Product note · Japan × US44.4% cheaper in the US
Is Torriden Dive-In for Men All-in-One Gel cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$5.33 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$5.33 (44.4%): Japan ¥2,640 ≈ US$17.33, the US US$12.00.
01 · Verdict
44.4% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥2,640incl. tax · LOFT NEXT COSME ranking list price · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$17.33JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$12.00excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$5.3344.4% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLOFT NEXT COSME ranking list price | ¥2,640 | LOFT NEXT COSME ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$12.00 | Torriden USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$17.33 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$5.33 | 44.4%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
To use your own FX, fees and shipping, open the Price calculator.
Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥2,640, Taiwan NT$669; 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$17.59, above the US by US$5.59.
- Break-even rate 0.0045 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 capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), 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
- LOFT NEXT COSME ↗LOFT NEXT COSME ranking list price · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Torriden USA ↗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
- Japan ranking listing: TRIDEN Dive In For Men All-in-One Gel/Taiwan product page: 200g, all-in-one single itemWe already searched and confirmed the Japan version 「トリデン ダイブインフォーメン オールインワンジェル」has a capacity of 200g, exactly matching this Taiwan product's labeled 200g "all-in-one" (the same store also has a SET bundle at NT$848 that includes a toner, which was excluded because it's a bundle, not a single item, with a different capacity spec). Used curl to open the product page and confirmed the title (containing "200g") and an og:price of NT$669. root re-check: momo product page re-check: Torriden Dive-in for Men All-in-One 200g NT$669 (the same store's bundle is priced separately and was not used). US price 2026-09-18: torriden.us DIVE IN FOR MEN All In One SKU S_8809784602439 $12.00; matches LOFT JAN 8809784602439.
- 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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