Tip Calculator
Work out the tip and total on any bill, split it between people, and see what's customary around the world by country and service type.
What's customary in 🇺🇸 United States?
Tipping is expected and a major part of service workers' income. Servers are often paid a reduced 'tipped minimum wage'.
Tap a service to apply a typical tip and see the norm. These are common expectations, not rules.
15–20% of the pre-tax bill; 18–20% for good service, 20%+ for exceptional service or large parties.
How to Use This Calculator
Pick your country first — this sets a sensible default tip and currency and updates the service guidance to match local customs. Then enter your bill amount and adjust the tip percentage if you like, and split the total between any number of people. Use the quick-tip buttons for common percentages, or tap a service type to apply a tip that's typical for that situation in the selected country. Everything updates instantly.
The Round up total option rounds the final total to the nearest whole amount and adjusts the tip accordingly — handy when you want a clean number or you're paying in cash.
Common Use Cases
- Restaurant dining: Split a group dinner and see exactly what each person owes including tip
- Traveling abroad: Check whether tipping is expected — and how much — before you sit down or step out of a taxi
- Taxi and rideshare: Add a fair amount to your fare without doing the math in your head
- Cash payments: Round the total up to a clean number for easy cash handling
- Group outings: Divide a bar tab or delivery order evenly across friends
Tipping Around the World
Tipping customs vary enormously between countries. In the United States and Canada, tipping is expected and forms a large part of service workers' income, so 15–20% is the norm. Across much of Europe, service is often included by law or added as a service charge, and a smaller gratuity — rounding up or 5–10% — is a bonus rather than an obligation. In Australia and New Zealand, staff earn a full wage and tipping is genuinely optional. In Japan, tipping is not part of the culture at all and can even cause confusion.
- United States / Canada: 15–20% expected at restaurants; tip taxis, bars, and hairdressers too
- United Kingdom / Ireland: 10–12.5% for good service; watch for an added service charge; no tipping at the pub
- France / Italy: Service included; round up or leave a few euros for good service
- Germany: Round up or add 5–10%, told to the server as you pay
- Australia: Not expected; ~10% for excellent service is a generous extra
- Japan: Do not tip — great service is standard and included
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