PayPalvsWestern Union
AustraliaItalya typical A$300Set your own amount
Verdict
Too close to call
PayPal and Western Union are within €0.09 of each other on A$300, less than quotes move by before you check out.
PayPal’s quote is under review: it is cheaper than that provider’s pricing usually is and may be a first-time promotional rate. Check their own quote before you send.
| PayPal | Western Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets | €183.51 | €183.42 |
| Total cost | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Fee | A$0.00 | A$0.99 |
| Rate | 0.6117 | 0.6134 |
| Delivery | See provider | See provider |
| Quote | Under review. Hand-checked Oct 1 | Refreshed daily |
| Send with PayPal (opens PayPal’s site in a new tab) | Send with Western Union (opens Western Union’s site in a new tab) |
PayPal vs Western Union on other corridors
At a typical amount for each corridor, against that corridor’s own live mid-market rate.
- Indiafrom $200
- PayPal
- ₹18,953.00
- Western Union
- ₹19,046.89
Western Union sends ₹93.89 more
- Mexicofrom $200
- PayPal
- MX$3,359.32
- Western Union
- MX$3,503.91
Western Union sends MX$144.59 more
- Indiafrom £200
- PayPal
- ₹24,022.72
- Western Union
- ₹25,161.85
Western Union sends ₹1,139.13 more
- Indiafrom €200
- PayPal
- ₹21,568.36
- Western Union
- ₹21,262.60
PayPal sends ₹305.76 more
- Vietnamfrom $300
- PayPal
- ₫7,570,200.00
- Western Union
- ₫7,655,839.00
Western Union sends ₫85,639.00 more
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