How much you should be tipping in different countries

TIPPING can be a minefield when travelling. Here is how much you should be adding to the bill in different countries.

TIPPING is an etiquette nightmare when you’re on holiday — who do you pay and how much should you hand over?

What you tip in one country could insult a hardworking waiter while handing over any tip at all could enrage waiters in others, like Japan.

So where should you tip and where should you avoid it? Luckily, Good Housekeeping have done the research, so now you can be sure you don’t put your foot in it when next travelling abroad.

They’ve revealed which countries, like China, where it is inappropriate, and the places, like the USA, where a large tip is almost mandatory.

HOW MUCH TO TIP SERVICE WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD

Brazil: No tip is required when dining at a restaurant but if you grab a taxi, you should round up the fare.

Canada: A 20 per cent tip is appropriate at a restaurant while it’s courteous to tip a taxi driver between 10 and 15 per cent.

China: Tipping a waiter or a taxi driver is not deemed appropriate.

Egypt: It is polite to tip a waiter between five and 10 per cent at a restaurant but you should tip a taxi driver between 10 and 15 per cent.

France: You should leave a tip of 10 per cent for both restaurants and taxi rides.

Germany: A 10 per cent tip is customary when dining at a restaurant but you only have to round up the cab fare.

Greece: A tip of between five and 10 per cent for a waiter is usually required but no tip is required for a taxi driver.

You should leave the biggest tip when visiting the USA but no tip when visiting China or Japan.

India: A 10 per cent tip is customary when dining at a restaurant but you only have to round up the cab fare.

Italy: A 10 per cent tip is customary when dining at a restaurant but tipping for a taxi ride is optional.

Japan: Tipping a waiter or a taxi driver is not deemed appropriate.

Mexico: A tip of 10 per cent for a waiter at a restaurant is usually required but no tip is required for a taxi driver.

New Zealand: It’s polite to tip a restaurant between 10 and 15 per cent and to round up the taxi fare.

South Africa: A tip of 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent tip is customary when dining at a restaurant but you only have to round up the cab fare.

South East Asia: Tips are not necessarily required in their culture but small tips are very much appreciated.

The Netherlands: No tip is required when dining at a restaurant but if you grab a taxi, you should round up the fare.

Turkey: A 10 per cent tip is customary when dining at a restaurant but you only have to round up the cab fare.

USA: It is encouraged to tip a waiter between 15 and 25 per cent at a restaurant but taxi drivers only expect a small tip.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was republished here with permission.