🇺🇬 Send UGX20,000 in Uganda: fees by provider
To send UGX20,000 in Uganda, Airtel is free, while the others charge up to UGX1,000.00. So the cheapest is Free and the most expensive UGX1,000.00.
UGX20,000 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 UGX20,000
| Provider | Fee | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
AIRAirtelCheapest | Free | None | Free |
WAVWave | UGX200.00 | None | UGX200.00 |
MTNMTN | UGX1,000.00 | None | UGX1,000.00 |
Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.
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