Corridor GBP → PKR · British pound to Pakistani rupee
What does it cost to send British pounds to Pakistan?
On 16 October 2026, the most a recipient in Pakistan got for 1,000 GBP was 367,327.36 PKR via Remitly: a true cost of 3.64 GBP (0.36%) including fee and rate markup. The last of 8 quotes cost 4.73%.
Transfer cost receipt · GBP → PKR
Most to the recipient: Remitly transfer service
- You send
- 1,000.00 GBP
- Upfront fee
- 0.00 GBP
- Amount converted
- 1,000.00 GBP
- Rate given
- 367.33
- Mid-market when quoted
- 368.67
- Exchange-rate markup inside the rate
- 3.64 GBP 0.36%
- True total cost
- 3.64 GBP 0.36%
- Recipient gets
- 367,327.36 PKR
Picking the last quote in this ledger (Skrill) instead would leave the recipient 16,108.06 PKR short.
Snapshot indicative quotes retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:03 UTC. Quote collected 16 Oct 2026, 16:40 UTC. Source: Wise public comparison data.
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Every quote for 1,000 GBP → PKR
Sorted by what the recipient gets. “True cost” adds the upfront fee to the money lost in the exchange rate versus the mid-market rate at the time each quote was collected.
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Remitlyservice | 0.00 GBP | 0.36% | 3.64 GBP | 0.36% | 367,327.36 PKR | best |
| 2. Western Unionservice | 2.99 GBP | 0.13% | 4.33 GBP | 0.43% | 367,076.40 PKR | −250.96 PKR |
| 3. Instaremservice | 0.00 GBP | 0.66% | 6.65 GBP | 0.66% | 366,220.79 PKR | −1,106.57 PKR |
| 4. Wiseservice | 6.60 GBP | 0.00% | 6.60 GBP | 0.66% | 366,209.96 PKR | −1,117.40 PKR |
| 5. Xoomservice | 0.00 GBP | 2.38% | 23.78 GBP | 2.38% | 359,905.04 PKR | −7,422.32 PKR |
| 6. OFXservice | 7.00 GBP | 2.58% | 32.64 GBP | 3.26% | 356,639.28 PKR | −10,688.08 PKR |
| 7. Nationwidebank | 15.00 GBP | 2.34% | 38.03 GBP | 3.80% | 354,651.40 PKR | −12,675.96 PKR |
| 8. Skrillservice | 0.00 GBP | 4.73% | 47.34 GBP | 4.73% | 351,219.30 PKR | −16,108.06 PKR |
| Set aside, not ranked (2): see methodology | ||||||
| Moneygramcollected 48 h before retrieval | 0.00 GBP | −1.06% | — | — | 372,583.23 PKR | — |
| WorldRemitcollected 73 h before retrieval | 0.00 GBP | 0.50% | — | — | 366,838.56 PKR | — |
Does the cheapest option change with the amount?
| You send | Most to recipient | Best cost | Worst cost | Recipient gets (best) | Gap best vs worst | Quotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 GBP | Remitly | 0.36% | 9.66% | 73,465.47 PKR | 6,855.82 PKR | 8 |
| 1,000 GBP | Remitly | 0.36% | 4.73% | 367,327.36 PKR | 16,108.06 PKR | 8 |
| 5,000 GBP | Western Union | 0.19% | 4.73% | 1,839,785.37 PKR | 83,688.85 PKR | 8 |
What the GBP → PKR numbers show
- The provider that delivers the most changes with the amount: Remitly at 200.00 GBP, Remitly at 1,000.00 GBP, Western Union at 5,000.00 GBP. Fixed fees weigh heavily on small transfers; rate margins dominate large ones.
- At 200.00 GBP, true cost ranged from 0.36% (Remitly) to 9.66% (Nationwide); the recipient would get 6,855.82 PKR less with the last quote than with the first.
- Banks listed for this corridor averaged 3.80% in true cost at 1,000.00 GBP, against 1.79% for non-bank transfer services; on average 61% of the banks' cost sat inside the exchange rate rather than in a stated fee.
- 3 of 8 quotes at 1,000.00 GBP charged no upfront fee but priced in a rate markup above 0.5%, so “no fee” did not mean free.
Every quote for 200 GBP → PKR
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Remitlyservice | 0.00 GBP | 0.36% | 0.73 GBP | 0.36% | 73,465.47 PKR | best |
| 2. Instaremservice | 0.00 GBP | 0.66% | 1.33 GBP | 0.66% | 73,244.16 PKR | −221.31 PKR |
| 3. Wiseservice | 1.90 GBP | 0.00% | 1.90 GBP | 0.95% | 73,014.51 PKR | −450.96 PKR |
| 4. Western Unionservice | 1.99 GBP | 0.13% | 2.26 GBP | 1.13% | 72,902.78 PKR | −562.69 PKR |
| 5. Xoomservice | 0.00 GBP | 2.57% | 5.15 GBP | 2.57% | 71,837.00 PKR | −1,628.47 PKR |
| 6. Skrillservice | 0.00 GBP | 4.73% | 9.47 GBP | 4.73% | 70,243.86 PKR | −3,221.61 PKR |
| 7. OFXservice | 7.00 GBP | 2.58% | 11.98 GBP | 5.99% | 69,316.60 PKR | −4,148.87 PKR |
| 8. Nationwidebank | 15.00 GBP | 2.34% | 19.32 GBP | 9.66% | 66,609.65 PKR | −6,855.82 PKR |
| Set aside, not ranked (2): see methodology | ||||||
| Moneygramcollected 48 h before retrieval | 0.00 GBP | −1.06% | — | — | 74,516.65 PKR | — |
| WorldRemitcollected 73 h before retrieval | 0.00 GBP | 0.50% | — | — | 73,367.71 PKR | — |
Every quote for 5,000 GBP → PKR
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Western Unionservice | 2.99 GBP | 0.13% | 9.68 GBP | 0.19% | 1,839,785.37 PKR | best |
| 2. Remitlyservice | 0.00 GBP | 0.36% | 18.22 GBP | 0.36% | 1,836,636.82 PKR | −3,148.55 PKR |
| 3. Wiseservice | 30.07 GBP | 0.00% | 30.07 GBP | 0.60% | 1,831,786.98 PKR | −7,998.39 PKR |
| 4. Instaremservice | 0.00 GBP | 0.66% | 33.23 GBP | 0.66% | 1,831,103.93 PKR | −8,681.44 PKR |
| 5. OFXservice | 0.00 GBP | 1.66% | 82.91 GBP | 1.66% | 1,812,789.51 PKR | −26,995.86 PKR |
| 6. Xoomservice | 0.00 GBP | 2.38% | 118.89 GBP | 2.38% | 1,799,525.19 PKR | −40,260.18 PKR |
| 7. Nationwidebank | 15.00 GBP | 2.34% | 131.54 GBP | 2.63% | 1,794,860.11 PKR | −44,925.26 PKR |
| 8. Skrillservice | 0.00 GBP | 4.73% | 236.68 GBP | 4.73% | 1,756,096.52 PKR | −83,688.85 PKR |
| Set aside, not ranked (2): see methodology | ||||||
| Moneygramcollected 48 h before retrieval | 0.00 GBP | −1.06% | — | — | 1,862,916.15 PKR | — |
| WorldRemitcollected 73 h before retrieval | 0.00 GBP | 0.50% | — | — | 1,834,192.80 PKR | — |
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Questions people ask
- Which provider gave the most for 1,000 GBP sent to Pakistan?
- Remitly, with 367,327.36 PKR delivered, in the snapshot retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:03 UTC. Its upfront fee was 0.00 GBP and its rate markup 0.36%.
- How much of the cost of sending GBP to PKR is hidden in the exchange rate?
- For the 8 quotes on 1,000 GBP, rate markups ranged from 0.00% to 4.73% of the amount converted. 3 quotes charged no upfront fee but still had a markup above 0.5%.
- How current are these GBP to PKR quotes?
- RateRunner retrieved them on 16 Oct 2026, 17:03 UTC. Each provider quote also carries its own collection time, shown in the tables, and quotes older than 24 hours are flagged. They are indicative; the price you are offered at checkout can differ.
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Sources
- Indicative provider quotes: Wise public comparison data (retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:03 UTC). Wise collects quotes from listed banks and services and is itself listed.
- Raw data for this page: gbp-to-pkr.json