According to RemitRoutes data (updated 5h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 JPY to Hong Kong is HashKey at 0.19% total cost. Crypto rails at 0.19% are 0.26 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at 0.45%.
Sending $1,000 JPY. Rates measured 5h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ HashKey | Crypto | 49.23 HKD | 0.19% | ~1 second |
| Instarem | Traditional | 49.1 HKD | 0.45% | Unknown |
| Remitly | Traditional | 49.07 HKD | 0.51% | Minutes |
| Wise | Traditional | 48.89 HKD | 0.88% | 1-2 business days |
| Western Union | Traditional | 48.73 HKD | 1.20% | 1 business day |
| Rakuten | Traditional | 47.79 HKD | 3.11% | Unknown |
| PayPal | Traditional | 47.28 HKD | 4.14% | Unknown |
| SMBC | Traditional | 47.16 HKD | 4.39% | Unknown |
| PRESTIA | Traditional | 46.82 HKD | 5.08% | Unknown |
| MUFG Bank | Traditional | 46.47 HKD | 5.78% | Unknown |
| SBI Remit | Traditional | 46.4 HKD | 5.93% | Unknown |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full JPY → HKD cost data