🇿🇦 Send R100 in South Africa: fees by provider
To send R100 in South Africa, VodaPay is free, while the others charge up to R20.00. So the cheapest is Free and the most expensive R20.00.
R100 is a small everyday sum in South Africa — roughly a minibus-taxi ride and airtime. South Africa is bank- and card-led; mobile wallets (VodaPay, Capitec Pay, eWallet) play a smaller role than elsewhere on the continent.
The rand is highly liquid and instant bank rails (PayShap) dominate, so wallet fees are judged against a bank transfer, not just against each other. The cheapest (VodaPay) works out at 0%; a flat fee, where it applies, still counts at this size.
At R100, this amount falls in a pricing band where a percentage fee (1.5%) applies at the reference provider. The next band starts at R501, where pricing changes — worth knowing if your amount is near that threshold. Keeping money on the wallet to pay avoids any cash-out fee.
The South Africa send tariff is banded by amount: 1.5% R1–R500; 1% R501–R1,000; 0.5% above R1,001. That is why the cost depends as much on the amount as on the provider.
Compare all providers for R100
| Provider | Fee | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
VPVodaPayCheapest | Free | None | Free |
MTNMTN | R2.00 | None | R2.00 |
MKMukuru | R20.00 | None | R20.00 |
Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.
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