US Price Comparison Research 2024
A dedicated comparison research team in Wise compared Wise to 3 US bank accounts, as well as PayPal, Western Union, Xoom by PayPal, MoneyGram and Remitly. They found that we’re on average 8x cheaper for spending abroad. Our fees to send are on average 2x cheaper, and withdrawing $500 from an ATM abroad are not significantly cheaper and close to the same price as the compared providers. This is based on the prices offered by Wise US Inc during the research period.
Research methodology
The competitor research was collected in September 2024 during a 5 day period (16/09/2024 - 20/09/2024).
They looked at data across multiple countries, currencies, and price points to make sure any price claims we make are fair and accurate. The data was collected by simulating a transfer using live accounts on the providers website, during standard trading hours and at the same time every day, whenever possible, to ensure consistency across the comparison.
The research scope looked at the following, across EUR, GBP, INR, CAD & MXN using $500 as the transaction value:
- The cost to send money abroad from an account
- The cost to spend money abroad using a debit card
- The cost to withdraw money abroad from an account via an ATM
The costs collected for sending money abroad are made up of both the foreign transaction fee and any exchange rate markup. The exchange rate markup is a percentage added to the mid-market exchange rate by a provider when they sell you a currency. The costs collected for spending money abroad and withdrawing money abroad from an account via ATM are only made up of foreign transaction fees.
The research and results
1. Total cost to send $500. Overall, Wise is 2x cheaper.USD > EUR: Wise is 2x cheaper
- Wise: $8.43
- Bank of America: $13.51
- Chase: $19.61
- Wells Fargo: $16.92
- PayPal: $25.65
- Xoom by PayPal: $24.02
- Remitly: $3.55
- Western Union: $8.62
- MoneyGram: $12.66
USD > GBP: Wise is 2x cheaper
- Wise: $8.65
- Bank of America: $13.12
- Chase: $19.58
- Wells Fargo: $17.18
- PayPal: $25.33
- Xoom by PayPal: $25.31
- Remitly: $9.41
- Western Union: $8.08
- MoneyGram: $17.44
USD > INR: Wise is 2x cheaper
- Wise: $9.43
- Bank of America: $15.02
- Chase: $20.11
- Wells Fargo: $15.98
- PayPal: $120.81
- Xoom by PayPal: $5.22
- Remitly: $6.43
- Western Union: $4.35
- MoneyGram: $2.24
USD > CAD: Wise is 2x cheaper
- Wise: $8.76
- Bank of America: $14.02
- Chase: $20.02
- Wells Fargo: $17.52
- PayPal: $25.94
- Xoom by PayPal: $24.96
- Remitly: $4.43
- Western Union: $9.64
- MoneyGram: $25.63
USD > MXN: Wise is 2x cheaper
- Wise: $9.88
- Bank of America: $14.43
- Chase: $20.15
- Wells Fargo: $19.02
- PayPal: $29.20
- Xoom by PayPal: $10.82
- Remitly: $3.55
- Western Union: $10.32
- MoneyGram: $10.12
2.Fees to spend $500 using a debit card. Overall, Wise Multi-Currency Card is 8x cheaper.
USD > EUR: Wise is 9x cheaper
- Wise: $1.45
- Bank of America: $15.00
- Chase: $15.00
- Wells Fargo: $15.00
- PayPal: $12.50
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
USD > GBP: Wise is 8x cheaper
- Wise: $1.65
- Bank of America: $15.00
- Chase: $15.00
- Wells Fargo: $15.00
- PayPal: $12.50
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
USD > INR: Wise is 6x cheaper
- Wise: $2.30
- Bank of America: $15.00
- Chase: $15.00
- Wells Fargo: $15.00
- PayPal: $12.50
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
USD > CAD: Wise is 10x cheaper
- Wise: $1.40
- Bank of America: $15.00
- Chase: $15.00
- Wells Fargo: $15.00
- PayPal: $12.50
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
USD > MXN: Wise is 5x cheaper
- Wise: $2.75
- Bank of America: $15.00
- Chase: $15.00
- Wells Fargo: $15.00
- PayPal: $12.50
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
USD > EUR: Wise is 1x cheaper
- Wise: $10.95
- Bank of America: $20.00
- Chase: $20.00
- Wells Fargo: $20.00
- PayPal: $15.00
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
USD > GBP: Wise is 1x cheaper
- Wise: $11.15
- Bank of America: $20.00
- Chase: $20.00
- Wells Fargo: $20.00
- PayPal: $15.00
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
USD > INR: Wise is 1x cheaper
- Wise: $11.80
- Bank of America: $20.00
- Chase: $20.00
- Wells Fargo: $20.00
- PayPal: $15.00
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
USD > CAD: Wise is 1x cheaper
- Wise: $10.90
- Bank of America: $20.00
- Chase: $20.00
- Wells Fargo: $20.00
- PayPal: $15.00
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
USD > MXN: Wise is 1x cheaper
- Wise: $12.25
- Bank of America: $20.00
- Chase: $20.00
- Wells Fargo: $20.00
- PayPal: $15.00
- Xoom by PayPal: Not offered
- Remitly: Not offered
- Western Union: Not offered
- MoneyGram: Not offered
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