Cost to send money from Australia to Vanuatu
Sending AUD 200 from Australia to Vanuatu cost 12.77% of the amount on average in Q3 2025, across 14 services surveyed by the World Bank. The lowest cost was 5.72% (ANZ Bank) and the highest 25.59%. AUD 200 is the World Bank's standard amount for this corridor, set as the equivalent of US$200. A year earlier, in Q3 2024, the average was 11.37%.
| Average total cost (US$200 equivalent) | 12.77% |
| Average total cost (US$500 equivalent) | 9.29% |
| Average FX margin | 6.74% |
| Money transfer operators | 8.48% across 4 services |
| Banks | 14.49% across 10 services |
| Surveyed | 18 Aug 2025 to 22 Aug 2025, 7 providers |
Every service surveyed, cheapest first
Total cost is the fee plus the FX margin, as a share of AUD 200.
| Provider | Type | Pay by | Receive as | Speed | Fee | FX margin | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANZ Bank | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 3-5 days | AUD 0.00 | 5.72% | 5.72% |
| Commonwealth Bank | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | AUD 0.00 | 6.22% | 6.22% |
| Westpac | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 3-5 days | AUD 0.00 | 6.36% | 6.36% |
| National Australia Bank (NAB) | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | Next day | AUD 0.00 | 7.44% | 7.44% |
| Western Union | Money Transfer Operator | Bank account transfer | Cash | Less than one hour | AUD 5.00 | 5.50% | 8.00% |
| Western Union | Money Transfer Operator | Cash | Cash | Less than one hour | AUD 5.00 | 5.81% | 8.31% |
| MoneyGram | Money Transfer Operator | Debit card | Cash | Less than one hour | AUD 3.99 | 6.31% | 8.31% |
| ANZ Bank | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | AUD 7.00 | 5.45% | 8.95% |
| MoneyGram | Money Transfer Operator | Credit card | Cash | Less than one hour | AUD 5.99 | 6.31% | 9.31% |
| Commonwealth Bank | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | AUD 30.00 | 4.67% | 19.67% |
| Bank of Queensland | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | AUD 20.00 | 10.61% | 20.61% |
| Westpac | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | AUD 32.00 | 5.89% | 21.89% |
| National Australia Bank (NAB) | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | AUD 30.00 | 7.41% | 22.41% |
| Bank of Queensland | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | AUD 30.00 | 10.59% | 25.59% |
How the cost has moved
The average was 18.11% in Q2 2016, the first quarter in this series with data for the corridor, and 12.77% in Q3 2025.
The UN target
The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to bring the global average cost of sending remittances below 3% by 2030 and to remove corridors costing more than 5%. The World Bank measures the 5% test on the average of the three cheapest qualifying services in each corridor, not on the corridor average. source In this corridor the three cheapest services surveyed averaged 6.10% (a plain average, without the World Bank's qualifying rules).
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Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to send money from Australia to Vanuatu?
Sending AUD 200 from Australia to Vanuatu cost 12.77% of the amount on average in Q3 2025, across 14 services surveyed by the World Bank. The lowest cost was 5.72% (ANZ Bank) and the highest 25.59%. AUD 200 is the World Bank's standard amount for this corridor, set as the equivalent of US$200. A year earlier, in Q3 2024, the average was 11.37%.
Which service cost least from Australia to Vanuatu?
In the World Bank's Q3 2025 survey the lowest total cost was 5.72% of AUD 200, from ANZ Bank. Costs change with exchange rates, so check current prices with each provider.
Where Polynopsis fits
The companies surveyed here move money across borders every day, and many of them prefund payout partners in the receiving country. Polynopsis is liquidity software for those companies: one live position across their banks, payout partners and wallets, with a warning before a corridor runs dry.
Data: World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide (complete dataset, licensed CC BY 4.0). Averages and charts are worked out by Polynopsis from that dataset. Services without a US$200 quote are left out of the averages, so a few corridors differ slightly from the World Bank site. Each corridor uses the local send amount the World Bank set as the equivalent of US$200; where that amount is now worth much less than US$200, fixed fees make the percentage cost higher.
Know where all your money is.
Polynopsis gives cross-border payment teams one live position across every bank, payout partner, exchange and wallet, including money in flight, and warns before a corridor runs dry.
About Polynopsis
Polynopsis is liquidity management software for cross-border payment companies. The name joins poly, many, and synopsis, a seeing together: one live view of money spread across many banks, payout partners, exchanges and stablecoin wallets, including money in flight, with a warning before any corridor runs dry.
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