Money transfer cost calculator

See what sending money abroad really costs: the fee you see plus the hidden cost in the exchange rate. Any currency. Free, no sign-up, nothing leaves your browser.

Money transfer cost calculator

The starting numbers are only an example. Put in the fee and rate from your provider's quote, and today's mid-market rate from Google or XE. Rates are how much of the other currency one unit of yours buys.

They receive
226.00
232.00 at the real rate
Hidden in the rate
5.17
a 2.59% markup
True cost of this transfer
8.16
4.02% of what you pay
Over a year of 12 transfers
97.95

The two costs in every transfer

The first is the fee you see. The second is hidden in the exchange rate: most providers give you a rate a little worse than the real mid-market rate, the one you see on Google or XE, and keep the difference. On a big transfer, that gap often costs more than the fee.

How to compare providers properly

Ignore "zero fee" and "best rate" claims and look at one number: how much arrives on the other side for the same amount sent. Put each provider's fee and rate into this calculator, and the one with the smallest total cost is the cheapest, whatever its adverts say.

How the hidden cost is worked out

At the real rate, your amount would buy amount × mid-market rate. At the rate you're given it buys amount × your rate. The difference, turned back into your own currency, is what the rate costs you. Add the fee and you have the true cost.

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