According to RemitRoutes data (updated 1h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 AED to Nigeria is Luno at -0.86% total cost. Crypto rails at -0.86% are 1.30 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at 0.44%.
Sending $1,000 AED. Rates measured 1h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Luno | Crypto | 378,998.86 NGN | -0.86% (crypto premium) | ~1 second |
| Quidax | Crypto | 377,041.29 NGN | -0.33% (crypto premium) | ~5 seconds |
| Wise | Traditional | 374,127.96 NGN | 0.44% | 1-2 business days |
| Remitly | Traditional | 373,993.92 NGN | 0.48% | Minutes |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 32 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | -1.01% | -1.25% | -3.92% | -0.41% |
| Traditional | 0.38% | 0.33% | 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