According to RemitRoutes data (updated 5h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 SGD to Japan is Wise at 0.47% total cost. Crypto rails at 0.61% are 0.14 percentage points more expensive than the cheapest traditional option at 0.47%.
Sending $1,000 SGD. Rates measured 5h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Wise | Traditional | 124,643.08 JPY | 0.47% | ~1 business days |
| ✦ Coincheck | Crypto | 124,476.68 JPY | 0.61% | ~1 second |
| HSBC Singapore | Traditional | 124,155.38 JPY | 0.86% | Unknown |
| Western Union | Traditional | 122,412.31 JPY | 2.25% | 1 business day |
| Citibank Singapore | Traditional | 121,280.77 JPY | 3.16% | Unknown |
| OFX | Traditional | 120,726.15 JPY | 3.60% | Unknown |
| Remitly | Traditional | 120,137.05 JPY | 4.07% | Minutes |
| PayPal | Traditional | 118,783.08 JPY | 5.15% | Unknown |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full SGD → JPY cost data