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Remitly or Western Union?
We record rates for both services on 29 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 22 of the 29 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 (0.54 %) | 5.82 points | See details |
| United States β United Kingdom | Remitly (0.51 %) | 5.49 points | See details |
| France β Ivory Coast | Western Union (0.99 %) | 5.00 points | See details |
| United States β Ivory Coast | Remitly (2.39 %) | 4.97 points | See details |
| United States β Ethiopia | Remitly (1.75 %) | 3.95 points | See details |
| Canada β Haiti | Western Union (2.94 %) | 3.89 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Nigeria | Remitly (-2.56 %) | 3.14 points | See details |
| United States β Haiti | Remitly (4.66 %) | 2.45 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Kenya | Remitly (1.45 %) | 2.43 points | See details |
| United States β Colombia | Remitly (4.53 %) | 2.39 points | See details |
| France β Morocco | Remitly (0.67 %) | 2.22 points | See details |
| Germany β Nigeria | Remitly (-2.90 %) | 2.21 points | See details |
| Spain β Equatorial Guinea | Remitly (1.89 %) | 2.10 points | See details |
| France β Cameroon | Remitly (0.00 %) | 1.99 points | See details |
| France β Mali | Remitly (0.00 %) | 1.99 points | See details |
| United States β Philippines | Remitly (3.26 %) | 1.62 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Philippines | Remitly (1.09 %) | 1.24 points | See details |
| Spain β Morocco | Remitly (1.77 %) | 1.12 points | See details |
| Spain β Senegal | Western Union (0.79 %) | 1.11 points | See details |
| Germany β Ethiopia | Western Union (1.92 %) | 1.08 points | See details |
| Germany β Turkey | Western Union (2.22 %) | 0.96 points | See details |
| France β Senegal | Western Union (0.99 %) | 0.91 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β India | Western Union (1.22 %) | 0.67 points | See details |
| France β Madagascar | Remitly (2.40 %) | 0.54 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Ghana | Remitly (1.20 %) | 0.51 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β South Africa | Remitly (2.44 %) | 0.38 points | See details |
| Germany β Morocco | Remitly (2.51 %) | 0.30 points | See details |
| Canada β Morocco | Remitly (3.30 %) | 0.11 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Ethiopia | Remitly (0.81 %) | 0.01 points | See details |