Sending money to Rwanda from Canada
The World Bank surveyed 5 providers on this corridor. On C$200 the cheapest costs 2.23% of what you send and the dearest 10.95%. Enter your own amount below — the ranking changes with it.
Cheapest surveyed
WorldRemit
C$4.46 to send C$200
(2.23%)
The dearest would cost you
C$17.44
more, for the same transfer
Note: the survey priced this corridor at C$200 and C$500. Outside that range these figures are projected from each provider's fee and margin rather than directly observed.
Every provider, ranked at C$200
The fee and the exchange-rate margin are shown separately on purpose. A transfer advertised as "no fee" can still be the expensive one, because the margin is where the cost hides.
| Provider |
Type |
Fee |
FX margin |
Total cost |
% of transfer |
|
WorldRemit
Less than one hour |
Money Transfer Operator |
C$0.00 |
C$4.46 |
C$4.46 |
2.23% |
|
MoneyGram
Next day |
Money Transfer Operator |
C$0.00 |
C$5.60 |
C$5.60 |
2.80% |
|
Ria
Less than one hour |
Money Transfer Operator |
C$6.00 |
C$5.46 |
C$11.46 |
5.73% |
|
Western Union
Less than one hour |
Money Transfer Operator |
C$6.90 |
C$6.42 |
C$13.32 |
6.66% |
|
ScotiaBank
2 days |
Bank |
C$7.00 |
C$14.90 |
C$21.90 |
10.95% |
Banks, transfer operators and mobile money
Who you send with matters more than anything else about the transfer. Median cost by provider type, on C$200:
- Bank — 10.95%
(1 provider surveyed)
- Money Transfer Operator — 4.26%
(4 providers surveyed)
That ordering is for C$200 and does not necessarily hold at your amount. Where a provider charges a flat fee, it is punishing on a small transfer and forgettable on a large one — which is enough to reverse the order entirely. The ranked table above is the one computed at your amount; this one is not.
How to read these numbers
The cost of a transfer is the fee plus the margin the provider takes on the exchange rate. The margin is invisible at the counter: you are quoted a rate, not the difference between that rate and the interbank one, so a "free" transfer can quietly cost more than one with a fee attached. Both are separated in the table above.
Percentages fall as the amount rises wherever a provider charges a flat fee, which is why the same provider can be the cheapest at one amount and not at another. That is exactly what the calculator is for — the ranking above is computed at your amount, not at a fixed one.
Source: The World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide, available at https://remittanceprices.worldbank.org — survey period 2025 Q1, field-collected to 11 March 2025.
Licensed CC BY 4.0. These are surveyed benchmark costs from a dated quarterly study, not live quotes, and providers change pricing between surveys — check the current cost with the provider before you send. The World Bank does not endorse this use of its data. This is general information, not financial advice.
