Tip Calculator by Country
Enter your restaurant bill and pick a country to see the locally customary tip and your total. Every country's typical tipping range is shown in an editable table below, so you can adjust the norms if you know better for your destination. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere.
📖 How it works & FAQ| Country | Min % | Max % | Local custom |
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Know the local tipping custom before the bill arrives
Tipping is one of the easiest ways to feel like a fish out of water abroad. Leave 20% in Tokyo and your server may chase you down to return it; leave nothing in Toronto and you have genuinely shorted someone's wages. This calculator turns your restaurant bill into a locally appropriate tip for 28 countries, using typical restaurant norms: 15–20% in the US and Canada, 10–12.5% in the UK, 5–10% in France and Germany where service is already included, and no tip at all in Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.
Pick how good the service was and the tool lands you on the low, middle, or high end of the local range. It also shows the full customary range, the total you should hand over, and a per-person amount if you are splitting the bill. These are estimates only, not professional advice — tipping customs and service-charge rules vary by city, venue, and over time.
Every rate is editable
The norms table under the results is not decoration — it is the live data the calculator uses. If your guidebook, hotel concierge, or local friend says the range in your destination is different, edit the min and max percentages in the table and the results update instantly. Nothing leaves your browser: no accounts, no uploads, no tracking of where you are traveling.
How to use it
- Enter your bill amount and, optionally, change the currency symbol to match where you are.
- Choose the country you are dining in from the dropdown.
- Set the service quality — okay, good, or great — to pick a spot within the local range.
- If you are splitting, set how many people share the bill.
- Read the suggested tip, total, and local custom note; tweak the table if you know better numbers.
FAQ
- Should I tip on top of a service charge?
- Usually no. If the bill already shows a service charge (common in the UK, Brazil, Singapore, and the UAE), the tip is effectively paid. Adding a little extra for outstanding service is optional.
- Do I tip on the pre-tax or post-tax amount?
- Customs differ, but tipping on the pre-tax subtotal is a safe, widely accepted approach in North America. Elsewhere, the printed total is normally what people tip on.
- Is it rude to tip in Japan?
- It is not exactly rude, but it is not part of the culture and staff will often decline. A sincere thank-you is the expected gesture.
- Cash or card for tips?
- In much of Europe and Latin America, cash tips are preferred and more likely to reach your server. In the US and Canada, card tips are completely normal.