According to RemitRoutes data (updated 1h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 USD to India is Coinbase at -2.88% total cost. Crypto rails at -2.88% are 2.85 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at -0.03%.
Sending $1,000 USD. Rates measured 1h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Coinbase | Crypto | 98,476.23 INR | -2.88% (crypto premium) | ~5 seconds |
| ✦ CoinDCX | Crypto | 98,320.95 INR | -2.72% (crypto premium) | ~1 second |
| Moneygram | Traditional | 95,749.89 INR | -0.03% | Unknown |
| Remitly | Traditional | 95,698.88 INR | 0.02% | Unknown |
| Xoom | Traditional | 95,659.52 INR | 0.06% | Unknown |
| Instarem | Traditional | 95,425.7 INR | 0.31% | Unknown |
| WorldRemit | Traditional | 95,383.49 INR | 0.35% | Unknown |
| State Bank of India | Traditional | 95,109.13 INR | 0.64% | Unknown |
| Wise | Traditional | 95,046.39 INR | 0.70% | ~8 hours |
| Wells Fargo | Traditional | 93,110.88 INR | 2.73% | Unknown |
| Chase (US) | Traditional | 92,697.56 INR | 3.16% | Unknown |
| OFX | Traditional | 92,452.89 INR | 3.41% | Unknown |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 32 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | -2.56% | -5.48% | -10.93% | -2.08% |
| Traditional | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.00% | 1.13% |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full USD → INR cost data