According to RemitRoutes data (updated 3h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 SGD to Japan is Wise at 0.51% total cost. Crypto rails at 0.57% are 0.06 percentage points more expensive than the cheapest traditional option at 0.51%.
Sending $1,000 SGD. Rates measured 3h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Wise | Traditional | 120,985.38 JPY | 0.51% | 1-2 business days |
| ✦ Coincheck | Crypto | 120,916.47 JPY | 0.57% | ~1 second |
| HSBC Singapore | Traditional | 120,293.08 JPY | 1.08% | Unknown |
| Western Union | Traditional | 118,756.15 JPY | 2.34% | 1 business day |
| Citibank Singapore | Traditional | 118,031.54 JPY | 2.94% | Unknown |
| OFX | Traditional | 117,840.77 JPY | 3.09% | Unknown |
| Remitly | Traditional | 116,539.3 JPY | 4.16% | Minutes |
| PayPal | Traditional | 115,433.08 JPY | 5.07% | Unknown |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full SGD → JPY cost data