TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US43.5% cheaper in the US
Is Apple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation (MXP93TA/A) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$65.32 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$65.32 (43.5%): Japan ¥32,800 ≈ US$215.31, the US US$149.99.
01 · Verdict
43.5% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥32,800incl. tax · source online store list price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$215.31JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$149.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$65.3243.5% · 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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japansource online store list price incl. tax | ¥32,800 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$149.99 | Best Buy ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$215.31 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$65.32 | 43.5%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 ¥32,800, Taiwan NT$5,390; 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$218.54, above the US by US$68.55.
- Break-even rate 0.0046 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
- Bic Camera ↗source online store list price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Best Buy ↗Current US retailer price · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- 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: AirPods 4 MXP93J/A; Taiwan product page: Active Noise Cancellation version, Taiwan part no. MXP93TA/A (single spec, no need to select a spec)Japan lists: Apple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, Japan-spec part number MXP93J/A. The Taiwan page's brand (Apple) and product line (AirPods 4 with ANC) both match, with the same first-six-digit part number MXP93, differing only in the regional suffix (J/A for Japan, TA/A for Taiwan) — the same product with a different regional part number; single spec, single list price. (Storefront: momo shopping (direct-sale item))
- 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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