For a start your figures are way out, yesterday I hit lvl 24 on SMN doing Aleport/Quarrymill leves and duty roulette. In this example
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Comparing EXP at level 20:


FATE exp
reward exp around 4,5k - 6k
average exp per monster 200
average completing time (differs from 5-7 mins concerning how many people are participating)

Dungeon exp
average exp per monster 1,5 - 2,2k
average time you need to kill one monster around ~20 secs
You seem to be including rested bonus to dungeons but not to FATE's, that doesn't help. When I was getting 2k from Halatali mobs I was also getting 450-550 exp from FATE mobs due to rested bonus. The difference is more like 4-1 not 10-1. Then when you consider that doing FATE's in a party means you get the exp from every mob your party kills it adds up fast. Take the Goblin fate just outside Aleport where they run down the hill for example, they take seconds to kill and a party can easily kill 30 of them during the FATE, in less than 5 minutes. During a FATE like that you get far more exp from the mobs than you do from the FATE bonus, that's why everyone loves Dark Devices and other FATE's like it. I never did understand why everyone got so excited about the Lupus FATE in Costa Del Sol, it takes forever and there are no weak mobs to mop up for fast exp.

In short the difference in exp is usually much smaller than you're suggesting in your OP so whether to FATE or do dungeons for exp usually comes down to que times and effort/concentration. FATE's are easy, you don't need up to date gear and they can be face rolled by players of all skill levels. Some dungeons can be a pain like Qarn and Aurum Vale, especially if the other players in your party keep making mistakes.

Recent updates have made dungeon exp competative with FATE exp but it didn't make it better, at least not by a lot. FATE's are much easier and can be done semi afk in crappy gear while chatting to your friends. That's why people like them, they're easy and they work (in terms of leveling at a decent pace)

Personally I'll do a bit of both and it usually depends on what dungeons are going to give good exp at my level. I'm happy to do Haukke manor, Stone Vigil and Dzemael Darkhold all day long because I enjoy them. If however Aurum Vale is my best exp dungeon wise then I'll be FATE grinding, I'd rather eat my own gentlemans sausage than farm that turd hole.