How to send money to South Africa from Nigeria with the best NGN-ZAR rate

Afriex is the overall cheapest way to send money from Nigeria out of the 5 options available. It will get you 4,059.95 ZAR from a 360,000 NGN transfer.

In South Africa, you can withdraw money using bank deposit.

Use our filters below to find the best transfer option for your needs.

Best companies for NGN/ZAR transfers

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Last updated on 28 October 2026

Based on 360,000 NGN transfer

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Afriex

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee ₦0.00 1 NGN = 0.0113 ZAR +9.00% vs mid-market Recipient gets R 4,059.95 Minutes - 24 hours
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Cheapest

Ways to receive money in South Africa with Afriex when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
Free1 NGN = 0.0113 ZAR
R 4,059.95You pay₦360,000.00

Pesa

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee ₦1,800.00 1 NGN = 0.0113 ZAR +9.00% vs mid-market Recipient gets R 4,039.65 Minutes - 24 hours
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Ways to receive money in South Africa with Pesa when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
₦1,800.001 NGN = 0.0113 ZAR
R 4,039.65You pay₦360,000.00
Send Money Between PayPal Accounts

PayPal App (P2P Transfer)

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee ₦14,400.00 1 NGN = 0.0116 ZAR +6.00% vs mid-market Recipient gets R 4,026.04 Minutes
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Fastest

Ways to receive money in South Africa with PayPal App (P2P Transfer) when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes
₦14,400.001 NGN = 0.0116 ZAR
R 4,026.04You pay₦360,000.00
Send cash via a MoneyGram agent

MoneyGram Agent

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee ₦14,400.00 1 NGN = 0.0116 ZAR +6.00% vs mid-market Recipient gets R 4,026.04 Minutes - 3 days
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Ways to receive money in South Africa with MoneyGram Agent when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 3 days
₦14,400.001 NGN = 0.0116 ZAR
R 4,026.04You pay₦360,000.00
Send cash via a Western Union agent

Western Union Agent

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee ₦10,800.00 1 NGN = 0.0115 ZAR +7.00% vs mid-market Recipient gets R 4,024.70 Minutes - 5 days
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Recommended

Ways to receive money in South Africa with Western Union Agent when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 5 days
₦10,800.001 NGN = 0.0115 ZAR
R 4,024.70You pay₦360,000.00
How Our Results Work
Mid-market rate: 1 NGN = 0.0124 ZAR Updates every 60 minutes.

How to send money from Nigeria to South Africa

Pick a company

Start with the best service, which is Afriex at 4,059.95 ZAR for a ₦360,000 transfer.

Afriex was the cheapest on 18 of the 30 days it quoted ₦360,000 transfers to South Africa.

Most of the transfer apps you see advertised only bring money into Nigeria, but companies above can send it out.

Fund your transfer

You have 1 ways to pay, including bank transfer.

A transfer from your banking app is instant and free, and it's how nearly everyone pays.

Verify and send

First time round you'll need your BVN and a photo ID.

Get it done before the day you need to send, since it's the usual reason a first transfer stalls.

Check the rate you're shown against the day's rate before you confirm.

Compare amounts

How much NGN are you sending to South Africa?

How much NGN you send to South Africa heavily affects the best ways and the cheapest options. Use the table below to check how the cheapest options change and how much more you'd get by comparing.

Our analysis shows Afriex was the cheapest in 51% of all the transfers it quoted over the past month.

Cheapest service
₦100,0006.96%₦0.00R 1,164.10with bank transfer to bank deposit+R 54.70
₦250,0006.82%₦0.00R 2,909.51with bank transfer to bank deposit+R 84.46
₦300,0006.87%₦0.00R 3,492.31with bank transfer to bank deposit+R 100.75
₦360,000This page9.00%₦0.00R 4,059.95with bank transfer to bank deposit+R 24.67
₦1,000,0006.95%₦0.00R 11,641.04with bank transfer to bank depositR 0.00
₦5,000,0006.92%₦0.00R 58,205.18with bank transfer to bank depositR 0.00
₦10,000,0006.95%₦0.00R 116,410.37with bank transfer to bank depositR 0.00

Mid-market rate: 1 NGN = 0.0124 ZAR

NGN/ZAR Exchange Rate History

Is today a good time to send money from Nigeria to South Africa?

The cheapest way to send NGN to ZAR can change every day, or stay with the same company all month.

We've compared the mid-market rate with the cheapest option each day (today it's Afriex), across 30 days of comparisons for 360,000 NGN transfers to South Africa.

ZAR received for ₦360,000, after fees

Wed, 28 Oct 2026Mid-market rateR 4,461.48 Afriex R 4,059.95AfriexR 4,059.95PesaR 4,039.65PayPal App (P2P Transfer)R 4,026.04

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4,000
4,100
4,200
4,300
4,400
4,500
4,600
At the mid-market rateWith the cheapest optionAfriexPesaPayPal App (P2P Transfer)
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,478.40
Afriex Cheapest 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,075.34 −R 403.06
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,054.97 −R 423.43
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,041.31 −R 437.09
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0123 – R 4,444.20
Afriex Cheapest 0.0112 ₦0.00 R 4,044.22 −R 399.98
Pesa 0.0112 ₦1,800.00 R 4,024.00 −R 420.20
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,010.45 −R 433.75
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,455.72
Afriex Cheapest 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,054.71 −R 401.01
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,034.43 −R 421.29
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,020.84 −R 434.88
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0126 – R 4,518.72
Afriex Cheapest 0.0114 ₦0.00 R 4,112.04 −R 406.68
Pesa 0.0114 ₦1,800.00 R 4,091.48 −R 427.24
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0118 ₦14,400.00 R 4,077.69 −R 441.03
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0125 – R 4,505.40
Afriex Cheapest 0.0114 ₦0.00 R 4,099.91 −R 405.49
Pesa 0.0114 ₦1,800.00 R 4,079.41 −R 425.99
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0118 ₦14,400.00 R 4,065.67 −R 439.73
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0125 – R 4,505.40
Afriex Cheapest 0.0114 ₦0.00 R 4,099.91 −R 405.49
Pesa 0.0114 ₦1,800.00 R 4,079.41 −R 425.99
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0118 ₦14,400.00 R 4,065.67 −R 439.73
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0126 – R 4,529.88
Afriex Cheapest 0.0115 ₦0.00 R 4,122.19 −R 407.69
Pesa 0.0115 ₦1,800.00 R 4,101.58 −R 428.30
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0118 ₦14,400.00 R 4,087.76 −R 442.12
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0126 – R 4,532.40
Africhange Cheapest 0.0117 ₦0.00 R 4,198.69 −R 333.71
Afriex 0.0115 ₦0.00 R 4,124.48 −R 407.92
Pesa 0.0115 ₦1,800.00 R 4,103.86 −R 428.54
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0118 ₦14,400.00 R 4,090.04 −R 442.36
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0125 – R 4,506.84
Afriex Cheapest 0.0114 ₦0.00 R 4,101.22 −R 405.62
Pesa 0.0114 ₦1,800.00 R 4,080.72 −R 426.12
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0118 ₦14,400.00 R 4,066.97 −R 439.87
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0125 – R 4,511.52
Afriex Cheapest 0.0114 ₦0.00 R 4,105.48 −R 406.04
Pesa 0.0114 ₦1,800.00 R 4,084.96 −R 426.56
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0118 ₦14,400.00 R 4,071.20 −R 440.32
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,475.52
Africhange Cheapest 0.0117 ₦0.00 R 4,208.02 −R 267.50
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,072.72 −R 402.80
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,052.36 −R 423.16
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,038.71 −R 436.81
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,474.80
Africhange Cheapest 0.0117 ₦0.00 R 4,208.02 −R 266.78
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,072.07 −R 402.73
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,051.71 −R 423.09
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,038.06 −R 436.74
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,474.80
Afriex Cheapest 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,072.07 −R 402.73
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,051.71 −R 423.09
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,038.06 −R 436.74
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,464.00
Afriex Cheapest 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,062.24 −R 401.76
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,041.93 −R 422.07
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,028.31 −R 435.69
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,467.24
Africhange Cheapest 0.0117 ₦0.00 R 4,215.26 −R 251.98
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,065.19 −R 402.05
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,044.86 −R 422.38
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,031.24 −R 436.00
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,462.56
Africhange Cheapest 0.0118 ₦0.00 R 4,230.02 −R 232.54
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,060.93 −R 401.63
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,040.62 −R 421.94
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,027.01 −R 435.55
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0125 – R 4,483.08
Africhange Cheapest 0.0117 ₦0.00 R 4,225.30 −R 257.78
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,079.60 −R 403.48
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,059.20 −R 423.88
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,045.53 −R 437.55
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,454.64
Africhange Cheapest 0.0117 ₦0.00 R 4,224.26 −R 230.38
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,053.72 −R 400.92
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,033.45 −R 421.19
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,019.87 −R 434.77
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,460.40
Africhange Cheapest 0.0117 ₦0.00 R 4,226.39 −R 234.01
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,058.96 −R 401.44
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,038.67 −R 421.73
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,025.06 −R 435.34
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,460.40
Afriex Cheapest 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,058.96 −R 401.44
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,038.67 −R 421.73
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,025.06 −R 435.34
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0123 – R 4,442.76
Afriex Cheapest 0.0112 ₦0.00 R 4,042.91 −R 399.85
Pesa 0.0112 ₦1,800.00 R 4,022.70 −R 420.06
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,009.15 −R 433.61
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,455.00
Afriex Cheapest 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,054.05 −R 400.95
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,033.78 −R 421.22
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,020.19 −R 434.81
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0123 – R 4,437.36
Afriex Cheapest 0.0112 ₦0.00 R 4,038.00 −R 399.36
Pesa 0.0112 ₦1,800.00 R 4,017.81 −R 419.55
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,004.27 −R 433.09
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0123 – R 4,435.56
Afriex Cheapest 0.0112 ₦0.00 R 4,036.36 −R 399.20
Pesa 0.0112 ₦1,800.00 R 4,016.18 −R 419.38
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,002.65 −R 432.91
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,466.16
Africhange Cheapest 0.0116 ₦0.00 R 4,188.24 −R 277.92
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,064.21 −R 401.95
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,043.88 −R 422.28
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,030.26 −R 435.90
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,479.12
Afriex Cheapest 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,076.00 −R 403.12
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,055.62 −R 423.50
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,041.96 −R 437.16
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,479.12
Africhange Cheapest 0.0115 ₦0.00 R 4,130.62 −R 348.50
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,076.00 −R 403.12
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,055.62 −R 423.50
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,041.96 −R 437.16
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0123 – R 4,443.12
Africhange Cheapest 0.0115 ₦0.00 R 4,142.50 −R 300.62
Afriex 0.0112 ₦0.00 R 4,043.24 −R 399.88
Pesa 0.0112 ₦1,800.00 R 4,023.02 −R 420.10
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,009.47 −R 433.65
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,469.76
Africhange Cheapest 0.0116 ₦0.00 R 4,170.24 −R 299.52
Afriex 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,067.48 −R 402.28
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,047.14 −R 422.62
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0117 ₦14,400.00 R 4,033.51 −R 436.25
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 0.0124 – R 4,461.48
Afriex Cheapest 0.0113 ₦0.00 R 4,059.95 −R 401.53
Pesa 0.0113 ₦1,800.00 R 4,039.65 −R 421.83
PayPal App (P2P Transfer) 0.0116 ₦14,400.00 R 4,026.04 −R 435.44

Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference

Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send ₦360,000, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what ₦360,000 converts to at the real exchange rate, with no fees or markup. Rates are checked once a day. Sponsored placements never affect this data. There are no bank quotes for this period.

The dashed line is what you'd get at the mid-market rate with no fees, and the blue line is the cheapest option that day.

When the blue line goes above the dashed one, you're getting more ZAR per NGN than the mid-market rate can offer.

This could be due to money transfer offers, FX rate adjustments, or market competitiveness.

No company, app or bank beat the mid-market rate over the past month, meaning you lose a bit of ZAR on every transfer from Nigeria.

Right now, Afriex pays 4,059.95 ZAR on 360,000 NGN, which is 401.53 ZAR less than the mid-market amount.

Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 4,230.02 ZAR.

If you can wait and want to get the most out of your transfer, create a rate alert and we'll let you know when the rate improves.

Cheapest over time

Picking the cheapest money transfer company

Just because a company is the cheapest today doesn't mean it's always the best option for sending money to South Africa.

We've tracked 170 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 8 amounts over the past month.

  1. AfriexAppeared in 91 comparisons

    Cheapest in 51% of them

  2. PesaAppeared in 91 comparisons

    Never the cheapest

  3. PayPal App (P2P Transfer)Appeared in 91 comparisons

    Never the cheapest

Based on 170 comparisons across 8 amounts over the last 30 days.

Different companies can come out cheapest depending on the day and the amount you send.

To keep things fair, we only count the comparisons each company appeared in, and only analyse companies that appeared in at least 50% of all comparisons (so occasional cheapest options don't skew it).

Today Afriex is the cheapest and gets you the most ZAR, and it was also the cheapest in 51% of the 91 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.

It's a good pick for both one-off and regular transfers to South Africa.

Pesa (today's second cheapest) was the cheapest in only 0% of its comparisons, so it's rarely the cheapest option for transfers to South Africa.

Ways to send money from Nigeria to South Africa

There are 5 money transfer services sending NGN to South Africa.

Cheapest way to send NGN

Apps and online transfers

You can send NGN to South Africa online or through the app.

The cheapest way is Afriex, it will get you 4,059.95 ZAR for ₦360,000.

In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 18 of the 30 days it quoted.

To get the most out of your transfer, deposit with a bank transfer and receive with a bank deposit.

Ways to fund NGN and receive ZAR in South Africa

With Afriex, paying by bank transfer and receiving through a bank deposit is the cheapest combination. Sending ₦360,000 gives your recipient 4,059.95 ZAR.

For paying in NGN, you can use bank transfer.

I suggest funding the NGN side by bank transfer

Use bank transfer to add NGN from your Nigerian account.

NIP moves the money to the specialist within Nigeria, then the specialist handles the cross-border transfer to South Africa over internal network.

They can receive ZAR using bank deposit.

To receive money as bank deposit (straight to their bank account), enter their bank and account details in South Africa.

  1. 1
    Bank transfer Bank deposit

    You pay ₦360,000.00

    R4,060

    Cheapest

Things to know before sending NGN to South Africa

Sending money out of Nigeria is an access-to-FX problem first. The cheapest quote only matters if the company can legally accept NGN from a Nigerian resident.

Compare the available NGN/ZAR options

There are 5 companies available for a ₦360,000 transfer to South Africa, so the shortlist is smaller than it is for money coming into Nigeria.

Cheapest way to send money to South Africa

The cheapest option is Afriex, funded by bank transfer with bank deposit for the payout. Your recipient gets 4,059.95 ZAR, which is 0.5% more than the next best option.

Fastest way to send money to South Africa

The fastest option is PayPal App (P2P Transfer). Pay by bank transfer and choose bank deposit for the payout. Your recipient gets 4,026.04 ZAR in minutes.

NIP stops at the Nigerian border

NIP can move NGN from your bank to the transfer company within Nigeria, but it does not send the money to South Africa.

The company still needs an approved cross-border route for the conversion and payout.

For a bank wire, money already held in a domiciliary account is generally easier to document than foreign currency bought informally and deposited as cash.

Check the CBN licence

Use the CBN's licensed institution records and confirm that the service is authorised for money transfers.

Do not send naira to a personal account or an unknown USDT seller because the quoted rate is better.

If the transfer fails, there may be no real way to recover it.

How we analyse the market

Only companies licensed to send money out of Nigeria make this table, which rules out most of the apps you'll see advertised.

In the past 30 days alone, we analysed 170 comparisons across 8 amounts.

This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for NGN/ZAR transfers. This is how we pick them:

  • Cheapest: the company that gets your recipient the most, after fees and the exchange rate. On a tie, live pricing from the company takes priority over the rates we collect by hand.

  • Fastest: the company with the shortest estimated delivery time once you’ve paid. On a tie, the one that pays out more takes priority.

We track 5 of them on NGN to ZAR, comparing rates, fees and how the money is paid in and collected. Each goes through our review first.

Rates here move daily, so ours refresh in real time on live searches. More on who we are, why you can trust us and getting started.

Any tax information is for general guidance only and does not constitute tax advice. Speak to a qualified tax adviser about your circumstances.