Corridor USD → EGP · US dollar to Egyptian pound
What does it cost to send US dollars to Egypt?
On 15 October 2026, the most a recipient in Egypt got for 1,000 USD was 52,884.55 EGP via Remitly: a true cost of 10.21 USD (1.02%) including fee and rate markup. The last of 5 quotes cost 4.72%.
Transfer cost receipt · USD → EGP
Most to the recipient: Remitly transfer service
- You send
- 1,000.00 USD
- Upfront fee
- −1.99 USD
- Amount converted
- 998.01 USD
- Rate given
- 52.9900
- Mid-market when quoted
- 53.4300
- Exchange-rate markup inside the rate
- 8.22 USD 0.82%
- True total cost
- 10.21 USD 1.02%
- Recipient gets
- 52,884.55 EGP
Picking the last quote in this ledger (OFX) instead would leave the recipient 1,976.07 EGP short.
Snapshot indicative quotes retrieved 15 Oct 2026, 14:55 UTC. Quote collected 15 Oct 2026, 14:44 UTC. Source: Wise public comparison data.
Confirm the live quote on remitly.com
Plain link to the provider's official site. No commission.
Every quote for 1,000 USD → EGP
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 | 1.99 USD | 0.82% | 10.21 USD | 1.02% | 52,884.55 EGP | best |
| 2. Wiseservice | 21.74 USD | 0.00% | 21.74 USD | 2.17% | 52,268.43 EGP | −616.12 EGP |
| 3. Western Unionservice | 1.99 USD | 2.78% | 29.73 USD | 2.97% | 51,841.44 EGP | −1,043.11 EGP |
| 4. Xoomservice | 4.99 USD | 2.91% | 33.93 USD | 3.39% | 51,617.29 EGP | −1,267.26 EGP |
| 5. OFXservice | 5.00 USD | 4.24% | 47.19 USD | 4.72% | 50,908.48 EGP | −1,976.07 EGP |
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 USD | Remitly | 1.81% | 7.66% | 10,492.55 EGP | 624.56 EGP | 5 |
| 1,000 USD | Remitly | 1.02% | 4.72% | 52,884.55 EGP | 1,976.07 EGP | 5 |
| 5,000 USD | Remitly | 0.86% | 3.30% | 264,844.55 EGP | 6,510.55 EGP | 5 |
What the USD → EGP numbers show
- Remitly delivered the most at every snapshot amount (200.00 USD, 1,000.00 USD, 5,000.00 USD).
- At 200.00 USD, true cost ranged from 1.81% (Remitly) to 7.66% (Wise); the recipient would get 624.56 EGP less with the last quote than with the first.
Every quote for 200 USD → EGP
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Remitlyservice | 1.99 USD | 0.82% | 3.62 USD | 1.81% | 10,492.55 EGP | best |
| 2. Western Unionservice | 1.99 USD | 2.78% | 7.49 USD | 3.75% | 10,285.59 EGP | −206.96 EGP |
| 3. Xoomservice | 4.99 USD | 2.91% | 10.66 USD | 5.33% | 10,116.37 EGP | −376.18 EGP |
| 4. OFXservice | 5.00 USD | 4.24% | 13.27 USD | 6.63% | 9,977.04 EGP | −515.51 EGP |
| 5. Wiseservice | 15.31 USD | 0.00% | 15.31 USD | 7.66% | 9,867.99 EGP | −624.56 EGP |
Every quote for 5,000 USD → EGP
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Remitlyservice | 1.99 USD | 0.82% | 43.15 USD | 0.86% | 264,844.55 EGP | best |
| 2. Wiseservice | 53.88 USD | 0.00% | 53.88 USD | 1.08% | 264,271.19 EGP | −573.36 EGP |
| 3. Western Unionservice | 1.99 USD | 2.78% | 140.92 USD | 2.82% | 259,620.69 EGP | −5,223.86 EGP |
| 4. Xoomservice | 4.99 USD | 2.91% | 150.25 USD | 3.01% | 259,121.88 EGP | −5,722.67 EGP |
| 5. OFXservice | 0.00 USD | 3.30% | 165.00 USD | 3.30% | 258,334.00 EGP | −6,510.55 EGP |
Read next
Questions people ask
- Which provider gave the most for 1,000 USD sent to Egypt?
- Remitly, with 52,884.55 EGP delivered, in the snapshot retrieved 15 Oct 2026, 14:55 UTC. Its upfront fee was 1.99 USD and its rate markup 0.82%.
- How much of the cost of sending USD to EGP is hidden in the exchange rate?
- For the 5 quotes on 1,000 USD, rate markups ranged from 0.00% to 4.24% of the amount converted. 0 quotes charged no upfront fee but still had a markup above 0.5%.
- How current are these USD to EGP quotes?
- RateRunner retrieved them on 15 Oct 2026, 14:55 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.
Related corridors
Sources
- Indicative provider quotes: Wise public comparison data (retrieved 15 Oct 2026, 14:55 UTC). Wise collects quotes from listed banks and services and is itself listed.
- Raw data for this page: usd-to-egp.json