According to RemitRoutes data (updated 3h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 AED to Nigeria is Quidax at -3.47% total cost. Crypto rails at -3.47% are 0.32 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at -3.15%.
Sending $1,000 AED. Rates measured 3h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Quidax | Crypto | 372,468.9 NGN | -3.47% (crypto premium) | ~5 seconds |
| Wise | Traditional | 371,328.03 NGN | -3.15% | 1-2 business days |
| Remitly | Traditional | 368,511.34 NGN | -2.37% | Minutes |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 89 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | -3.55% | -1.93% | -3.92% | -0.41% |
| Traditional | 0.35% | 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