Corridor USD → VND · US dollar to Vietnamese dong
What does it cost to send US dollars to Vietnam?
On 16 October 2026, the most a recipient in Vietnam got for 1,000 USD was 25,707,777 VND via Instarem: a true cost of 7.21 USD (0.72%) including fee and rate markup. The last of 6 quotes cost 5.34%.
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
- 25,707.78
- Mid-market when quoted
- 25,894.50
- Exchange-rate markup inside the rate
- 7.21 USD 0.72%
- True total cost
- 7.21 USD 0.72%
- Recipient gets
- 25,707,777 VND
Picking the last quote in this ledger (OFX) instead would leave the recipient 1,194,779 VND short.
Snapshot indicative quotes retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC. Quote collected 16 Oct 2026, 16:26 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 | 0.72% | 7.21 USD | 0.72% | 25,707,777 VND | best |
| 2. Remitlyservice | 1.99 USD | 0.72% | 9.19 USD | 0.92% | 25,656,622 VND | −51,155 VND |
| 3. Wiseservice | 13.26 USD | 0.00% | 13.26 USD | 1.33% | 25,551,139 VND | −156,638 VND |
| 4. Western Unionservice | 0.99 USD | 1.50% | 15.95 USD | 1.59% | 25,481,582 VND | −226,195 VND |
| 5. Xoomservice | 2.99 USD | 2.93% | 32.20 USD | 3.22% | 25,060,654 VND | −647,123 VND |
| 6. OFXservice | 5.00 USD | 4.86% | 53.35 USD | 5.34% | 24,512,998 VND | −1,194,779 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 | 0.72% | 7.24% | 5,141,555 VND | 337,500 VND | 6 |
| 1,000 USD | Instarem | 0.72% | 5.34% | 25,707,777 VND | 1,194,779 VND | 6 |
| 5,000 USD | Instarem | 0.66% | 4.86% | 128,616,552 VND | 5,435,659 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 0.72% (Instarem) to 7.24% (OFX); the recipient would get 337,500 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 | 0.72% | 1.44 USD | 0.72% | 5,141,555 VND | best |
| 2. Remitlyservice | 1.99 USD | 0.72% | 3.42 USD | 1.71% | 5,090,398 VND | −51,157 VND |
| 3. Western Unionservice | 0.99 USD | 1.50% | 3.97 USD | 1.98% | 5,076,115 VND | −65,440 VND |
| 4. Xoomservice | 2.99 USD | 2.93% | 8.76 USD | 4.38% | 4,952,006 VND | −189,549 VND |
| 5. Wiseservice | 8.95 USD | 0.00% | 8.95 USD | 4.47% | 4,947,144 VND | −194,411 VND |
| 6. OFXservice | 5.00 USD | 4.86% | 14.48 USD | 7.24% | 4,804,055 VND | −337,500 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 | 0.66% | 33.06 USD | 0.66% | 128,616,552 VND | best |
| 2. Wiseservice | 34.73 USD | 0.00% | 34.73 USD | 0.69% | 128,573,184 VND | −43,368 VND |
| 3. Remitlyservice | 1.99 USD | 0.72% | 38.03 USD | 0.76% | 128,487,742 VND | −128,810 VND |
| 4. Western Unionservice | 0.99 USD | 1.50% | 75.83 USD | 1.52% | 127,508,918 VND | −1,107,634 VND |
| 5. Xoomservice | 2.99 USD | 2.93% | 149.40 USD | 2.99% | 125,603,894 VND | −3,012,658 VND |
| 6. OFXservice | 0.00 USD | 4.86% | 242.97 USD | 4.86% | 123,180,893 VND | −5,435,659 VND |
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Questions people ask
- Which provider gave the most for 1,000 USD sent to Vietnam?
- Instarem, with 25,707,777 VND delivered, in the snapshot retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC. Its upfront fee was 0.00 USD and its rate markup 0.72%.
- 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 4.86% 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 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.
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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-vnd.json