up Greece Optional 5-10% Euro 1-2/night Round up Hungary Optional 10-15% (check for szervizdij service charge first) 500-1,000 HUF/day Round up to nearest 100-500 HUF Iceland Not Customary Not customary; can make locals uncomfortable Not expected Round up (optional) Ireland Optional 10-15% Euro 1-2/night Round up Italy Optional Round up or 5% (often included) Euro 1-2/night Round up Netherlands Optional 5-10% Euro 1-2/night Round up Norway Not Customary Not expected; round up or 5-10% for very good service Not expected Round up (optional) Poland Optional 10-15% (state total when paying) 10-20 PLN/night Round up Portugal Optional Round up or 5-10% Euro 1-2/night Round up Spain Optional 5-10% or leave spare change Euro 1-2/night Round up Sweden Not Customary Not expected; round up or 5-10% for exceptional service Not expected Round up (optional) Switzerland Not Customary Service included; round up optional Not expected Round up (optional) Turkey Optional 5-10% (up to 15% high-end) 100-200 TL/bag or night Round up (say Ustu kalsin) UK Optional 10% (or 12.5% often included) GBP 1-2/night Round up
Latin America
Country Status Restaurant Hotel Taxi Argentina Optional 10% (la propina) $1-2 USD equivalent/night Round up Belize Expected 10-15% $1-2/night Round up Bolivia Optional 10% (if no service charge) 5-10 BOB/bag or night Not expected; round up optional Brazil Optional 10% (often included as taxa de servico) R$5-6/bag or day Round up only Chile Optional 10% (often included, tip 5% extra) 500-1,000 CLP/bag Not expected Colombia Optional 10% (propina voluntaria) COP 5,000-10,000/night Round up to nearest 1,000 pesos Costa Rica Optional Included by law (13% tax + 10% service) $1-2/night Round up Ecuador Optional 10% (servicio often included) $1-3/bag or night Not expected; round up Guatemala Optional 10% 5-10 GTQ/bag/night Round up; agree on fare first Mexico Expected 10-15% $1-2/night (resort) / 20-50 pesos (city) Round up Panama Optional 10% $1-2/bag/day Not expected; round up Peru Optional 10% 5-10 soles/night Not expected Uruguay Optional 10% (tip separately from cubierto cover charge) 20-50 UYU/bag or night Not expected; round up optional
Asia
Country Status Restaurant Hotel Taxi Bali, Indonesia Optional 10-15% (often included) IDR 10,000-20,000/bag Round up or IDR 5,000-10,000 Cambodia Optional 10% $1-2/night $1-2 (tuk-tuk single ride) China Not Customary Not expected (5-10% high-end only) Not expected Not expected Hong Kong Optional 10% (often included) HKD 10-20/bag or night Round up only India Optional 10% (if no service charge) Rs 50-200/bag or night Round up fare Japan Not Customary Not expected; may be refused Not expected Not expected Laos Optional Round up or 5,000-10,000 LAK (if no charge) Not expected Round up fare (optional) Malaysia Not Customary Not expected (service charge often included) RM 5-10/night (optional) Round up (optional) Nepal Optional 10% 100-200 NPR/night Round up Philippines Optional 10% or included 50-100 PHP/night Round up (optional) Singapore Not Customary Not needed (service charge + GST included) S$1-2/bag (porters only) Not expected South Korea Not Customary Not expected; may be declined Not expected Not expected Sri Lanka Optional 10% (often included) 200-500 LKR/bag or night Round up 100-200 LKR Taiwan Not Customary Not expected (10% service charge usually included) NT$50-100/bag (upscale hotels only) Not expected; rounding up optional Thailand Optional 10% (if no charge) 20-50 THB/night Round up Vietnam Optional 10% (if no charge) $1-2/night Round up
Africa
Country Status Restaurant Hotel Taxi Egypt Expected 10-12% $1-2/night Round up or 10% Kenya Expected 10% $1-2/night Round up Morocco Optional 10% 10-20 MAD/night Round up Namibia Expected 10-15% (if no service charge) N$10-20/night Round up to nearest N$10-20 Rwanda Optional 10% (Kigali upscale spots) $5/person/night (tip box) Round up South Africa Expected 10-15% 10-20 ZAR/night Round up Tanzania Expected 10% $1-2/bag, $2-4/day Round up
Middle East
Country Status Restaurant Hotel Taxi Israel Expected 12-15% 5-10 NIS/night Round up to nearest 5-10 NIS Jordan Optional 10% (if no service charge) 1-2 JOD/bag or night Round up to nearest dinar Oman Optional 5-10% (if no service charge) 1 OMR/bag Not expected; round up optional Qatar Optional 10% (service charge often already included) 10-20 QAR/bag or night Round up to nearest 5-10 QAR Saudi Arabia Optional 10-15% (if no service charge) SAR 5-10/bag or night Round up to nearest 5-10 SAR UAE Optional 10-15% AED 5-10/night Round up to nearest 5-10 AED
North America
Country Status Restaurant Hotel Taxi Canada Expected 15–20% $2–5 CAD/night 10–15% USA Expected 18–20% $2–5/night 15–20%
South Pacific
Country Status Restaurant Hotel Taxi Australia Not Customary Not expected Not expected Round up (optional) Fiji Not Customary 5–10% (resorts only) FJD $5–10/day (optional) Round up only New Zealand Not Customary Not expected Not expected Round up (optional)
Tipping norms can change over time and vary by establishment. This chart is a general reference only. For full context, currency converters, and cultural notes, visit each country’s individual guide linked above.
