🇨🇲 Send FCFA500,000 in Cameroon: fees by provider
To send FCFA500,000 in Cameroon, Orange is free, while the others charge up to FCFA1,500.00. So the cheapest is Free and the most expensive FCFA1,500.00.
How much does it cost to send FCFA500,000 in Cameroon?
To send FCFA500,000 in Cameroon, the cheapest provider is Orange at Free; the priciest charges FCFA1,500.00. Receiving is free; the total includes the operator's tier fee and any applicable state tax. Comparison verified June 2026.
FCFA500,000 is one of the largest amounts on this page in Cameroon — roughly rent or school fees. Cameroon (CEMAC zone) runs on MTN MoMo and Orange Money, in the euro-pegged CFA franc.
A 0.2% mobile-money tax sits on top of the operator fee; with two dominant players the tariff moves little and agent coverage decides. At 0% effective the fee is almost negligible; here the binding constraint is your transaction limit and the agent's cash float.
The Cameroon send tariff is banded by amount: free FCFA1–FCFA5,000; 1% FCFA5,001–FCFA50,000; flat FCFA500 FCFA50,001–FCFA200,000. That is why the cost depends as much on the amount as on the provider.
Money Transfer Tax (TTA): Cameroon applies a 0.2% tax (TTA) on the amount of every mobile money transfer and withdrawal (0.4% round-trip), plus a flat 4 FCFA per transaction. The 0.2% has applied since 1 January 2022 and the 4 FCFA since 1 January 2025. Cash deposits, merchant payments and bank transfers are exempt. The user pays; the operator (MTN MoMo, Orange Money) collects it.
Compare all providers for FCFA500,000
| Provider | Fee | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
ORGOrangeCheapest | Free | None | Free |
MTNMTN | FCFA500.00 | FCFA1,000.00 | FCFA1,500.00 |
Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.
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