PayPalvsWestern Union
United KingdomUnited Statesa typical £200Set your own amount
Verdict
Western Union sends you $7.05 more
On £200 that’s 2.8% more of your money arriving than with PayPal.
| PayPal | Western UnionBetter value | |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets | $249.37 | $256.42 |
| Total cost | 5.9% | 3.2% |
| Fee | £2.99 | £1.99 |
| Rate | 1.2658 | 1.295 |
| 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
- ₹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
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