🇺🇬 Send UGX10,000 in Uganda: fees by provider
To send UGX10,000 in Uganda, Airtel is free, while the others charge up to UGX500.00. So the cheapest is Free and the most expensive UGX500.00.
How much does it cost to send UGX10,000 in Uganda?
To send UGX10,000 in Uganda, the cheapest provider is Airtel at Free; the priciest charges UGX500.00. Receiving is free; the total includes the operator's tier fee. Comparison verified June 2026.
UGX10,000 is a small everyday sum in Uganda — roughly a boda fare and airtime. Uganda is an MTN MoMo and Airtel Money duopoly, with Wave a newer low-fee entrant.
A 0.5% excise sits on cash WITHDRAWALS (not on sends), so the send fee and the later cash-out levy are two separate things to plan for in Uganda. The cheapest (Airtel) works out at 0%; a flat fee, where it applies, still counts at this size.
The Uganda send tariff is banded by amount: flat UGX1500 UGX125,001–UGX250,000; flat UGX1700 UGX250,001–UGX500,000; flat UGX1800 UGX500,001–UGX1,000,000; flat UGX1900 UGX1,000,001–UGX2,000,000; flat UGX2000 UGX2,000,001–UGX4,000,000. That is why the cost depends as much on the amount as on the provider.
Compare all providers for UGX10,000
| Provider | Fee | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
AIRAirtelCheapest | Free | None | Free |
WAVWave | UGX100.00 | None | UGX100.00 |
MTNMTN | UGX500.00 | None | UGX500.00 |
Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.
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