🇺🇬 Send UGX5,000 in Uganda: fees by provider
To send UGX5,000 in Uganda, Airtel is free, while the others charge up to UGX500.00. So the cheapest is Free and the most expensive UGX500.00.
UGX5,000 is one of the smallest amounts people move 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. At an effective 0% on the cheapest option (Airtel), the fixed part bites hardest here — batching small sends or keeping the balance on the wallet saves the most.
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 UGX5,000
| Provider | Fee | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
AIRAirtelCheapest | Free | None | Free |
WAVWave | UGX50.00 | None | UGX50.00 |
MTNMTN | UGX500.00 | None | UGX500.00 |
Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.
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