Citi Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card vs Double Cash
Both are Citi cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card 1.0% 1% base rate
Dining
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card 3.0% 3%
- Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
Gas
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card 4.0% 4%
- Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
Travel
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card 3.0% 3%
- Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
Costco gas
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card 5.0% 5%
- Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
Hotels · portal
- Double Cash · Citi Travel 5.0% 5%
Car rental · portal
- Double Cash · Citi Travel 5.0% 5%
Campgrounds
- Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card 1.0% 1%
Attractions · portal
- Double Cash · Citi Travel 5.0% 5%
Costco
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card 2.0% 2%
- Double Cash 2.0% 2% base rate
What the numbers are doing
Abroad the answer flips: Double Cash charges a 3% foreign transaction fee, so once that comes off the rate Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card is the better card for everyday spend.
Where they differ: Double Cash takes everything else and campgrounds; Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card takes dining, gas, travel and costco gas.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Double Cash2.0% |
| Dining | Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card3.0% |
| Gas | Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card4.0% |
| Travel | Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card3.0% |
| Costco gas | Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card5.0% |
| Hotels · portal | Double Cash · Citi Travel5.0% |
| Car rental · portal | Double Cash · Citi Travel5.0% |
| Campgrounds | Double Cash2.0% |
| Attractions · portal | Double Cash · Citi Travel5.0% |
| Costco | Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card2.0% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Double Cash — 2.0%
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card — 1.0%
Dining
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card — 3.0%
- Double Cash — 2.0%
Gas
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card — 4.0%
- Double Cash — 2.0%
Travel
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card — 3.0%
- Double Cash — 2.0%
Costco gas
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card — 5.0%
- Double Cash — 2.0%
Hotels · portal
- Double Cash · Citi Travel — 5.0%
Car rental · portal
- Double Cash · Citi Travel — 5.0%
Campgrounds
- Double Cash — 2.0%
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card — 1.0%
Attractions · portal
- Double Cash · Citi Travel — 5.0%
Costco
- Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card — 2.0%
- Double Cash — 2.0%
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