Corridor USD → VND · US dollar to Vietnamese dong
What does it cost to send US dollars to Vietnam?
On 15 October 2026, the most a recipient in Vietnam got for 1,000 USD was 25,690,896 VND via Instarem: a true cost of 7.04 USD (0.70%) including fee and rate markup. The last of 6 quotes cost 5.25%.
Transfer cost receipt · USD → VND
Most to the recipient: Instarem transfer service
- You send
- 1,000.00 USD
- Upfront fee
- 0.00 USD
- Amount converted
- 1,000.00 USD
- Rate given
- 25,690.90
- Mid-market when quoted
- 25,873.00
- Exchange-rate markup inside the rate
- 7.04 USD 0.70%
- True total cost
- 7.04 USD 0.70%
- Recipient gets
- 25,690,896 VND
Picking the last quote in this ledger (OFX) instead would leave the recipient 1,177,138 VND short.
Snapshot indicative quotes retrieved 15 Oct 2026, 14:55 UTC. Quote collected 15 Oct 2026, 14:28 UTC. Source: Wise public comparison data.
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Every quote for 1,000 USD → VND
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. Instaremservice | 0.00 USD | 0.70% | 7.04 USD | 0.70% | 25,690,896 VND | best |
| 2. Remitlyservice | 1.99 USD | 0.70% | 9.01 USD | 0.90% | 25,639,775 VND | −51,121 VND |
| 3. Wiseservice | 13.26 USD | 0.00% | 13.26 USD | 1.33% | 25,529,924 VND | −160,972 VND |
| 4. Western Unionservice | 0.99 USD | 1.40% | 15.01 USD | 1.50% | 25,484,537 VND | −206,359 VND |
| 5. Xoomservice | 2.99 USD | 2.92% | 32.12 USD | 3.21% | 25,042,023 VND | −648,873 VND |
| 6. OFXservice | 5.00 USD | 4.78% | 52.54 USD | 5.25% | 24,513,758 VND | −1,177,138 VND |
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 | Instarem | 0.70% | 7.16% | 5,138,179 VND | 333,975 VND | 6 |
| 1,000 USD | Instarem | 0.70% | 5.25% | 25,690,896 VND | 1,177,138 VND | 6 |
| 5,000 USD | Instarem | 0.64% | 4.78% | 128,532,096 VND | 5,347,383 VND | 6 |
What the USD → VND numbers show
- Instarem 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 0.70% (Instarem) to 7.16% (OFX); the recipient would get 333,975 VND less with the last quote than with the first.
- 1 of 6 quotes at 1,000.00 USD charged no upfront fee but priced in a rate markup above 0.5%, so “no fee” did not mean free.
Every quote for 200 USD → VND
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Instaremservice | 0.00 USD | 0.70% | 1.41 USD | 0.70% | 5,138,179 VND | best |
| 2. Remitlyservice | 1.99 USD | 0.70% | 3.38 USD | 1.69% | 5,087,055 VND | −51,124 VND |
| 3. Western Unionservice | 0.99 USD | 1.40% | 3.78 USD | 1.89% | 5,076,704 VND | −61,475 VND |
| 4. Xoomservice | 2.99 USD | 2.92% | 8.75 USD | 4.37% | 4,948,324 VND | −189,855 VND |
| 5. Wiseservice | 8.95 USD | 0.00% | 8.95 USD | 4.47% | 4,943,037 VND | −195,142 VND |
| 6. OFXservice | 5.00 USD | 4.78% | 14.32 USD | 7.16% | 4,804,204 VND | −333,975 VND |
Every quote for 5,000 USD → VND
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Instaremservice | 0.00 USD | 0.64% | 32.19 USD | 0.64% | 128,532,096 VND | best |
| 2. Wiseservice | 34.73 USD | 0.00% | 34.73 USD | 0.69% | 128,466,431 VND | −65,665 VND |
| 3. Remitlyservice | 1.99 USD | 0.70% | 37.17 USD | 0.74% | 128,403,375 VND | −128,721 VND |
| 4. Western Unionservice | 0.99 USD | 1.40% | 71.17 USD | 1.42% | 127,523,705 VND | −1,008,391 VND |
| 5. Xoomservice | 2.99 USD | 2.92% | 148.98 USD | 2.98% | 125,510,516 VND | −3,021,580 VND |
| 6. OFXservice | 0.00 USD | 4.78% | 238.87 USD | 4.78% | 123,184,713 VND | −5,347,383 VND |
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Questions people ask
- Which provider gave the most for 1,000 USD sent to Vietnam?
- Instarem, with 25,690,896 VND delivered, in the snapshot retrieved 15 Oct 2026, 14:55 UTC. Its upfront fee was 0.00 USD and its rate markup 0.70%.
- How much of the cost of sending USD to VND is hidden in the exchange rate?
- For the 6 quotes on 1,000 USD, rate markups ranged from 0.00% to 4.78% of the amount converted. 1 quote charged no upfront fee but still had a markup above 0.5%.
- How current are these USD to VND 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.
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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-vnd.json