Re: Update
I've finally gotten around to updating the value of $1 in local currency. GURPS uses the cost of one loaf of bread as the value of $1, which I didn't know/remember at the time I set the conversion rate. But I have decided to follow this praxis for the sake of consistency. This will only affect how much local currency you have, as things are still priced in $, and as the local currency just got 5 times more valuable, you can carry more $ without encumbrance penalties.
I hope this will not inconvenience you too much. As an upside, the cash portion of the loot in Lyceum is set in local currency, so that value just quintupled.