Ridiculously high PayPal fee for sending payment to friends

[MouldsforEver]

I just got charged a whopping $4.99 to send a small amount to a friend in the States (I am in South Africa) from my PayPal balance.

Is this a standard rate or have I been **bleep** over?!

[kernowlass]

@MouldsforEver

FEES are in paypals user agreement for each country.