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Citi Custom Cash vs Double Cash

Both are Citi cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Sep 14

Everything else

  1. Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
  2. Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate

Hotels

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel 5.0% 5%
  2. Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
  3. Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate

Car rental

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel 5.0% 5%
  2. Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
  3. Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate

Attractions

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel 5.0% 5%
  2. Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
  3. Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate

What the numbers are doing

Custom Cash lets you choose one category to earn 5% on. This table assumes nothing is chosen yet, so it earns its base rate everywhere; choose in the generator to see where it lands.

Where they differ: Double Cash takes everything else, hotels, car rental and attractions. Custom Cash wins nothing outright in this wallet.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseDouble Cash2.0%
HotelsDouble Cash · Citi Travel5.0%
Car rentalDouble Cash · Citi Travel5.0%
AttractionsDouble Cash · Citi Travel5.0%

Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.

Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. Double Cash — 2.0%
  2. Custom Cash — 1.0%

Hotels

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel — 5.0%
  2. Double Cash — 2.0%
  3. Custom Cash — 1.0%

Car rental

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel — 5.0%
  2. Double Cash — 2.0%
  3. Custom Cash — 1.0%

Attractions

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel — 5.0%
  2. Double Cash — 2.0%
  3. Custom Cash — 1.0%

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