We’ve compared 6 companies, and found Ria Money Transfer to be the cheapest, while TapTap Send the fastest.
Sending £1,500 gets you Le46,972.43 with Ria Money Transfer at 31.3775 rupees per pound, about 1.48% more than the next best option.
| 6 of 6 providers Last updated on 28 September 2026 | |||
| Based on 1,500 GBP transfer Best companies for GBP/SLE transfers | |||
| Promoted  MoneyGram Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.99 1 GBP = 29.9043 SLE +8.71% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 44,856.45 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with MoneyGram when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets £0.991 GBP = 29.9043 SLE SLE 44,856.45You pay£1,500.99 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 29.9043 SLE SLE 44,856.45You pay£1,502.99 | |||
| Promoted  Xe Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 28.3017 SLE +14.20% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 42,452.55 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with Xe when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 28.3017 SLE SLE 42,452.55You pay£1,500.00 | |||
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 Ria Money Transfer Pay via Credit card | Fee £2.99 1 GBP = 31.3775 SLE +3.90% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 46,972.43 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with Ria Money Transfer when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 31.3775 SLE SLE 46,972.43You pay£1,500.00 Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 31.3400 SLE SLE 46,916.29You pay£1,500.00 Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 31.3400 SLE SLE 46,916.29You pay£1,500.00 | |||
| Ria Money Transfer Pay via Debit card | Fee £2.99 1 GBP = 31.3775 SLE +3.90% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 46,972.43 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with Ria Money Transfer when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 31.3775 SLE SLE 46,972.43You pay£1,500.00 Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 31.3400 SLE SLE 46,916.29You pay£1,500.00 Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 31.3400 SLE SLE 46,916.29You pay£1,500.00 | |||
 TapTap Send Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 30.8500 SLE +5.60% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 46,275.00 Minutes | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with TapTap Send when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes Free1 GBP = 30.8500 SLE SLE 46,275.00You pay£1,500.00 Mobile moneyMinutesAvailable via:Afrimoney, Orange, QMoney Free1 GBP = 30.8500 SLE SLE 46,275.00You pay£1,500.00 | |||
 Remitly Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 30.5900 SLE +6.44% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 45,885.00 Minutes - 3 days | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with Remitly when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 3 days Free1 GBP = 30.5900 SLE SLE 45,885.00You pay£1,500.00 | |||
| Remitly Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 30.5900 SLE +6.44% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 45,885.00 Minutes - 3 days | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with Remitly when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 3 days Free1 GBP = 30.5900 SLE SLE 45,885.00You pay£1,500.00 | |||
| Remitly Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 30.5900 SLE +6.44% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 45,885.00 Minutes - 3 days | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with Remitly when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 3 days Free1 GBP = 30.5900 SLE SLE 45,885.00You pay£1,500.00 | |||
| Only available via Mobile App  WorldRemit Pay via Debit card | Fee £1.99 1 GBP = 29.9594 SLE +8.52% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 44,879.42 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with WorldRemit when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 2 days £1.991 GBP = 29.9594 SLE SLE 44,879.42You pay£1,500.00 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.99 1 GBP = 29.9043 SLE +8.71% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 44,856.45 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with MoneyGram when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets £0.991 GBP = 29.9043 SLE SLE 44,856.45You pay£1,500.99 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 29.9043 SLE SLE 44,856.45You pay£1,502.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.99 1 GBP = 29.9043 SLE +8.71% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 44,856.45 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with MoneyGram when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets £0.991 GBP = 29.9043 SLE SLE 44,856.45You pay£1,500.99 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 29.9043 SLE SLE 44,856.45You pay£1,502.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £1.99 1 GBP = 29.9043 SLE +8.71% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 44,856.45 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £1.991 GBP = 29.9043 SLE SLE 44,856.45You pay£1,501.99 Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets £1.991 GBP = 29.9043 SLE SLE 44,856.45You pay£1,501.99 | |||
| Xe Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 28.3017 SLE +14.20% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 42,452.55 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with Xe when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 28.3017 SLE SLE 42,452.55You pay£1,500.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 28.3017 SLE +14.20% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 42,452.55 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with Xe when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 28.3017 SLE SLE 42,452.55You pay£1,500.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 28.3017 SLE +14.20% vs mid-market | Recipient gets SLE 42,452.55 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Sierra Leone with Xe when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 28.3017 SLE SLE 42,452.55You pay£1,500.00 | |||
| How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 32.6263 SLE Updates every 60 minutes. | |||
Transfer details
For a one-off transfer to Sierra Leone, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is Ria Money Transfer.
On a 1,500 GBP transfer, Ria Money Transfer delivers the most SLE.
The best option will change depending on how much you actually send, so I suggest to get the best GBP/SLE rate.
You have 3 ways to pay, including debit card, credit card, and bank transfer.
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.
First time round you'll need to confirm your name, date of birth, address and a photo ID.
On £1,500 transfer it's normally instant but can take a couple hours.
How much GBP you send to Sierra Leone 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.
| Cheapest service | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £500 | 4.12% | £2.99 | SLE 15,594.93with credit card to cash pickup | +SLE 301.03 | |
| £1,000 | 3.96% | £2.99 | SLE 31,283.68with credit card to cash pickup | +SLE 1,306.37 | |
| £1,500This page | 3.90% | £2.99 | SLE 46,972.43with credit card to cash pickup | +SLE 1,996.95 | |
| £2,000 | 5.66% | £0.00 | SLE 61,700.00with debit card to cash pickup | +SLE 2,850.61 | |
| £6,000 | 0.27% | £0.00 | SLE 195,605.62with bank transfer to bank deposit | +SLE 12,492.36 | |
| £250,000 | 0.20% | £0.00 | SLE 8,138,935.76with bank transfer to bank deposit | +SLE 213,217.88 |
Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 32.6263 SLE
There are many ways to send money to Sierra Leone from the UK, including app, online, in person, SNPL, digital wallet, and broker, and more.
For small & frequent transfers
If you send small amounts back home to Sierra Leone, say weekly or monthly, an app like Ria Money Transfer is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.
It charges £2.99 in fees, has 3.9% markup, lets you save recipient details, and SLE will arrive in minutes.
For one off transfers
Sending money online is good for occasional medium sized SLE transfers, around £1,000 - £5,000.
Online companies like Ria Money Transfer often have higher limits and/or first time promos.
Of 1 online services, Ria Money Transfer is the cheapest and will get you Le46,972.43 on £1,500 transfer.
For large transfers
Currency brokers like Xe are the best for £10,000+ transfers (things like house deposits, education fees, relocation, etc.).
You get a dedicated account manager to handle your transfer to Sierra Leone, and 24/7 support.
Xe charges no fees on large transfers, but adds 14.2% markup on top of the current GBP/SLE rate.
The markup gets better the more GBP you send, so we suggest .
For fast money transfers
Sending cash is the fastest way to send money from the UK to Sierra Leone, but is usually a bit more more expensive.
You will need to deposit £1,500 online via Ria Money Transfer, and your recipient in Sierra Leone will be able to collect Le46,972.43 in minutes.
For business transfers
Global accounts are for UK businesses making payments overseas.
For suppliers, freelancers, salaries, or invoices in Sierra Leone, companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle batch and recurring payments a consumer app simply can’t.
Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much SLE 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 Sierra Leone is via Ria Money Transfer, using a credit card to deposit GBP and cash pickup to receive SLE.
You have 3 pay-in options for transfers to Sierra Leone, including debit card, credit card, and bank transfer.
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 bank transfer.
Be careful with credit card deposits, since your bank often treats it as a cash advance and will charge interest.
Money can reach Sierra Leone by cash pickup, bank deposit, mobile wallet, and mobile money, and each delivery method comes with its own fees.
The cheapest way to receive money in Sierra Leone is with mobile wallet on average.
Receiving cash
Ria Money Transfer is the cheapest option for cash pickup ( getting you Le46,972.43 on £1,500 transfer).
Mobile wallets
You can receive SLE into a mobile wallet, which is useful since they don't need a bank account.
Mobile money
You can send money directly to a mobile number in Sierra Leone.
and use our filters to find the company offering mobile money at the best GBP/SLE rate.
You pay £1,500.00
Le46,972
Cheapest
You pay £1,500.00
Le46,972
Le0
You pay £1,500.00
Le46,916
-Le56
You pay £1,500.00
Le46,916
-Le56
You pay £1,500.00
Le46,916
-Le56
You pay £1,500.00
Le46,916
-Le56
You pay £1,500.00
Le46,275
-Le697
You pay £1,500.00
Le45,885
-Le1,087
You pay £1,501.99
Le44,856
-Le2,116
You pay £1,501.99
Le44,856
-Le2,116
There are a few nuances you should consider before sending GBP to Sierra Leone such as limits, taxes, and safety.
Right now, these are the best money transfer options for £1,500 transfer to Sierra Leone:
Cheapest way to send money to Sierra Leone
The cheapest way is to use Ria Money Transfer, pay in with a credit card and withdraw via cash pickup. You will get Le46,972.43, which is 1.48% more than the next best option.
Fastest way to send money to Sierra Leone
The fastest way is to use TapTap Send via debit card deposit and cash pickup for pay out. You get Le46,275 and it will arrive in minutes.
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/SLE transfers (roughly £10,000 up) expect a source-of-funds check, such as a payslip or a statement.
That's anti-money-laundering checks, but it holds transfers up, so be prepared.
Your cost is the fee plus the exchange-rate margin.
For example, sending Le46,972.43 with Ria Money Transfer will get you 46,972.43 SLE, that’s including £2.99 fee and 3.9% in exchange rate markup.
A bank like on the other hand, will get you Le0, that’s £ in fees but % in FX fees.
There is no UK tax for the act of sending money to Sierra Leone.
And, regular gifts out of your normal income are free of inheritance tax straight away, no cap and no seven-year wait.
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.
The exchange rate you secure impacts how much SLE you get for your GBP, so waiting a day or two can get you more Leone.
Mid-market rate:1 GBP = 32.692054 SLE
We track 6 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to Sierra Leone in real time.
We analyse the fees, exchange rates, deposit/withdrawal methods, and each goes through our internal review.
Most GBP/SLE pricing data comes directly from the providers. We collect the rest manually, run it through our comparison engine and label it in the table.
More on how we work:
Any tax information is for general guidance only and does not constitute tax advice. Speak to a qualified tax adviser about your circumstances.
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