Mobile Money Fees in Liberia
MTN, Orange — including all government levies. Updated April 2026.
How much does it cost to send money via mobile money in Liberia?
In Liberia, receiving money from the diaspora straight into a mobile wallet is the cheapest channel, and cashing it out costs a standard 2% cash-out fee set by the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), identical at Lonestar Cell MTN and Orange Money. Cross-network transfers via the "Pay Na-Na" platform (launched January 2026) cost up to 1% for amounts up to $2,000, then a flat $25 above that. Fees are in US dollars (Liberia uses both USD and LRD); use the calculator below for the exact cost.
Compare Providers
| Provider | Send | Withdraw | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MTNMTNCheapest | $1.00 | $2.00 | None | $1.00 |
ORGOrangeCheapest | $1.00 | $2.00 | None | $1.00 |
Provider Details
Lonestar Cell MTN MoMo
Liberia · USD
Send money fees
| $1-$2,000 | 1% |
| $2,000.01+ | $25 |
Withdrawal fees
| $0.01+ | 2% |
Orange Money
Liberia · USD
Send money fees
| $1-$2,000 | 1% |
| $2,000.01+ | $25 |
Withdrawal fees
| $0.01+ | 2% |
Exchange Rates
Livevs LRD (Liberian Dollar)
Government Levies & Taxes
No Government Levy
Fee data last verified April 2026. Always confirm with your provider before large transactions.
Receiving money from the diaspora into your Liberian mobile wallet
Diaspora remittances are equal to roughly 11% of Liberia's GDP, and the USA-to-Liberia corridor is one of the largest, powered by the big Liberian-American diaspora. Increasingly those funds land directly in a Lonestar Cell MTN or Orange Money wallet rather than through a traditional money-transfer storefront. Mobile money is the cheapest channel to receive on: costs average around 4.4%, well below the global cross-border average.
Both operators receive international transfers, and because Liberia is dual-currency, funds can be held in US dollars in the wallet. The only cost to the recipient is the 2% cash-out when converting to physical cash: receiving and keeping the money in the wallet, or paying a merchant directly, avoids that withdrawal fee.
Sending money to Liberia from Ghana, Nigeria & West Africa
Liberia is a member of ECOWAS and WAMZ and is connected to PAPSS (the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System). That lets you send from a Ghanaian or Nigerian bank to Liberia in local currency, without routing through a US-dollar correspondent bank: the payment settles on African rails. For context, the cedi is worth about 15.5 LRD and the US dollar about 182 LRD (June 2026).