Bitcoin is more like aluminum than gold. In order to transfer value it takes much longer and costs vastly more than any other crypto of comparable monetary function.
sooooo... xmr tx fee is cheaper than bitcoin now ?
https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/transactionfees-btc-xmr.html#3m
EDIT :
BTC av tx fee 3.4 usd
xmr av tx fee 6.5 usd
There you go. My experience is now obsolete again.