We’ve compared 14 companies, and found MoneyGram to be the cheapest, while Revolut is the fastest.
Sending £6,000 gets you R132,525.60 with MoneyGram at 22.0876 ZAR per GBP, about 0.55% more than the next best option.
| 14 of 14 providers Last updated on 10 November 2026 | |||
| Based on 6,000 GBP transfer Best companies for GBP/ZAR transfers | |||
| Promoted  Wise Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £31.04 1 GBP = 22.0232 ZAR -0.01% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,455.60 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer £31.041 GBP = 22.0232 ZAR R 131,455.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Promoted  Xe Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.7872 ZAR +1.07% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 130,723.20 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Xe when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.7872 ZAR R 130,723.20You pay£6,000.00 | |||
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| $0 fee on first online transfers  MoneyGram Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 22.0876 ZAR -0.30% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 132,525.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with MoneyGram when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Card depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Bank Debit Card Free1 GBP = 22.0876 ZAR R 132,525.60You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.7530 ZAR R 130,518.00You pay£6,000.00 Bank depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:All Banks Free1 GBP = 21.7296 ZAR R 130,377.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 22.0876 ZAR -0.30% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 132,525.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with MoneyGram when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Card depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Bank Debit Card Free1 GBP = 22.0876 ZAR R 132,525.60You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.7530 ZAR R 130,518.00You pay£6,000.00 Bank depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:All Banks Free1 GBP = 21.7296 ZAR R 130,377.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Exclusive: Special Rate for 1st Transfer  Key Currency Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.9661 ZAR +0.25% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,796.48 Minutes - 3 days | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Key Currency when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 3 days Free1 GBP = 21.9661 ZAR R 131,796.48You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Exclusive: First Transfer Deal  Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.9617 ZAR +0.27% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,770.06 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.9617 ZAR R 131,770.06You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 TorFx Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.9551 ZAR +0.30% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,730.42 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with TorFx when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.9551 ZAR R 131,730.42You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 OFX Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.9110 ZAR +0.50% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,466.16 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with OFX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.9110 ZAR R 131,466.16You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £31.04 1 GBP = 22.0232 ZAR -0.01% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,455.60 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer £31.041 GBP = 22.0232 ZAR R 131,455.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Currencies Direct Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.9003 ZAR +0.55% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,401.80 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Currencies Direct when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.9003 ZAR R 131,401.80You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 CurrencyFair Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £1.14 1 GBP = 21.8650 ZAR +0.71% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,165.00 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with CurrencyFair when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours £1.141 GBP = 21.8650 ZAR R 131,165.00You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.8569 ZAR +0.75% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,141.40 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.8569 ZAR R 131,141.40You pay£6,000.00 Bank depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:All Banks Free1 GBP = 21.8099 ZAR R 130,859.40You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Debit card | Fee £49.97 1 GBP = 22.0232 ZAR -0.01% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 131,038.70 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Wise when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer £49.971 GBP = 22.0232 ZAR R 131,038.70You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Only available via Mobile App  WorldRemit Pay via Debit card | Fee £1.99 1 GBP = 21.8336 ZAR +0.86% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 130,958.27 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with WorldRemit when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days £1.991 GBP = 21.8336 ZAR R 130,958.27You pay£6,000.00 Card depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 21.7789 ZAR R 130,673.22You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 2 days £0.991 GBP = 21.2173 ZAR R 127,283.09You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 TapTap Send Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.8000 ZAR +1.01% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 130,800.00 Minutes | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with TapTap Send when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes Free1 GBP = 21.8000 ZAR R 130,800.00You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.7872 ZAR +1.07% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 130,723.20 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Xe when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.7872 ZAR R 130,723.20You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.7872 ZAR +1.07% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 130,723.20 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Xe when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.7872 ZAR R 130,723.20You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.7872 ZAR +1.07% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 130,723.20 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Xe when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 21.7872 ZAR R 130,723.20You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Pricing based on Revolut Standard plan  Revolut Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £52.50 1 GBP = 21.9501 ZAR +0.32% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 130,548.00 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Revolut when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutes £52.501 GBP = 21.9501 ZAR R 130,548.00You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| US Disclaimer: Revolut is not a bank. Banking services are provided by Lead Bank, Member FDIC. Fees may apply. See revolut.com/en-US/ for details. | |||
 Moneycorp Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.7128 ZAR +1.40% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 130,277.02 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Moneycorp when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 21.7128 ZAR R 130,277.02You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Barclays Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 21.4961 ZAR +2.41% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 128,976.60 Minutes - 5 days | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Barclays when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 5 days Free1 GBP = 21.4961 ZAR R 128,976.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Credit card | Fee £163.45 1 GBP = 22.0232 ZAR -0.01% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 128,539.51 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Wise when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer £163.451 GBP = 22.0232 ZAR R 128,539.51You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Pricing based on Revolut Standard plan Revolut Pay via Debit card | Fee £188.00 1 GBP = 21.9501 ZAR +0.32% vs mid-market | Recipient gets R 127,573.76 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Revolut when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutes £188.001 GBP = 21.9501 ZAR R 127,573.76You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| US Disclaimer: Revolut is not a bank. Banking services are provided by Lead Bank, Member FDIC. Fees may apply. See revolut.com/en-US/ for details. | |||
| How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 22.0211 ZAR Updates every 60 minutes. | |||
Transfer details
For a one-off GBP transfer to South Africa, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is MoneyGram.
MoneyGram was the cheapest on 16 of the 30 days it quoted £6,000 transfers to South Africa.
On a 6,000 GBP transfer, MoneyGram delivers the most ZAR.
The best option will change depending on how much you actually send, so I suggest to get the best GBP/ZAR rate.
You have 3 ways to pay, including bank transfer, debit card, and credit card.
Paying from your bank is usually the fastest, since most companies connect to 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 a £6,000 transfer the verification is normally instant but can take a couple of hours.
How much GBP 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 MoneyGram was the cheapest in 54% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted, and in 37% of all the transfers it quoted.
| Cheapest service | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £500 | -1.75% | £0.00 | R 11,195.00with bank transfer to bank deposit | +R 260.20 | |
| £1,000 | -1.42% | £2.99 | R 22,248.18with credit card to bank deposit | +R 419.41 | |
| £2,000 | -0.35% | £0.00 | R 44,175.20with debit card to card deposit | +R 613.70 | |
| £6,000This page | -0.30% | £0.00 | R 132,525.60with debit card to card deposit | +R 1,675.14 | |
| £10,000 | -0.36% | £0.00 | R 220,876.00with debit card to card deposit | +R 2,971.64 | |
| £50,000 | -0.39% | £0.00 | R 1,104,380.00with debit card to card deposit | +R 12,437.23 | |
| £250,000 | 0.15% | £0.00 | R 5,492,809.41with bank transfer to bank deposit | +R 40,822.16 |
Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 22.0211 ZAR
The cheapest way to send GBP 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 MoneyGram), across 30 days of comparisons for 6,000 GBP transfers to South Africa.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026Mid-market rateR 132,126.80 MoneyGram R 132,525.60 Barclays R 128,976.60MoneyGramR 132,525.60Key CurrencyR 131,796.48Regency FXR 131,770.06Extra cost of a bankR 3,549.00
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.8593 | – | R 131,155.70 | |
| | 21.8734 | £0.00 | R 131,240.40 | +R 84.70 |
| | 21.8046 | £0.00 | R 130,827.81 | −R 327.89 |
| | 21.8003 | £0.00 | R 130,801.58 | −R 354.12 |
| | 21.2564 | £0.00 | R 127,538.46 | −R 3,617.24 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.8215 | – | R 130,928.96 | |
| | 21.8925 | £0.00 | R 131,355.00 | +R 426.04 |
| | 21.7669 | £0.00 | R 130,601.64 | −R 327.32 |
| | 21.7626 | £0.00 | R 130,575.46 | −R 353.50 |
| | 21.2127 | £0.00 | R 127,276.43 | −R 3,652.53 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.8681 | – | R 131,208.70 | |
| | 21.9500 | £0.00 | R 131,700.00 | +R 491.30 |
| | 21.8672 | £0.00 | R 131,203.20 | −R 5.50 |
| | 21.8134 | £0.00 | R 130,880.67 | −R 328.03 |
| | 21.8091 | £0.00 | R 130,854.43 | −R 354.27 |
| | 21.2744 | £0.00 | R 127,646.13 | −R 3,562.57 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.9152 | – | R 131,490.92 | |
| | 21.8604 | £0.00 | R 131,162.20 | −R 328.72 |
| | 21.8582 | £0.00 | R 131,149.20 | −R 341.72 |
| | 21.8560 | £0.00 | R 131,135.90 | −R 355.02 |
| | 21.2744 | £0.00 | R 127,646.13 | −R 3,844.79 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.8858 | – | R 131,315.02 | |
| | 21.8582 | £0.00 | R 131,149.20 | −R 165.82 |
| | 21.8311 | £0.00 | R 130,986.73 | −R 328.29 |
| | 21.8267 | £0.00 | R 130,960.47 | −R 354.55 |
| | 21.3066 | £0.00 | R 127,839.34 | −R 3,475.68 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.9313 | – | R 131,587.78 | |
| | 21.9127 | £0.00 | R 131,476.20 | −R 111.58 |
| | 21.8765 | £0.00 | R 131,258.81 | −R 328.97 |
| | 21.8721 | £0.00 | R 131,232.49 | −R 355.29 |
| | 21.3585 | £0.00 | R 128,150.99 | −R 3,436.79 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.9313 | – | R 131,587.78 | |
| | 21.9127 | £0.00 | R 131,476.20 | −R 111.58 |
| | 21.8765 | £0.00 | R 131,258.81 | −R 328.97 |
| | 21.8721 | £0.00 | R 131,232.49 | −R 355.29 |
| | 21.3585 | £0.00 | R 128,150.99 | −R 3,436.79 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.9617 | – | R 131,770.30 | |
| | 21.9127 | £0.00 | R 131,476.20 | −R 294.10 |
| | 21.9068 | £0.00 | R 131,440.88 | −R 329.42 |
| | 21.9024 | £0.00 | R 131,414.52 | −R 355.78 |
| | 21.3171 | £0.00 | R 127,902.54 | −R 3,867.76 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.9049 | – | R 131,429.35 | |
| | 21.9222 | £0.00 | R 131,533.20 | +R 103.85 |
| | 21.8501 | £0.00 | R 131,100.78 | −R 328.57 |
| | 21.8457 | £0.00 | R 131,074.49 | −R 354.86 |
| | 21.3171 | £0.00 | R 127,902.54 | −R 3,526.81 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 21.9851 | – | R 131,910.84 | |
| | 21.9302 | £0.00 | R 131,581.06 | −R 329.78 |
| | 21.9293 | £0.00 | R 131,575.80 | −R 335.04 |
| | 21.9258 | £0.00 | R 131,554.68 | −R 356.16 |
| | 21.3827 | £0.00 | R 128,296.33 | −R 3,614.51 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.0887 | – | R 132,532.34 | |
| | 22.0400 | £0.00 | R 132,240.00 | −R 292.34 |
| | 22.0335 | £0.00 | R 132,201.01 | −R 331.33 |
| | 22.0291 | £0.00 | R 132,174.50 | −R 357.84 |
| | 21.9909 | £0.00 | R 131,945.40 | −R 586.94 |
| | 21.3827 | £0.00 | R 128,296.33 | −R 4,236.01 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.1724 | – | R 133,034.18 | |
| | 22.1800 | £0.00 | R 133,080.00 | +R 45.82 |
| | 22.1169 | £0.00 | R 132,701.59 | −R 332.59 |
| | 22.1125 | £0.00 | R 132,674.99 | −R 359.19 |
| | 22.0790 | £0.00 | R 132,474.00 | −R 560.18 |
| | 21.5647 | £0.00 | R 129,388.11 | −R 3,646.07 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.1665 | – | R 132,999.21 | |
| | 22.1810 | £0.00 | R 133,086.00 | +R 86.79 |
| | 22.1593 | £0.00 | R 132,955.80 | −R 43.41 |
| | 22.1111 | £0.00 | R 132,666.71 | −R 332.50 |
| | 22.1067 | £0.00 | R 132,640.11 | −R 359.10 |
| | 21.5859 | £0.00 | R 129,515.47 | −R 3,483.74 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.1665 | – | R 132,999.21 | |
| | 22.1810 | £0.00 | R 133,086.00 | +R 86.79 |
| | 22.1593 | £0.00 | R 132,955.80 | −R 43.41 |
| | 22.1111 | £0.00 | R 132,666.71 | −R 332.50 |
| | 22.1067 | £0.00 | R 132,640.11 | −R 359.10 |
| | 21.5859 | £0.00 | R 129,515.47 | −R 3,483.74 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.1472 | – | R 132,883.01 | |
| | 22.1593 | £0.00 | R 132,955.80 | +R 72.79 |
| | 22.0918 | £0.00 | R 132,550.81 | −R 332.20 |
| | 22.0874 | £0.00 | R 132,524.23 | −R 358.78 |
| | 21.5865 | £0.00 | R 129,518.97 | −R 3,364.04 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.2294 | – | R 133,376.21 | |
| | 22.1738 | £0.00 | R 133,042.77 | −R 333.44 |
| | 22.1693 | £0.00 | R 133,016.09 | −R 360.12 |
| | 22.1118 | £0.00 | R 132,670.80 | −R 705.41 |
| | 21.5975 | £0.00 | R 129,584.91 | −R 3,791.30 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.1281 | – | R 132,768.47 | |
| | 22.2070 | £0.00 | R 133,242.00 | +R 473.53 |
| | 22.0728 | £0.00 | R 132,436.55 | −R 331.92 |
| | 22.0683 | £0.00 | R 132,409.99 | −R 358.48 |
| | 21.5222 | £0.00 | R 129,132.94 | −R 3,635.53 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.1575 | – | R 132,945.29 | |
| | 22.1167 | £0.00 | R 132,700.20 | −R 245.09 |
| | 22.1022 | £0.00 | R 132,612.92 | −R 332.37 |
| | 22.0977 | £0.00 | R 132,586.34 | −R 358.95 |
| | 21.5864 | £0.00 | R 129,518.12 | −R 3,427.17 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.3223 | – | R 133,933.64 | |
| | 22.2665 | £0.00 | R 133,598.80 | −R 334.84 |
| | 22.2620 | £0.00 | R 133,572.02 | −R 361.62 |
| | 22.1426 | £0.00 | R 132,855.60 | −R 1,078.04 |
| | 21.7013 | £0.00 | R 130,207.92 | −R 3,725.72 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.4002 | – | R 134,401.27 | |
| | 22.3442 | £0.00 | R 134,065.26 | −R 336.01 |
| | 22.3397 | £0.00 | R 134,038.38 | −R 362.89 |
| | 22.3377 | £0.00 | R 134,026.20 | −R 375.07 |
| | 21.7633 | £0.00 | R 130,579.95 | −R 3,821.32 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.3994 | – | R 134,396.25 | |
| | 22.3434 | £0.00 | R 134,060.26 | −R 335.99 |
| | 22.3389 | £0.00 | R 134,033.38 | −R 362.87 |
| | 22.3377 | £0.00 | R 134,026.20 | −R 370.05 |
| | 21.7633 | £0.00 | R 130,579.95 | −R 3,816.30 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.3527 | – | R 134,116.16 | |
| | 22.3377 | £0.00 | R 134,026.20 | −R 89.96 |
| | 22.2968 | £0.00 | R 133,780.87 | −R 335.29 |
| | 22.2923 | £0.00 | R 133,754.05 | −R 362.11 |
| | 21.7633 | £0.00 | R 130,579.95 | −R 3,536.21 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.3262 | – | R 133,957.02 | |
| | 22.3024 | £0.00 | R 133,814.40 | −R 142.62 |
| | 22.2704 | £0.00 | R 133,622.13 | −R 334.89 |
| | 22.2659 | £0.00 | R 133,595.34 | −R 361.68 |
| | 21.7136 | £0.00 | R 130,281.73 | −R 3,675.29 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.2248 | – | R 133,348.54 | |
| | 22.3012 | £0.00 | R 133,807.20 | +R 458.66 |
| | 22.1692 | £0.00 | R 133,015.17 | −R 333.37 |
| | 22.1648 | £0.00 | R 132,988.50 | −R 360.04 |
| | 21.7136 | £0.00 | R 130,281.73 | −R 3,066.81 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.0297 | – | R 132,178.35 | |
| | 22.1844 | £0.00 | R 133,106.40 | +R 928.05 |
| | 21.9747 | £0.00 | R 131,847.90 | −R 330.45 |
| | 21.9702 | £0.00 | R 131,821.47 | −R 356.88 |
| | 21.3704 | £0.00 | R 128,222.49 | −R 3,955.86 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.1138 | – | R 132,682.69 | |
| | 22.1500 | £0.00 | R 132,900.00 | +R 217.31 |
| | 22.0585 | £0.00 | R 132,350.99 | −R 331.70 |
| | 22.0541 | £0.00 | R 132,324.45 | −R 358.24 |
| | 22.0468 | £0.00 | R 132,280.80 | −R 401.89 |
| | 21.3704 | £0.00 | R 128,222.49 | −R 4,460.20 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.0637 | – | R 132,382.33 | |
| | 22.2000 | £0.00 | R 133,200.00 | +R 817.67 |
| | 22.1429 | £0.00 | R 132,857.40 | +R 475.07 |
| | 22.0086 | £0.00 | R 132,051.37 | −R 330.96 |
| | 22.0041 | £0.00 | R 132,024.89 | −R 357.44 |
| | 21.4321 | £0.00 | R 128,592.72 | −R 3,789.61 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.0823 | – | R 132,494.09 | |
| | 22.1500 | £0.00 | R 132,900.00 | +R 405.91 |
| | 22.1429 | £0.00 | R 132,857.40 | +R 363.31 |
| | 22.0271 | £0.00 | R 132,162.85 | −R 331.24 |
| | 22.0227 | £0.00 | R 132,136.35 | −R 357.74 |
| | 21.4321 | £0.00 | R 128,592.72 | −R 3,901.37 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.1108 | – | R 132,665.09 | |
| | 22.1429 | £0.00 | R 132,857.40 | +R 192.31 |
| | 22.0556 | £0.00 | R 132,333.43 | −R 331.66 |
| | 22.0511 | £0.00 | R 132,306.90 | −R 358.19 |
| | 21.4961 | £0.00 | R 128,976.60 | −R 3,688.49 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 22.0211 | – | R 132,126.80 | |
| | 22.0876 | £0.00 | R 132,525.60 | +R 398.80 |
| | 21.9661 | £0.00 | R 131,796.48 | −R 330.32 |
| | 21.9617 | £0.00 | R 131,770.06 | −R 356.74 |
| | 21.4961 | £0.00 | R 128,976.60 | −R 3,150.20 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference |
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| Mid-market rate | 22.0211 | – | R 132,126.80 | |
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Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send £6,000, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what £6,000 converts to at the real exchange rate, with no fees or markup. Rates are checked once a day. Sponsored placements never affect this data. The bank line is the cheapest bank available on each day.
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 GBP than the mid-market rate can offer.
This could be due to money transfer offers, FX rate adjustments, or market competitiveness.
In the past month, a money transfer company beat the mid-market rate on 16 of the last 30 days.
Right now, MoneyGram pays 132,525.60 ZAR on 6,000 GBP, which is 398.80 ZAR more than the mid-market amount, so it's a good deal (pretty much free money).
Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 134,065.26 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.
If you need to send money now, it's a good time to send.
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 209 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 7 amounts over the past month.
Cheapest in 36% of them
Cheapest in 14% of them
Never the cheapest
Never the cheapest
Based on 49 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 7 days.
Cheapest in 37% of them
Cheapest in 32% of them
Never the cheapest
Never the cheapest
Based on 209 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 30 days.
Cheapest in 44% of them
Cheapest in 33% of them
Never the cheapest
Never the cheapest
Based on 530 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 90 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 ZAR, but it was the cheapest in only 37% of the 179 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.
Key Currency (today's second cheapest) was the cheapest in only 32% of its comparisons, so it's rarely the cheapest option for transfers to South Africa.
If it's a one-off transfer, go with MoneyGram, since it's the cheapest right now.
There are many ways to send money to South Africa from the UK, including currency broker, app, online, multi-currency account, global business account, in person, and bank, and more.
For small & frequent transfers
If you send small amounts back home to South Africa, say weekly or monthly, an app like MoneyGram is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.
It charges £0 in fees, has -0.3% markup, lets you save recipient details, and ZAR will arrive in minutes.
Over the past month, MoneyGram was the cheapest app on 67% of the days it appeared for £6,000 transfers.
For one off transfers
Sending money online is good for occasional medium sized ZAR transfers, around £1,000 - £5,000.
Online companies like MoneyGram often have higher limits and/or first time promos.
Of the 14 companies we compared, MoneyGram is the cheapest online service and will get you R132,525.60 on a £6,000 transfer.
In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 27 of the 30 days it quoted.
For large transfers
Currency brokers like Key Currency 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 South Africa, and real human support.
Key Currency charges no fees on large transfers, but adds 0.25% markup on top of the current GBP/ZAR rate.
The markup gets better the more GBP you send, so we suggest .
Our analysis shows Key Currency was the cheapest broker in 97% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted.
For spending and receiving
Multi-currency accounts let you hold and spend Rands abroad like a local.
Wise offers the best multi-currency account.
With it, converting £6,000 to ZAR will get you R131,455.60 after fees.
If you don’t have ZAR in your account, your GBP will auto-convert whenever you pay with Wise in South Africa.
Once you have ZAR in the account, there are no extra fees from Wise for spending or holding it (local ATM charges may still apply).
Over the past month, it came out cheapest among multi-currency accounts on 93% of days.
For business transfers
Global accounts are for UK businesses making payments overseas.
For suppliers, freelancers, salaries, or invoices in South Africa, companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle batch and recurring payments a consumer app simply can’t.
Only if you have to
Your UK bank is the most expensive way to send money to South Africa.
On a £6,000 transfer, banks like Barclays will add 2.41% markup, getting you R128,976.60 vs R132,525.60 with MoneyGram.
We found Barclays was the cheapest bank on 30 of the 30 days it appeared for this amount.
Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much ZAR your recipient gets. Use the table below to see how different options change how much you pay and what they get.
Our data shows that MoneyGram gets your recipient 3,549 ZAR more than Barclays, today's cheapest bank, on the same £6,000.
The overall best and cheapest way to send £6,000 to South Africa is via MoneyGram, using a debit card to deposit GBP and card deposit to receive ZAR.
You have 3 pay-in options for transfers to South Africa, including bank transfer, debit card, and credit card.
The cheapest pay-in option is bank transfer.
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 credit card.
Be careful with credit card deposits, since your bank often treats it as a cash advance and will charge interest.
Money can reach South Africa by bank deposit, card deposit, and cash pickup, and each delivery method comes with its own fees.
The cheapest way to receive money in South Africa is with card deposit on average.
Receiving cash
MoneyGram is the cheapest option for cash pickup (getting you R132,525.60 on a £6,000 transfer).
Digital wallets
Your recipient can receive ZAR directly into a digital wallet (like PayPal or similar) which usually takes a few minutes to arrive.
You pay £6,000.00
R132,526
Cheapest
You pay £6,000.00
R132,526
R0
You pay £6,000.00
R131,796
-R729
You pay £6,000.00
R131,141
-R1,384
You pay £6,000.00
R131,039
-R1,487
You pay £6,000.00
R130,723
-R1,802
You pay £6,000.00
R130,518
-R2,008
You pay £6,000.00
R130,518
-R2,008
There are a few nuances you should consider before sending GBP to South Africa such as limits, taxes, and safety.
Right now, these are the best money transfer options for a £6,000 transfer to South Africa:
Cheapest way to send money to South Africa
The cheapest way is to use MoneyGram, pay in with a debit card and withdraw via card deposit. You will get R132,525.60, which is 0.55% more than the next best option.
Fastest way to send money to South Africa
The fastest way is to use Revolut via bank transfer deposit and bank deposit for pay out. You get R130,548 and it will arrive in within 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/ZAR 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.
Your cost is the fee plus the exchange-rate margin.
For example, sending £6,000 with MoneyGram will get you 132,525.60 ZAR, that’s including £0 fee and -0.3% in exchange rate markup.
A bank like Barclays on the other hand, will get you R128,976.60, that’s £0 in fees but 2.41% in FX fees.
There is no UK tax for the act of sending money to South Africa.
And, regular gifts from your normal income are free of inheritance tax straight away, with no cap and no seven-year wait, as long as you can still cover your usual living costs.
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.
We track 14 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to South Africa in real time.
We analyse the fees, exchange rates, deposit/withdrawal methods, and each goes through our internal review.
Most GBP/ZAR 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 209 comparisons across 7 amounts.
This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for GBP/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.
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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