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🇧🇯 Send FCFA5,000 in Benin: fees by provider

Sending FCFA5,000 in Benin costs the same FCFA50.00 at every provider — a regulated/matched tariff, so the choice comes down to the recipient's network and agent availability, not price.

Cheapest to send FCFA5,000
FCFA50.00· MTN
The cost of sending FCFA5,000

FCFA5,000 is a common mid-size amount in Benin — roughly a week's shopping in Cotonou. Benin runs on MTN MoMo and Moov Money, with mobile money now an everyday payment channel.

Benin digitised quickly around two operators; at a given amount the band tariffs are close, and agent access is the tie-breaker. At 1.0% effective, this is where comparing providers pays most — the relative gap between cheapest and priciest is wide around here.

At FCFA5,000, this amount falls in a pricing band where a flat FCFA50 fee applies at the reference provider. This is the top band: the tariff does not change above it. Keeping money on the wallet to pay avoids any cash-out fee.

The Benin send tariff is banded by amount: free FCFA1–FCFA999; flat FCFA50 above FCFA1,000. That is why the cost depends as much on the amount as on the provider.

Compare all providers for FCFA5,000

ProviderFeeLevyTotal
MTNMTNCheapest
FCFA50.00NoneFCFA50.00
MOMoovCheapest
FCFA50.00NoneFCFA50.00
WVWaveCheapest
FCFA50.00NoneFCFA50.00

Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to send FCFA5,000 in Benin?
FCFA50.00 at every provider compared here — a matched tariff at this amount.
Which provider is cheapest to send FCFA5,000?
None is cheaper: all charge FCFA50.00 at this amount. Choose by the recipient's network and agent availability.
Is sending FCFA5,000 free in Benin?
No — no provider is free at this amount; the cheapest is FCFA50.00.
Is there a tax on sending FCFA5,000 in Benin?
No government tax applies to this transfer in Benin; you pay only the provider fee shown in the table.