According to RemitRoutes data (updated 3h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 USD to Argentina is Western Union at -5.37% total cost. Crypto rails at -5.28% are 0.09 percentage points more expensive than the cheapest traditional option at -5.37%.
Sending $1,000 USD. Rates measured 3h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Western Union | Traditional | 1,593,550 ARS | -5.37% | 1 business day |
| ✦ Bitso | Crypto | 1,592,158.15 ARS | -5.28% (crypto premium) | ~5 seconds |
| Remitly | Traditional | 1,554,686.87 ARS | -2.80% | Minutes |
| Instarem | Traditional | 1,504,916 ARS | 0.49% | Unknown |
| Wise | Traditional | 1,438,926.45 ARS | 4.85% | ~2 business days |
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 | -5.30% | -5.51% | -10.19% | -4.13% |
| Traditional | 1.96% | 1.12% | 0.00% | 4.70% |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full USD → ARS cost data