Remitly vs Western Union for sending to Pakistan
Remitly currently pays more rupees in 3 of the 5 corridors where both are available.
Recomputed from live quotes every 15 minutes. A promotional rate can flip this in either direction from one week to the next, which is why this page states a count rather than crowning a permanent winner.
Corridor by corridor
| Corridor | Remitly | Western Union | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdomon £500 | ₨ 186,575 | ₨ 186,731 | ₨ 156 |
| United Arab Emirateson AED 1,000 | ₨ 76,020 | — | Not comparable |
| Saudi Arabiaon SAR 1,000 | — | — | Not comparable |
| United Stateson $500 | ₨ 139,070 | ₨ 133,531 | ₨ 5,539 |
| Canadaon C$500 | ₨ 101,160 | ₨ 97,826 | ₨ 3,334 |
| Australiaon A$500 | ₨ 102,645 | ₨ 98,301 | ₨ 4,344 |
| Qataron QAR 1,000 | — | — | Not comparable |
| Eurozoneon €500 | ₨ 161,475 | ₨ 161,723 | ₨ 248 |
How they differ
The two price transfers in structurally different ways, which is why one can look cheaper while the other delivers more. Check the fee and rate columns on a corridor page rather than trusting either provider’s headline.
A provider charging no fee is not necessarily better value — the margin may simply sit in the exchange rate instead. Equally, a visible fee alongside the true mid-market rate is often the cheaper deal on a large transfer. Our tables settle it by computing what actually arrives, which is the only comparison that holds across both models.
Promotional first-transfer rates complicate this further: they are real, they are worth taking, and they apply once. If you send monthly, the ordinary rate matters far more than the introductory one.