TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US12.9% cheaper in the US
Is Apple MacBook Pro 14" M5 Pro 24GB/1TB cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$322.39 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$322.39 (12.9%): Japan ¥429,800 ≈ US$2,821.39, the US US$2,499.00.
01 · Verdict
12.9% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥429,800incl. tax · Bic Camera product page list price · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$2,821.39JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$2,499.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$322.3912.9% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japanincl. tax、the USexcl. tax; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-18. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanBic Camera product page list price | ¥429,800 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$2,499.00 | Apple US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$2,821.39 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$322.39 | 12.9%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
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Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥429,800, Taiwan NT$82,353; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$2,863.71, above the US by US$364.71.
- Break-even rate 0.0058 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Only paired when the model, capacity, and version match; a different suffix or a different memory/storage combination is treated as a different product.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import or a parallel import), not the brand's official price.
- Price and stock follow the page on the day of verification.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- Bic Camera ↗Bic Camera product page list price · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Apple US official ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-18
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- MacBook Pro 14-inch, M5 Pro, 15-core CPU/16-core GPU, 24GB unified memory, 1TB SSD; Space Black availableThe Japan price comes from Bic Camera (Bic Camera's product page listed price): Apple 〖カスタマイズモデル〗 MacBook Pro 14インチ Apple M5 Proチップ搭載モデル USキーボード[2026年; the Taiwan side is PChome 24h Shopping's 「Apple 蘋果 MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro 晶片 15核心 CPU、16核心 GP」, priced at NT$82,353. The Japan-spec CTO configuration is M5 Pro chip, 15-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Space Black; the PChome product title and spec exactly match (15-core/16-core/24GB/1TB), and the colour page also offers a Space Black option. root re-opened the page to re-check the product name and price. US price 2026-09-18: schema.org: 14-inch M5 Pro 15-core CPU / 16-core GPU / Space Black / Standard display / 24GB / 1TB; partNumber MGDR4LL/A; $2,499.00 USD.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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