Corridor USD → BDT · US dollar to Bangladeshi taka
What does it cost to send US dollars to Bangladesh?
On 16 October 2026, the most a recipient in Bangladesh got for 1,000 USD was 123,038.07 BDT via Remitly: a true cost of −0.31 USD (−0.03%) including fee and rate markup. The last of 5 quotes cost 2.69%.
Transfer cost receipt · USD → BDT
Most to the recipient: Remitly transfer service
- You send
- 1,000.00 USD
- Upfront fee
- −0.99 USD
- Amount converted
- 999.01 USD
- Rate given
- 123.16
- Mid-market when quoted
- 123.00
- Rate above mid-market inside the rate
- −1.30 USD −0.13%
- True total cost
- −0.31 USD −0.03%
- Recipient gets
- 123,038.07 BDT
Picking the last quote in this ledger (Xoom) instead would leave the recipient 3,350.61 BDT short.
Snapshot indicative quotes retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC. Quote collected 16 Oct 2026, 16:44 UTC. Source: Wise public comparison data.
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Every quote for 1,000 USD → BDT
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 | 0.99 USD | −0.13% | −0.31 USD | −0.03% | 123,038.07 BDT | best |
| 2. Western Unionservice | 0.99 USD | 0.88% | 9.77 USD | 0.98% | 121,797.80 BDT | −1,240.27 BDT |
| 3. Instaremservice | 0.00 USD | 1.18% | 11.84 USD | 1.18% | 121,543.20 BDT | −1,494.87 BDT |
| 4. Wiseservice | 15.17 USD | 0.00% | 15.17 USD | 1.52% | 121,134.09 BDT | −1,903.98 BDT |
| 5. Xoomservice | 4.99 USD | 2.21% | 26.93 USD | 2.69% | 119,687.46 BDT | −3,350.61 BDT |
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 | 0.37% | 4.88% | 24,510.07 BDT | 1,110.55 BDT | 5 |
| 1,000 USD | Remitly | −0.03% | 2.69% | 123,038.07 BDT | 3,350.61 BDT | 5 |
| 5,000 USD | Remitly | −0.11% | 2.21% | 615,678.07 BDT | 14,239.57 BDT | 5 |
What the USD → BDT 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 0.37% (Remitly) to 4.88% (Wise); the recipient would get 1,110.55 BDT less with the last quote than with the first.
- 1 of 5 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.
- Remitly quoted a rate above the mid-market rate recorded at collection time (negative markup). That usually reflects a promotional rate or a quote collected at a different moment, so confirm it before relying on it.
Every quote for 200 USD → BDT
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Remitlyservice | 0.99 USD | −0.13% | 0.73 USD | 0.37% | 24,510.07 BDT | best |
| 2. Instaremservice | 0.00 USD | 1.18% | 2.37 USD | 1.18% | 24,308.64 BDT | −201.43 BDT |
| 3. Western Unionservice | 0.99 USD | 0.88% | 2.74 USD | 1.37% | 24,263.00 BDT | −247.07 BDT |
| 4. Xoomservice | 4.99 USD | 2.21% | 9.29 USD | 4.65% | 23,457.30 BDT | −1,052.77 BDT |
| 5. Wiseservice | 9.76 USD | 0.00% | 9.76 USD | 4.88% | 23,399.52 BDT | −1,110.55 BDT |
Every quote for 5,000 USD → BDT
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Remitlyservice | 0.99 USD | −0.13% | −5.51 USD | −0.11% | 615,678.07 BDT | best |
| 2. Wiseservice | 42.19 USD | 0.00% | 42.19 USD | 0.84% | 609,810.63 BDT | −5,867.44 BDT |
| 3. Western Unionservice | 0.99 USD | 0.88% | 44.94 USD | 0.90% | 609,471.80 BDT | −6,206.27 BDT |
| 4. Instaremservice | 0.00 USD | 1.12% | 56.24 USD | 1.12% | 608,083.00 BDT | −7,595.07 BDT |
| 5. Xoomservice | 0.00 USD | 2.21% | 110.26 USD | 2.21% | 601,438.50 BDT | −14,239.57 BDT |
Read next
- How long does an international money transfer take?
- What do banks really charge for an international transfer?
- What is the mid-market rate and where can you check it?
- How do exchange-rate markups work, and how big are they?
- Check the hidden markup on a rate you were offered
- How RateRunner calculates true cost
Questions people ask
- Which provider gave the most for 1,000 USD sent to Bangladesh?
- Remitly, with 123,038.07 BDT delivered, in the snapshot retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC. Its upfront fee was 0.99 USD and its rate markup −0.13%.
- How much of the cost of sending USD to BDT is hidden in the exchange rate?
- For the 5 quotes on 1,000 USD, rate markups ranged from −0.13% to 2.21% of the amount converted. 1 quote charged no upfront fee but still had a markup above 0.5%.
- How current are these USD to BDT quotes?
- RateRunner retrieved them on 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 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 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC). Wise collects quotes from listed banks and services and is itself listed.
- Raw data for this page: usd-to-bdt.json