Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi vs U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card: fees, rewards and APR compared - DebitCue Skip to content
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Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi vs U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card

Compare Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi and U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card side by side: fees, rewards, APR, and perks.

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Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi versus U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card compared by attribute
Feature Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card
Card fee No fee No fee
Purchase APR (from) 18.74% 17.74%
Interest-free period - -
Foreign transaction fee 0% 3%
Rewards 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. Unlimited 2% cash back on every purchase. Earn up to 4% total when you maintain qualifying U.S. Bank deposit account balances: 2.5% at $10k–$49,999; 3% at $50k–$99,999; 4% at $100k+. Bonus rates apply to first $10,000 in eligible net purchases per billing cycle.
Installments - U.S. Bank ExtendPay® Plans available — split eligible purchases into fixed monthly payments with no interest (small monthly fee applies after 60-day intro offer)
No card fee
No foreign transaction fee -
Welcome bonus -
Airport lounge access - -
Travel insurance - -
Apple Pay / Google Pay -

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  • Choose the Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi if its checked rows above line up with how you spend most.
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