FAQ About Sending Money to Russia

• What's the cheapest way to send money to Russia?

  The cheapest way to send money to Russia is through an online provider. Among the 3 available, Profee was most often the cheapest provider (in 64.8% of the searches on Monito.com in the past 3 months).

• What are the best providers to send money to Russia?

  Here are the providers that were the most often the cheapest in the comparisons of the past 3 months on Monito.com:

  • Profee (cheapest in 64.8% of the searches)
  • QNB Finansbank (cheapest in 31.4% of the searches)
  • Remitout (cheapest in 3.8% of the searches)
• How much does it cost to send money to Russia?

  If you send money with the cheapest available provider, the total cost of a transfer to RUB was %COUNTRY_TO_CHEAPEST_PROVIDER_COST%% of the transfer amount (including all fees and exchange rates) over the past month. Of course, this figure will vary based on the sending country, the pay-in and pay-out options

  In contrast, the cost of the most expensive option was %COUNTRY_TO_MOST_EXPENSIVE_PROVIDER_COST%% on average.

• What is the cost of making an international transfer to Russia using my bank?

  The average total cost (including hidden exchange rate markups) of making a transfer to Russia with banks compared by Monito.com during the past months was 43.2% of the transfer amount. This is 2.6x more expensive than sending money with the cheapest online provider alternative.

• Is PayPal a good option for sending money to Russia?

  It’s possible to send money to Russia with PayPal, but it’s expensive. The average cost of transfers to Russia with PayPal is %COUNTRY_TO_PAYPAL_COST%%, whereas the cheapest online services have an average cost of %COUNTRY_TO_CHEAPEST_PROVIDER_COST%% of the amount you send.

• What is the fastest option to send money to Russia?

  The provider that was most often the fastest on Monito's comparisons over the last three3 months was Profee (average fastest transfer time: Next day)