TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US21.3% cheaper in Japan
Is soundcore P30i / R50i NC Noise-Canceling True Wireless Earbuds cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$10.67 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$10.67 (21.3%): Japan ¥5,990 ≈ US$39.32, the US US$49.99.
01 · Verdict
21.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥5,990incl. tax · official channel product page list price incl. tax (P30i) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$39.32JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$49.99excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$10.6721.3% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial channel product page list price incl. tax (P30i) | ¥5,990 | Bic Camera product page ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$49.99 | soundcore US ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$39.32 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$10.67 | 21.3%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?
The same A3959 earphones are sold in Japan as the P30i at ¥5,990 and in Taiwan as the R50i NC at a special price of NT$1,490. The naming differs but the hardware is the same, and buying in Taiwan is clearly cheaper.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$39.91, still below the US by US$10.08.
- Break-even rate 0.0083 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
- The model names differ between markets (P30i / R50i NC); matched as the same product by the manufacturer's model number A3959.
- Do not compare against the P40i, R50i (no ANC), or other soundcore models.
- This is a Taiwan promotional price; it may revert to the original price of NT$2,500 once the promotion ends.
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 product page ↗official channel product page list price incl. tax (P30i) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- soundcore US ↗official list price · excl. tax · In stock · 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
- soundcore noise-canceling true wireless earphones; original model A3959; Japan name P30i / Taiwan name R50i NCJapan is Bic Camera's product page for the Anker soundcore P30i Black, A3959N11, ¥5,990 incl. tax; Taiwan momo carries the soundcore R50i NC, on sale at NT$1,490 (regular price NT$2,500). A sub-agent checked the soundcore/Anker official support page and confirmed the P30i and R50i NC share the same manufacturer model A3959 and identical hardware specs (10mm driver, up to 42dB active noise cancellation, 45-hour battery life) — they are simply different names for different markets; since the model strings differ between the two markets, this is recorded as same-spec rather than same model. Please confirm the spec on the store's own page before buying. US price, checked 2026-09-18: soundcore.com's P30i Black variant SKU A3959Z11 (manufacturer model A3959); __NEXT_DATA__ lists the price at $49.99, availableForSale:true.
- 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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