Best companies for GBP/AFN transfers
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$0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Debit card	Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 84.5237 AFN +1.41% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ؋126,785.55 Minutes - 24 hours
2 reviews CheapestFastest
Ways to receive money in Afghanistan with MoneyGram when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets Free1 GBP = 84.5237 AFN ؋126,785.55You pay£1,500.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 82.1321 AFN ؋123,198.15You pay£1,504.99

$0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Credit card	Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 84.5237 AFN +1.41% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ؋126,785.55 Minutes - 24 hours
2 reviews
Ways to receive money in Afghanistan with MoneyGram when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets Free1 GBP = 84.5237 AFN ؋126,785.55You pay£1,500.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 82.1321 AFN ؋123,198.15You pay£1,504.99
$0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Bank transfer	Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 84.5237 AFN +1.41% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ؋126,785.55 Minutes - 24 hours
2 reviews
Ways to receive money in Afghanistan with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets Free1 GBP = 84.5237 AFN ؋126,785.55You pay£1,500.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 82.1334 AFN ؋123,200.10You pay£1,504.99
Western Union Pay via Debit card	Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 82.8326 AFN +3.43% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ؋124,248.88 Minutes - 2 days
8 reviews Recommended Receive to bank account or cash pickup
Ways to receive money in Afghanistan with Western Union when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 82.8326 AFN ؋124,248.88You pay£1,500.00

Western Union Pay via Bank transfer	Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 82.8326 AFN +3.43% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ؋124,248.88 Minutes - 2 days
8 reviews Receive to bank account or cash pickup
Ways to receive money in Afghanistan with Western Union when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 82.8326 AFN ؋124,248.88You pay£1,500.00
How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 85.7212 AFN Updates every 60 minutes.

Why compare

GBP/AFN exchange rate

Best ways to pay & receive

Transfer speed

How to send money from UK to Afghanistan

Pick a company

For a one-off GBP transfer to Afghanistan, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is MoneyGram.

MoneyGram was the cheapest on 30 of the 30 days it quoted £1,500 transfers to Afghanistan.

On a 1,500 GBP transfer, MoneyGram delivers the most AFN.

The best option will change depending on how much you actually send, so I suggest to get the best GBP/AFN rate.

Fund your transfer

You have 3 ways to pay, including debit card, bank transfer, and credit card.

Paying from your bank is usually both cheapest and quickest, since most companies connect straight into your banking app via Open Banking.

Anywhere a debit card works, Apple Pay and Google Pay usually do too.

Verify and send

First time round you'll need to confirm your name, date of birth, address and a photo ID.

On a £1,500 transfer it's normally instant but can take a couple of hours.

Compare amounts

How much GBP are you sending to Afghanistan?

How much GBP you send to Afghanistan 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 MoneyGram was the cheapest in 13% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted, and in 67% of all the transfers it quoted.


£500	1.44%	£0.00	؋42,261.85with debit card to mobile wallet	+؋378.04
£1,000	1.40%	£0.00	؋84,523.70with debit card to mobile wallet	+؋676.45
£1,500This page	1.41%	£0.00	؋126,785.55with debit card to mobile wallet	+؋1,014.67
£2,000	1.34%	£0.00	؋169,047.40with debit card to mobile wallet	+؋1,352.89
£6,000	0.27%	£0.00	؋513,119.92with bank transfer to bank deposit	+؋4,483.29
£10,000	0.27%	£0.00	؋855,063.60with bank transfer to bank deposit	+؋7,369.95
£50,000	0.25%	£0.00	؋4,272,513.20with bank transfer to bank deposit	+؋34,746.15
£250,000	0.20%	£0.00	؋21,387,299.93with bank transfer to bank deposit	؋0.00

Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 85.7212 AFN

GBP/AFN Exchange Rate History

Is today a good time to send money from UK to Afghanistan?

The cheapest way to send GBP to AFN 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 MoneyGram), across 30 days of comparisons for 1,500 GBP transfers to Afghanistan.

Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send £1,500, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what £1,500 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 AFN per GBP 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 AFN on every transfer from UK.

Right now, MoneyGram pays 126,785.55 AFN on 1,500 GBP, which is 1,796.28 AFN less than the mid-market amount.

Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 127,387.95 AFN.

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 Afghanistan.

We've tracked 226 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 8 amounts over the past month.

MoneyGramAppeared in 187 comparisons
Cheapest in 67% of them
Western UnionAppeared in 122 comparisons
Cheapest in 2% of them

Based on 226 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 MoneyGram is the cheapest and gets you the most AFN, and it was also the cheapest in 67% of the 187 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.

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

Western Union (today's second cheapest) was the cheapest in only 2% of its comparisons, so it's rarely the cheapest option for transfers to Afghanistan.

Ways to send money from the UK to Afghanistan

There are many ways to send money to Afghanistan from the UK, including online, app, and in person, and more.

For small & frequent transfers

Money transfer apps

If you send small amounts back home to Afghanistan, say weekly or monthly, an app like MoneyGram is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.

It charges £0 in fees, has 1.41% markup, lets you save recipient details, and AFN will arrive in minutes.

Over the past month, MoneyGram was the cheapest app on 100% of the days it appeared for £1,500 transfers.

For one off transfers

Online transfers

Sending money online is good for occasional medium sized AFN transfers, around £1,000 - £5,000.

Online companies like MoneyGram often have higher limits and/or first time promos.

Of the 2 companies we compared, MoneyGram is the cheapest online service and will get you ؋126,785.55 on a £1,500 transfer.

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

For large transfers

Brokers

Currency brokers like TorFX or Key Currency, are the best for sending large amounts (£10k+) to Afghanistan.

They charge no fees but add a percentage on top of the GBP/AFN interbank rate (which gets better the more you send).

We suggest to compare your options.

For fast money transfers

Cash transfer

Sending cash is the fastest way to send money from the UK to Afghanistan, but is usually a bit more expensive.

You will need to deposit £1,500 online via MoneyGram, and your recipient in Afghanistan will be able to collect ؋126,785.55 in minutes.

Our data shows MoneyGram came out cheapest among in-person options on 100% of days in the past month.

For business transfers

Global accounts

Global accounts are for UK businesses making payments overseas.

For suppliers, freelancers, salaries, or invoices in Afghanistan, companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle batch and recurring payments a consumer app simply can’t.

Ways to fund GBP and receive AFN in Afghanistan

Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much AFN your recipient gets. Use the table below to see how different options change how much you pay and what they get.

The overall best and cheapest way to send £1,500 to Afghanistan is via MoneyGram, using a debit card to deposit GBP and mobile wallet to receive AFN.

Depositing GBP

You have 3 pay-in options for transfers to Afghanistan, including debit card, bank transfer, and credit card.

The cheapest pay-in option is debit card.

The fastest option in the UK is almost always bank transfer, since most companies use Open Banking and Faster Payments System (FPS).

The most expensive deposit option is debit card.

Be careful with credit card deposits, since your bank often treats it as a cash advance and will charge interest.

Receiving money in Afghanistan

Money can reach Afghanistan by mobile wallet, bank deposit, and cash pickup, and each delivery method comes with its own fees.

The cheapest way to receive money in Afghanistan is with mobile wallet on average.

Receiving cash

MoneyGram is the cheapest option for cash pickup (getting you ؋126,785.55 on a £1,500 transfer).

Mobile wallets

You can receive AFN into a mobile wallet, which is useful since they don't need a bank account.

1

Debit card Mobile wallet

You pay £1,500.00

؋126,786

Cheapest
2

Credit card Mobile wallet

You pay £1,500.00

؋126,786

؋0
3

Bank transfer Mobile wallet

You pay £1,500.00

؋126,786

؋0
4

Debit card Bank deposit

You pay £1,500.00

؋124,249

-؋2,537
5

Bank transfer Bank deposit

You pay £1,500.00

؋124,249

-؋2,537

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6

Bank transfer Cash pickup

You pay £1,504.99

؋123,200

-؋3,585
7

Debit card Cash pickup

You pay £1,504.99

؋123,198

-؋3,587
8

Credit card Cash pickup

You pay £1,504.99

؋123,198

-؋3,587

Consider this when sending GBP to Afghanistan

There are a few nuances you should consider before sending GBP to Afghanistan such as limits, taxes, and safety.

Compare GBP/AFN transfer options

Right now, these are the best money transfer options for a £1,500 transfer to Afghanistan:

Cheapest way to send money to Afghanistan

The cheapest way is to use MoneyGram, pay in with a debit card and withdraw via mobile wallet. You will get ؋126,785.55, which is 2% more than the next best option.

Fastest way to send money to Afghanistan

The fastest way is to use MoneyGram via debit card deposit and mobile wallet for pay out. You get ؋126,785.55 and it will arrive in minutes - 24 hours.

UK transfer limits

There is no legal limit and no tax on sending your own money abroad.

Main hard limits come from your bank or money transfer company, often around £10,000 to £25,000 online (which you can usually increase in the app).

Also, the "£10,000 declaration" only applies to physically carrying cash through the border, not online transfers.

And on bigger GBP/AFN transfers (roughly £10,000 up) expect a source-of-funds check, such as a payslip or a statement.

These are anti-money-laundering checks, and they can hold your transfer up, so have the documents ready.

The transfer costs involved

Your cost is the fee plus the exchange-rate margin.

For example, sending £1,500 with MoneyGram will get you 126,785.55 AFN, that’s including £0 fee and 1.41% in exchange rate markup.

A bank like on the other hand, will get you ؋0, that’s £ in fees but % in FX fees.

Taxes on money transfers

There is no UK tax for the act of sending money to Afghanistan.

And, regular gifts out of your normal income are free of inheritance tax straight away, no cap and no seven-year wait.

Staying safe when sending abroad

Only ever use a provider authorised by the FCA, which you can check on the FCA register in under a minute.

The rules in place for any scams cover domestic pound transfers only, on a transfer abroad you're less protected.

Always confirm who you're really sending to before you send, because there's little recourse after.

For more information, check our guide to money transfer regulations in the UK.

How we analyse the market

We track 2 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to Afghanistan in real time.

We analyse the fees, exchange rates, deposit/withdrawal methods, and each goes through our internal review.

Most GBP/AFN pricing data comes directly from the providers. We collect the rest manually, run it through our comparison engine and label it in the table.

In the past 30 days alone, we analysed 226 comparisons across 8 amounts.

This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for GBP/AFN 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.

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Tue, 29 Sept 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	85.4067	–	؋128,110.04
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.0455	£0.00	؋126,068.25	−؋2,041.79
Western Union	82.4417	£0.00	؋123,662.49	−؋4,447.55

Wed, 30 Sept 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.1606	–	؋129,240.83
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.1121	£0.00	؋126,168.15	−؋3,072.68
Western Union	82.3731	£0.00	؋123,559.65	−؋5,681.18

Thu, 1 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	84.8222	–	؋127,233.37
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.4173	£0.00	؋126,625.95	−؋607.42
Western Union	82.6213	£0.00	؋123,931.99	−؋3,301.38

Fri, 2 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	85.8838	–	؋128,825.70
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.7502	£0.00	؋125,625.30	−؋3,200.40
Western Union	82.1309	£0.00	؋123,196.37	−؋5,629.33

Sat, 3 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	87.4043	–	؋131,106.43
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.7438	£0.00	؋125,615.70	−؋5,490.73
Western Union	82.4008	£0.00	؋123,601.22	−؋7,505.21

Sun, 4 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	87.1898	–	؋130,784.68
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.7438	£0.00	؋125,615.70	−؋5,168.98
Western Union	82.4008	£0.00	؋123,601.22	−؋7,183.46

Mon, 5 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	87.1985	–	؋130,797.75
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.6531	£0.00	؋125,479.65	−؋5,318.10
Western Union	82.4008	£0.00	؋123,601.22	−؋7,196.53

Tue, 6 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	85.8663	–	؋128,799.38
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.8403	£0.00	؋125,760.45	−؋3,038.93
Western Union	82.2440	£0.00	؋123,366.07	−؋5,433.31

Wed, 7 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	84.7790	–	؋127,168.50
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.8295	£0.00	؋125,744.25	−؋1,424.25
Western Union	82.3435	£0.00	؋123,515.32	−؋3,653.18

Thu, 8 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	85.7750	–	؋128,662.53
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.7725	£0.00	؋125,658.75	−؋3,003.78
Western Union	82.3142	£0.00	؋123,471.26	−؋5,191.27

Fri, 9 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	85.3967	–	؋128,095.12
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.4152	£0.00	؋125,122.80	−؋2,972.32
Western Union	82.0839	£0.00	؋123,125.87	−؋4,969.25

Sat, 10 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.0702	–	؋129,105.36
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.7314	£0.00	؋125,597.10	−؋3,508.26
Western Union	82.3830	£0.00	؋123,574.54	−؋5,530.82

Mon, 12 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.0819	–	؋129,122.92
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.8133	£0.00	؋125,719.95	−؋3,402.97
Western Union	82.3830	£0.00	؋123,574.54	−؋5,548.38

Tue, 13 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	85.9849	–	؋128,977.34
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.0346	£0.00	؋126,051.90	−؋2,925.44
Western Union	82.2145	£0.00	؋123,321.76	−؋5,655.58

Wed, 14 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.2628	–	؋129,394.25
MoneyGram Cheapest	83.7561	£0.00	؋125,634.15	−؋3,760.10
Western Union	82.1834	£0.00	؋123,275.08	−؋6,119.17

Thu, 15 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	85.4053	–	؋128,107.98
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.0149	£0.00	؋126,022.35	−؋2,085.63
Western Union	82.4063	£0.00	؋123,609.49	−؋4,498.49

Fri, 16 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.4253	–	؋129,637.94
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.0339	£0.00	؋126,050.85	−؋3,587.09
Western Union	82.3632	£0.00	؋123,544.79	−؋6,093.15

Sat, 17 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.4277	–	؋129,641.61
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.4330	£0.00	؋126,649.50	−؋2,992.11
Western Union	82.7712	£0.00	؋124,156.83	−؋5,484.78

Mon, 19 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.6373	–	؋129,955.94
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.4044	£0.00	؋126,606.60	−؋3,349.34
Western Union	82.7712	£0.00	؋124,156.83	−؋5,799.11

Tue, 20 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.0945	–	؋129,141.80
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.3854	£0.00	؋126,578.10	−؋2,563.70
Western Union	82.8088	£0.00	؋124,213.18	−؋4,928.62

Wed, 21 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.2419	–	؋129,362.81
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.5721	£0.00	؋126,858.15	−؋2,504.66
Western Union	82.9783	£0.00	؋124,467.43	−؋4,895.38

Thu, 22 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	87.1271	–	؋130,690.59
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.9117	£0.00	؋127,367.55	−؋3,323.04
Western Union	83.2652	£0.00	؋124,897.82	−؋5,792.77

Fri, 23 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.3481	–	؋129,522.11
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.8863	£0.00	؋127,329.45	−؋2,192.66
Western Union	83.2266	£0.00	؋124,839.96	−؋4,682.15

Sat, 24 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.2709	–	؋129,406.29
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.8344	£0.00	؋127,251.60	−؋2,154.69
Western Union	83.1103	£0.00	؋124,665.38	−؋4,740.91

Mon, 26 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	86.2432	–	؋129,364.85
MoneyGram Cheapest	84.9253	£0.00	؋127,387.95	−؋1,976.90
Western Union	83.1103	£0.00	؋124,665.38	−؋4,699.47

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