Over the past three months, we compared 27 providers for transfers to Sri Lanka from a wide range of sending countries and found that on average Western Union was most often the cheapest provider (in 21.8% of the searches).

But Western Union might not be available in the country you're sending money from, and it might not be the cheapest for your transfer to Sri Lanka as the provider's pricing change depends from country to country and changes over time. This means it's always best to launch a live comparison to find the cheapest provider for your transfer.

How to Send Money to Sri Lanka

Thousands of people like you send money back to Sri Lanka every week. With around 3 million Sinhalese and other Sri Lankans living outside Sri Lanka, everyone needs an easy and inexpensive way to send rupees back home to benefit family, friends and others.

Banks in neither your adopted country nor Sri Lanka have the best fees or exchange rates for converting money into rupees. That’s why it’s vital to compare all of your options for sending money back to Sri Lanka so your rupees can go further. Whether you want to make a one-off currency transfer or you need to send money online regularly, we can help you find the best options.

Save over 19,000 rupees a year when sending money to family, friends or businesses in Sri Lanka.

People from Sri Lanka send over $7 billion back home each year, that’s an average of $2,300 each. Our research shows that most people overspend by up to five percent on their transfers, so using a lower-cost provider could save Sinhalese and others up to $350 million collectively or up to $115 individually every year.

You won’t get the best exchange rates from your bank or PayPal, and we want to stop you from overpaying. We make it easy to compare the best-value options for money transfer, or you can select one of the recommended currency providers on this page. You can easily send money online and pay by wire transfer, bank deposit, card, cash or in some other way.

I Want to Transfer Money to Sri Lanka, Which Provider Should I Use?

There are plenty of options for sending money back to Sri Lanka. Here at Monito, we cover all the popular specialist money transfer providers and banks for converting your money into rupees and sending it home.

We know there are lots of ways to transfer currency to Sri Lanka, which is why we compare all of the most popular options side-by-side so you can make an informed choice. The best online money transfer provider for you will depend on several areas like the exchange rate they offer, how much you are sending, where you are sending from, the currency you are exchanging into rupees and some other factors.

We take all of those details into account when recommending the best way to send money to Sri Lanka. We’ll help you find the fastest and cheapest ways to send money home. For example, we can tell you the best providers for sending money to Sri Lanka from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, India and other countries.

For most money transfer providers, you can either sign up through their websites or download their apps which will give you fast and easy access from any smart device. There are useful “Smart Alerts” service that tells you how currency exchange rates are changing so you can choose the best time to send rupees back to Sri Lanka.

Banks in Sri Lanka

• Commercial Bank of Ceylon
• Sampath Bank Plc
• National Savings Bank
• People’s Bank
• Hatton National Bank
• Seylan Bank Plc