PayPalvsWestern Union
the EurozoneUnited Kingdom
A typical €300
Verdict
Western Union sends you £5.82 more
On €300 that’s 2.4% more of your money arriving than with PayPal.
| PayPal | Western UnionBetter value | |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets | £241.85 | £247.67 |
| Total cost | 4.7% | 2.4% |
| Fee | €1.99 | €2.99 |
| Rate | 0.8116 | 0.8339 |
| Delivery | See provider | See provider |
| Quote | Refreshed daily | 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
- ₹18,774.26
PayPal sends ₹178.74 more
- Mexicofrom $200
- PayPal
- MX$3,406.68
- Western Union
- MX$3,550.67
Western Union sends MX$143.99 more
- Indiafrom £200
- PayPal
- ₹23,865.72
- Western Union
- ₹24,922.11
Western Union sends ₹1,056.39 more
- Indiafrom €200
- PayPal
- ₹21,568.36
- Western Union
- ₹20,883.16
PayPal sends ₹685.20 more
- Vietnamfrom $300
- PayPal
- ₫7,570,200.00
- Western Union
- ₫7,642,571.00
Western Union sends ₫72,371.00 more
Send buttons open the provider’s own site in a new tab. Corridor doesn’t process transfers, and the rate and fees you’re offered there may differ from what’s shown here. How the numbers work