Remitting from Japan to Brazil

The following table shows how much it costs to remit money from Japan To Brazil. Click on column headings to sort the data.

Note: Corridor averages are unweighted and do not reflect the market shares of the different firms that compose the average. For comparability purposes, the two initial USD reference amounts of $200 and $500 were kept. In the third quarter of 2009, the amounts in local currency were adjusted in order to reflect foreign exchange fluctuations.

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1900048000
 Total cost 
Firm nameFirm typeFee
(JPY)
Exchange rate
margin (%)
Percent (%)JPY Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

Date

Banco do BrasilBank1500.000.918.801672.00 2 daysNationwideSep 16, 2009
Banco BradescoBank2000.000.9111.442173.60 Next dayNationwideSep 16, 2009
Banco BradescoBank2000.000.9111.442173.60 2 daysNationwideSep 16, 2009
Bank ItauBank2000.000.9111.442173.60 2 daysNationwideSep 16, 2009
Lloyds Remittance Service (Go Lloyds)Bank2000.000.9111.442173.60 3-5 daysNationwideSep 16, 2009
Japan Post BankBank2500.001.8214.982846.20 6 days or moreNationwideSep 16, 2009
Money GramMTO2500.001.8214.982846.20 Less than one hourNationwideSep 16, 2009
CitibankBank4000.000.9121.964172.40 6 days or moreNationwideSep 16, 2009
Suruga BankBank4000.000.9121.964172.40 6 days or moreNationwideSep 16, 2009
Suruga BankBank5500.000.9129.865673.40 6 days or moreNationwideSep 16, 2009
Bank Average 2833.331.0115.923024.80
MTO Average 2500.001.8214.982846.20
Total Average 2800.001.0915.833007.70
Total Average in First Quarter 2009 3583.332.6519.713744.90
Corridor note
  • In this corridor all RSPs send USD. At the point of collection, the money may be paid out in USD or converted to the local currency. Remittance recipients may incur an additional cost (not shown here) if and when converting the USD to the local currency.
  • 200500
     Total cost 
    Firm nameFirm typeFee
    (USD)
    Exchange rate
    margin (%)
    Percent (%)USD Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

    Date

    Banco do BrasilBank15.790.918.8017.60 2 daysNationwideSep 16, 2009
    Banco BradescoBank21.050.9111.4422.88 Next dayNationwideSep 16, 2009
    Banco BradescoBank21.050.9111.4422.88 2 daysNationwideSep 16, 2009
    Bank ItauBank21.050.9111.4422.88 2 daysNationwideSep 16, 2009
    Lloyds Remittance Service (Go Lloyds)Bank21.050.9111.4422.88 3-5 daysNationwideSep 16, 2009
    Japan Post BankBank26.321.8214.9829.96 6 days or moreNationwideSep 16, 2009
    Money GramMTO26.321.8214.9829.96 Less than one hourNationwideSep 16, 2009
    CitibankBank42.110.9121.9643.92 6 days or moreNationwideSep 16, 2009
    Suruga BankBank42.110.9121.9643.92 6 days or moreNationwideSep 16, 2009
    Suruga BankBank57.890.9129.8659.72 6 days or moreNationwideSep 16, 2009
    Bank Average 29.821.0115.9231.84
    MTO Average 26.321.8214.9829.96
    Total Average 29.471.0915.8331.66
    Total Average in First Quarter 2009 34.132.6519.7139.42
    Corridor note
  • In this corridor all RSPs send USD. At the point of collection, the money may be paid out in USD or converted to the local currency. Remittance recipients may incur an additional cost (not shown here) if and when converting the USD to the local currency.
  • 2100052000
     Total cost 
    Firm nameFirm typeFee
    (JPY)
    Exchange rate
    margin (%)
    Percent (%)JPY Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

    Date

    MoneyGram (Banco Itau SA)Bank/MTO2500.00-1.4610.452194.50 Less than one hourNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Japan Post BankBank2500.002.2514.162973.60 6 days or moreNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Lloyds Remittance Service (Go Lloyds)Bank2000.0010.5620.094218.90 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Citibank JapanBank4000.001.0820.134227.30 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Ogaki Kyoritsu BankBank5000.002.2526.065472.60 6 days or moreNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Suruga BankBank5500.001.2027.395751.90 6 days or moreNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Bank Average 3800.003.4721.574529.70
    Bank/MTO Average 2500.00-1.4610.452194.50
    Total Average 3583.332.6519.714139.10
    Total Average in 2008 2928.571.1915.143179.40
    Corridor note
  • In this corridor all RSPs send USD. At the point of collection, the money is converted to the local currency. Remittance recipients may incur an additional cost (not shown here) if and when converting the USD to the local currency.
  • 200500
     Total cost 
    Firm nameFirm typeFee
    (USD)
    Exchange rate
    margin (%)
    Percent (%)USD Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

    Date

    MoneyGram (Banco Itau SA)Bank/MTO23.81-1.4610.4520.90 Less than one hourNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Japan Post BankBank23.812.2514.1628.32 6 days or moreNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Lloyds Remittance Service (Go Lloyds)Bank19.0510.5620.0940.18 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Citibank JapanBank38.101.0820.1340.26 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Ogaki Kyoritsu BankBank47.622.2526.0652.12 6 days or moreNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Suruga BankBank52.381.2027.3954.78 6 days or moreNationwideFeb 09, 2009
    Bank Average 36.193.4721.5743.14
    Bank/MTO Average 23.81-1.4610.4520.90
    Total Average 34.132.6519.7139.42
    Total Average in 2008 27.891.1915.1430.28
    Corridor note
  • In this corridor all RSPs send USD. At the point of collection, the money is converted to the local currency. Remittance recipients may incur an additional cost (not shown here) if and when converting the USD to the local currency.
  • 2100052000
     Total cost 
    Firm nameFirm typeFee
    (JPY)
    Exchange rate
    margin (%)
    Percent (%)JPY Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

    Date

    Citibank JapanBank2000.001.0410.572219.70 2-5 days-May 20, 2008
    Ogaki Kyoritsu BankBank2000.001.0410.572219.70 3-7 days-May 20, 2008
    Lloyds Remittance Service (Go Lloyds)Bank2000.002.0811.612438.10 3 days-May 20, 2008
    MoneyGramMTO2500.001.0412.952719.50 Instant-May 20, 2008
    Western UnionMTO2500.001.0412.952719.50 Instant-May 20, 2008
    Citibank Japan (Telegram Express)Bank4000.001.0420.094218.90 2 days-May 20, 2008
    Suruga BankBank5500.001.0427.235718.30 2-7 days-May 20, 2008
    Bank Average 3100.001.2516.013362.10
    MTO Average 2500.001.0412.952719.50
    Total Average 2928.571.1915.143179.40
    First Quarter 2009  3583.332.6519.714139.10
    Corridor note
  • The exchange rate column reflects the fact that money is sent in USD. At the point of collection, the money is converted to the local currency. Remittance recipients may incur an additional cost (not shown here) if and when converting the USD to the local currency.
  • 200500
     Total cost 
    Firm nameFirm typeFee
    (USD)
    Exchange rate
    margin (%)
    Percent (%)USD Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

    Date

    Citibank JapanBank19.051.0410.5721.14 2-5 days-May 20, 2008
    Ogaki Kyoritsu BankBank19.051.0410.5721.14 3-7 days-May 20, 2008
    Lloyds Remittance Service (Go Lloyds)Bank19.052.0811.6123.22 3 days-May 20, 2008
    MoneyGramMTO23.811.0412.9525.90 Instant-May 20, 2008
    Western UnionMTO23.811.0412.9525.90 Instant-May 20, 2008
    Citibank Japan (Telegram Express)Bank38.101.0420.0940.18 2 days-May 20, 2008
    Suruga BankBank52.381.0427.2354.46 2-7 days-May 20, 2008
    Bank Average 29.521.2516.0132.02
    MTO Average 23.811.0412.9525.90
    Total Average 27.891.1915.1430.28
    First Quarter 2009  34.132.6519.7139.42
    Corridor note
  • The exchange rate column reflects the fact that money is sent in USD. At the point of collection, the money is converted to the local currency. Remittance recipients may incur an additional cost (not shown here) if and when converting the USD to the local currency.