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Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express vs Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi

Compare Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express and Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi side by side: fees, rewards, APR, and perks.

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Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express versus Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi compared by attribute
Feature Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi
Card fee $95 USD/yr No fee
Purchase APR (from) 19.49% 18.74%
Interest-free period - -
Foreign transaction fee 2.7% 0%
Rewards 6% cash back at U.S. supermarkets (up to $6,000/yr, then 1%); 6% on select U.S. streaming subscriptions; 3% at U.S. gas stations and on transit; 1% on other purchases 5% cash back on gas at Costco; 4% on other eligible gas and EV charging (first $7,000 combined/year, then 1%); 3% at restaurants and on eligible travel; 2% on all Costco and Costco.com purchases; 1% on everything else.
Installments Plan It available (fixed monthly fee installments on purchases $100+) -
No card fee -
No foreign transaction fee -
Welcome bonus -
Airport lounge access - -
Travel insurance -
Apple Pay / Google Pay -

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  • Choose the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express if its checked rows above line up with how you spend most.
  • Choose the Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi if it wins on the features that matter most to you.
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Full review Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Full review Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi

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