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Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 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 Oct 29

Everything else

  1. Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 1.5% 1x base rate

Dining

  1. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 2.9% 2x
  2. Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate

Gas

  1. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 2.9% 2x
  2. Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate

Flights

  1. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 2.9% 2x
  2. Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate

Hotels · portal

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel 5.0% 5%

Car rental · portal

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel 5.0% 5%

Attractions · portal

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel 5.0% 5%

What the numbers are doing

Abroad the answer flips: Double Cash charges a 3% foreign transaction fee, so once that comes off the rate AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard is the better card for everyday spend.

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard $99 and Double Cash $0 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: Double Cash takes everything else; AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard takes dining, gas and flights.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseDouble Cash2.0%
DiningAAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard2.9%
GasAAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard2.9%
FlightsAAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard2.9%
Hotels · portalDouble Cash · Citi Travel5.0%
Car rental · portalDouble Cash · Citi Travel5.0%
Attractions · portalDouble 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. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 1.5%

Dining

  1. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 2.9%
  2. Double Cash — 2.0%

Gas

  1. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 2.9%
  2. Double Cash — 2.0%

Flights

  1. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 2.9%
  2. Double Cash — 2.0%

Hotels · portal

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel — 5.0%

Car rental · portal

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel — 5.0%

Attractions · portal

  1. Double Cash · Citi Travel — 5.0%
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