According to RemitRoutes data (updated 4h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 AED to Nigeria is Luno at -2.65% total cost. Crypto rails at -2.65% are 0.35 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at -2.30%.
Sending $1,000 AED. Rates measured 4h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Luno | Crypto | 376,103.96 NGN | -2.65% (crypto premium) | ~1 second |
| Wise | Traditional | 374,816.5 NGN | -2.30% | 1-2 business days |
| Remitly | Traditional | 371,617.14 NGN | -1.42% | Minutes |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 76 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | -2.41% | -1.73% | -3.92% | -0.41% |
| Traditional | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.14% | 0.50% |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full AED → NGN cost data