According to RemitRoutes data (updated 1h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 HKD to South Korea is Instarem at 0.10% total cost. Crypto rails at 0.48% are 0.38 percentage points more expensive than the cheapest traditional option at 0.10%.
Sending $1,000 HKD. Rates measured 1h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Instarem | Traditional | 179,498.46 KRW | 0.10% | Unknown |
| Wise | Traditional | 179,092.31 KRW | 0.32% | 1-2 business days |
| ✦ Bithumb | Crypto | 178,817.74 KRW | 0.48% | ~1 second |
| Upbit | Crypto | 178,414.76 KRW | 0.70% | ~5 seconds |
| OFX | Traditional | 173,423.85 KRW | 3.48% | Unknown |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full HKD → KRW cost data