The currency-to-float package is a dependency-free utility designed to convert currency values into numerical representations without the need to specify the source currency.
You can install currency-to-float using npm or any other package manager:
npm install currency-to-floatimport currencyToFloat from 'currency-to-float';
// Or use CommonJs:
// const { parse } = require('currency-to-float');
const value = currencyToFloat('$12.50 USD');
console.log(value); // 12.5| Currency | Locale | Input (string) | Output (Number) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dollar ($, USD) | en-US | $12.50 USD | 12.5 |
| Brazilian Real (R$, BRL) | pt-BR | R$ 12,50 | 12.5 |
| Canadian Dollar ($, CAD) | en-CA | $12.50 CAD | 12.5 |
| Canadian Dollar ($, CAD) | fr-CA | 12,50 $ CAD | 12.5 |
| Australian Dollar ($, AUD) | en-AU | $12.50 AUD | 12.5 |
| Euro (€, EUR) | de-DE, fr-FR | 12,50 € EUR | 12.5 |
| Euro (€, EUR) | en-IE | €12.50 EUR | 12.5 |
| Euro (€, EUR) | nl-NL | €12,50 EUR | 12.5 |
| British Pounds (£, GBP) | en-GB | £12.50 GBP | 12.5 |
| Japanese Yen (¥, JPY) | ja-JP | ¥1250 JPY | 1250 |
| New Zealand Dollar ($, NZD) | en-NZ | $12.50 NZD | 12.5 |
| Hong Kong Dollar ($, HKD) | zh-HK | $12.50 HKD | 12.5 |
| Singapore Dollar ($, SGD) | zh-SG | $12.50 SGD | 12.5 |
| Danish Krone (Kr, DKK) | da-DK | 12,50 kr. DKK | 12.5 |
Run locally with npm run benchmark
currencyToFloat x 235,939 ops/sec ±1.10% (92 runs sampled)
currency.js x 204,132 ops/sec ±2.87% (89 runs sampled)
Fastest is currencyToFloatThis package is open-source and available under the MIT License.