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Remitly or Western Union?
We record rates for both services on 47 corridors. Here is which one came out cheaper on each at the latest reading β total cost, fees and exchange-rate margin included.
What the readings show
Remitly is cheaper on 29 of the 47 corridors where we compare both.
So there is no single answer: the cheaper one depends on the corridor, and sometimes on the amount sent.
Ranking is on total cost β advertised fees plus the margin taken on the exchange rate β for the same amount and on the same date. A rate recorded more than three days ago is not compared against today's market.
Corridor by corridor
| Corridor | Cheaper | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States β Canada | Remitly (0.57%) | 5.94 points | See details |
| United States β Kenya | Remitly (1.54%) | 5.79 points | See details |
| United States β United Kingdom | Remitly (0.34%) | 5.63 points | See details |
| United States β Senegal | Remitly (1.46%) | 5.54 points | See details |
| United States β Cameroon | Remitly (2.63%) | 4.60 points | See details |
| United States β Ivory Coast | Remitly (2.38%) | 4.59 points | See details |
| United States β Nigeria | Remitly (-0.45%) | 3.73 points | See details |
| Canada β Haiti | Western Union (3.57%) | 3.66 points | See details |
| United States β Philippines | Remitly (1.18%) | 3.44 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Nigeria | Remitly (-2.94%) | 3.12 points | See details |
| Germany β Bangladesh | Remitly (1.05%) | 2.61 points | See details |
| United States β Haiti | Remitly (4.79%) | 2.46 points | See details |
| Germany β Ghana | Western Union (0.07%) | 2.27 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Ghana | Western Union (0.08%) | 2.16 points | See details |
| Spain β Equatorial Guinea | Remitly (1.88%) | 2.11 points | See details |
| France β Ivory Coast | Western Union (0.99%) | 1.99 points | See details |
| France β Morocco | Remitly (1.18%) | 1.93 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Kenya | Remitly (1.40%) | 1.90 points | See details |
| France β Haiti | Remitly (1.58%) | 1.82 points | See details |
| United States β India | Western Union (2.76%) | 1.70 points | See details |
| United States β Colombia | Remitly (6.02%) | 1.67 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Bangladesh | Remitly (1.15%) | 1.55 points | See details |
| Germany β Ethiopia | Western Union (4.06%) | 1.41 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Pakistan | Remitly (1.06%) | 1.19 points | See details |
| Germany β India | Remitly (2.81%) | 1.16 points | See details |
| Germany β China | Western Union (3.51%) | 1.13 points | See details |
| United States β Mexico | Remitly (6.27%) | 1.08 points | See details |
| Germany β Tunisia | Western Union (3.51%) | 1.01 points | See details |
| Spain β Colombia | Remitly (2.52%) | 0.97 points | See details |
| Spain β Senegal | Western Union (0.99%) | 0.91 points | See details |
| France β Senegal | Western Union (0.99%) | 0.91 points | See details |
| Spain β Morocco | Remitly (2.30%) | 0.82 points | See details |
| Germany β Morocco | Remitly (1.89%) | 0.73 points | See details |
| Canada β Morocco | Western Union (3.37%) | 0.58 points | See details |
| Italy β Tunisia | Western Union (3.65%) | 0.51 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Philippines | Remitly (1.76%) | 0.39 points | See details |
| United States β Madagascar | Remitly (7.33%) | 0.33 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β South Africa | Western Union (2.94%) | 0.30 points | See details |
| France β Tunisia | Western Union (4.01%) | 0.29 points | See details |
| France β Madagascar | Western Union (2.78%) | 0.23 points | See details |
| Germany β Nigeria | Remitly (-1.57%) | 0.19 points | See details |
| Germany β Turkey | Western Union (2.72%) | 0.10 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β India | Remitly (1.69%) | 0.10 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Ethiopia | Western Union (1.91%) | 0.10 points | See details |
| France β Cameroon | Western Union (1.89%) | 0.09 points | See details |
| France β Nigeria | Remitly (-0.41%) | 0.07 points | See details |
| France β Mali | Remitly (1.99%) | 0.00 points | See details |