Compare the best ways to send money from United States to Somalia

We compared 1 companies sending money from the United States to Somalia. Regency FX is the best and cheapest, while Regency FX is the fastest.

Sending $7,000 with Regency FX gets your recipient 3,997,035.74 SOS at 571.0051 SOS per USD.

Best companies for USD/SOS transfers

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Last updated on 28 October 2026

Based on 7,000 USD transfer

Best companies for USD/SOS transfers

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Regency FX

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee $0.00 1 USD = 571.0051 SOS +0.27% vs mid-market Recipient gets SOS 3,997,035.74 Minutes - 24 hours
Personal account managerReceive to bank accountProfessional, personal service

Ways to receive money in Somalia with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
Free1 USD = 571.0051 SOS
SOS 3,997,035.74You pay$7,000.00

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Regency FX

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee $0.00 1 USD = 571.0051 SOS +0.27% vs mid-market Recipient gets SOS 3,997,035.74 Minutes - 24 hours
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Personal account managerReceive to bank accountProfessional, personal service

Ways to receive money in Somalia with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
Free1 USD = 571.0051 SOS
SOS 3,997,035.74You pay$7,000.00
How Our Results Work
Mid-market rate: 1 USD = 572.5510 SOS Updates every 60 minutes.

How to send money from US to Somalia

Pick a company

If you're sending a one-off transfer, then Regency FX is the best option.

Regency FX was the cheapest on 30 of the 30 days it quoted $7,000 transfers to Somalia.

For large transfers, a broker like Regency FX is the best option.

How much you send will affect the best option for you right now.

Pay for it

You have 1 ways to pay for your transfer to Somalia, including bank transfer.

Usually, using bank transfer to fund your transfer is the cheapest but slowest option (ACH and takes a day or two).

You can use a debit card, Apple Pay and Google Pay for quicker deposit but its a bit more expensive.

I suggest avoiding credit cards since these are most expensive and have cash advance fees (Amex is very rarely accepted in general).

Check and send

First time round you'll need to confirm who you are.

An SSN isn't required, an ITIN or a foreign passport works with most companies here.

Compare amounts

How much USD are you sending to Somalia?

How much USD you send to Somalia 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 Regency FX was the cheapest in 100% of the transfers from $5,000 it quoted, and in 100% of all the transfers it quoted.

Cheapest service
$5006.00%$20.00SOS 258,335.01with bank transfer to bank deposit+SOS 42.94
$7,000This page0.27%$0.00SOS 3,997,035.74with bank transfer to bank depositSOS 0.00
$10,0000.27%$0.00SOS 5,710,051.06with bank transfer to bank depositSOS 0.00
$50,0000.25%$0.00SOS 28,555,980.83with bank transfer to bank depositSOS 0.00
$100,0000.20%$0.00SOS 57,140,589.20with bank transfer to bank depositSOS 0.00
$250,0000.20%$0.00SOS 142,851,473.00with bank transfer to bank depositSOS 0.00

Mid-market rate: 1 USD = 572.5510 SOS

USD/SOS Exchange Rate History

Is today a good time to send money from US to Somalia?

The cheapest way to send USD to SOS 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 Regency FX), across 30 days of comparisons for 7,000 USD transfers to Somalia.

SOS received for $7,000, after fees

Wed, Oct 28, 2026Mid-market rateSOS 4,007,856.96 Regency FX SOS 3,997,035.74Regency FXSOS 3,997,035.74

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At the mid-market rateWith the cheapest optionRegency FX
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.4954 – SOS 4,000,467.79
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9524 $0.00 SOS 3,989,666.53 −SOS 10,801.26
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.4970 – SOS 4,000,479.23
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9540 $0.00 SOS 3,989,677.94 −SOS 10,801.29
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.4974 – SOS 4,000,482.11
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9544 $0.00 SOS 3,989,680.81 −SOS 10,801.30
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 574.4855 – SOS 4,021,398.56
Regency FX Cheapest 572.9344 $0.00 SOS 4,010,540.79 −SOS 10,857.77
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.5037 – SOS 4,000,525.63
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9606 $0.00 SOS 3,989,724.21 −SOS 10,801.42
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 570.2740 – SOS 3,991,917.94
Regency FX Cheapest 568.7343 $0.00 SOS 3,981,139.76 −SOS 10,778.18
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.1109 – SOS 3,997,776.39
Regency FX Cheapest 569.5689 $0.00 SOS 3,986,982.39 −SOS 10,794.00
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 570.3390 – SOS 3,992,372.91
Regency FX Cheapest 568.7991 $0.00 SOS 3,981,593.50 −SOS 10,779.41
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.5048 – SOS 4,000,533.88
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9618 $0.00 SOS 3,989,732.44 −SOS 10,801.44
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.0663 – SOS 3,997,463.91
Regency FX Cheapest 569.5244 $0.00 SOS 3,986,670.76 −SOS 10,793.15
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 569.7554 – SOS 3,988,287.57
Regency FX Cheapest 568.2170 $0.00 SOS 3,977,519.19 −SOS 10,768.38
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.4923 – SOS 4,000,446.13
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9493 $0.00 SOS 3,989,644.92 −SOS 10,801.21
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.4923 – SOS 4,000,446.13
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9493 $0.00 SOS 3,989,644.92 −SOS 10,801.21
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.1025 – SOS 3,997,717.37
Regency FX Cheapest 569.5605 $0.00 SOS 3,986,923.54 −SOS 10,793.83
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 572.6037 – SOS 4,008,226.14
Regency FX Cheapest 571.0577 $0.00 SOS 3,997,403.93 −SOS 10,822.21
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 570.3883 – SOS 3,992,718.45
Regency FX Cheapest 568.8483 $0.00 SOS 3,981,938.11 −SOS 10,780.34
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.4975 – SOS 4,000,482.38
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9544 $0.00 SOS 3,989,681.08 −SOS 10,801.30
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.5968 – SOS 4,001,177.26
Regency FX Cheapest 570.0534 $0.00 SOS 3,990,374.09 −SOS 10,803.17
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 572.3435 – SOS 4,006,404.84
Regency FX Cheapest 570.7982 $0.00 SOS 3,995,587.54 −SOS 10,817.30
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 572.3435 – SOS 4,006,404.84
Regency FX Cheapest 570.7982 $0.00 SOS 3,995,587.54 −SOS 10,817.30
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 573.3917 – SOS 4,013,742.15
Regency FX Cheapest 571.8436 $0.00 SOS 4,002,905.05 −SOS 10,837.10
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.5018 – SOS 4,000,512.31
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9587 $0.00 SOS 3,989,710.93 −SOS 10,801.38
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 570.4413 – SOS 3,993,088.80
Regency FX Cheapest 568.9011 $0.00 SOS 3,982,307.46 −SOS 10,781.34
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.5354 – SOS 4,000,747.80
Regency FX Cheapest 569.9923 $0.00 SOS 3,989,945.78 −SOS 10,802.02
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.2427 – SOS 3,998,698.68
Regency FX Cheapest 569.7003 $0.00 SOS 3,987,902.20 −SOS 10,796.48
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.0715 – SOS 3,997,500.78
Regency FX Cheapest 569.5296 $0.00 SOS 3,986,707.53 −SOS 10,793.25
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 571.0715 – SOS 3,997,500.78
Regency FX Cheapest 569.5296 $0.00 SOS 3,986,707.53 −SOS 10,793.25
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 570.2368 – SOS 3,991,657.68
Regency FX Cheapest 568.6972 $0.00 SOS 3,980,880.20 −SOS 10,777.48
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 572.6947 – SOS 4,008,863.03
Regency FX Cheapest 571.1484 $0.00 SOS 3,998,039.10 −SOS 10,823.93
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 572.5510 – SOS 4,007,856.96
Regency FX Cheapest 571.0051 $0.00 SOS 3,997,035.74 −SOS 10,821.22

Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference

Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send $7,000, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what $7,000 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.

Understanding USD/SOS exchange rate

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 SOS per USD 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 SOS on every transfer from US.

Right now, Regency FX pays 3,997,035.74 SOS on 7,000 USD, which is 10,821.22 SOS less than the mid-market amount.

Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 4,010,540.79 SOS.

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 Somalia.

We've tracked 207 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 8 amounts over the past month.

  1. Regency FXAppeared in 117 comparisons

    Cheapest every time

Based on 207 comparisons across 8 amounts over the last 30 days.

Is the cheapest money transfer company always the best?

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 analyze companies that appeared in at least 50% of all comparisons (so occasional cheapest options don't skew it).

Today Regency FX is the cheapest and gets you the most SOS, and it was also the cheapest in 100% of the 117 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.

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

Ways to send money from the US to Somalia

There are 1 companies available for sending money from the US to Somalia, across broker, and more.

For transfers over $10,000

Currency brokers

For large transfers to Somalia (e.g. a property purchase, tuition, or moving to Somalia), a broker like Regency FX charges no fee, gives you a dedicated account manager, and adds 0.27% markup on USD/SOS that gets lower the more you send.

Our analysis shows Regency FX was the cheapest broker in 100% of the transfers from $5,000 it quoted.

Business payments from the US

Global accounts

Global accounts are for US businesses paying people abroad.

Companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle the recurring and batch payments, invoicing, tracking, and more.

Ways to fund USD and receive SOS in Somalia

With Regency FX, paying by bank transfer and receiving through bank deposit is the cheapest combination. Sending $7,000 gives your recipient 3,997,035.74 SOS.

Deposit USD by bank transfer.

The simplest way is to pay from your US checking account

Pay by bank transfer using your routing and account numbers.

An ACH payment is usually cheaper than a card, but it may take some time for it to clear before a money transfer company can send the money to Somalia.

Zelle, Venmo and Cash App only support domestic transfers, so they cannot send money to Somalia.

Your recipient in Somalia can collect SOS through bank deposit.

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    Bank transfer Bank deposit

    You pay $7,000.00

    S3,997,036

    Cheapest

Things to consider before sending USD to Somalia

The way you fund the transfer now affects the tax, while US law gives you specific rights if something goes wrong.

Find the right USD/SOS company

Cheapest way to send money to Somalia

The cheapest option is Regency FX, funded by bank transfer with bank deposit for the payout. Your recipient gets 3,997,035.74 SOS, which is 0% more than the next best option.

Fastest way to send money to Somalia

The fastest option is Regency FX. Pay by bank transfer and choose bank deposit for the payout. Your recipient gets 3,997,035.74 SOS, with the money arriving in minutes - 24 hours.

Cash-funded transfers now carry a 1% tax

Since January 1, 2026, a 1% federal tax applies when an international transfer is funded with cash, a money order, a cashier's check or a traveler's check.

Funding from a US bank account, including ACH, or with a US-issued debit or credit card is exempt.

The rule applies to how you pay in, so your recipient can still collect cash without triggering the tax.

The $10,000 rule is not a transfer limit

There is no federal cap on how much of your own money you can send electronically abroad.

Your bank or transfer company can set its own limit and ask for proof of where a large or unusual payment came from.

Cash reports and the declaration for physically carrying more than $10,000 across the US border are separate rules.

Do not split cash transactions to avoid a report.

You normally have 30 minutes to cancel

The US Remittance Transfer Rule requires a covered company to show the exchange rate, fees and expected amount received before you pay.

You can normally cancel within 30 minutes at no charge, provided the money has not been deposited or collected.

You also have error-resolution rights if the wrong amount arrives or the transfer never turns up.

Contact the company first and keep the receipt.

The CFPB explains the cancellation and error process.

Need to send a large amount of USD to Somalia?

For transfers over $10,000, Regency FX is the best option.

It offers the best exchange rate, which is more important than the fee for large transfers to Somalia.

While Regency FX may not always be the cheapest or fastest way to send SOS, they offer years of experience, and will offer you the peace of mind you need when sending large amounts abroad.

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How we analyze the market

We track, save, and analyze the cost, speed, and product offerings of the leading money transfer services available between Somalia and United States.


We work with leading money transfer companies to provide real time fees and exchange rates. In the past 30 days alone, we analyzed 207 comparisons across 8 amounts.

This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for USD/SOS 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.

For a deeper understanding of our commitment to integrity and transparency, check out these articles:

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