TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US21.2% cheaper in Japan
Is Sony WF-1000XM6 True Wireless Noise-Canceling Earbuds cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$70.04 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$70.04 (21.2%): Japan ¥39,600 ≈ US$259.95, the US US$329.99.
01 · Verdict
21.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥39,600incl. tax · source online store list price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$259.95JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$329.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$70.0421.2% · 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 2026-09-19. 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 | ¥39,600 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$329.99 | Sony US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$259.95 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$70.04 | 21.2%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 ¥39,600, Taiwan NT$7,990; 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$263.85, still below the US by US$66.14.
- 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
- 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
- Sony US official ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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: WF-1000XM6 SZ; Taiwan product page: Taiwan listing title model WF-1000XM6; Taiwan product page title "[SONY] WF-1000XM6 Flagship True Wireless Bluetooth Earphones (official import, 12+6-month warranty)"Japan lists model WF-1000XM6 (WF-1000XM6 SZ); the Taiwan product page's title likewise reads WF-1000XM6: "[SONY] WF-1000XM6 Flagship True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds (authorized import, 12+6 month warranty)"; opened the page directly on 2026-09-18 to confirm the title and model. (Storefront: momo shopping) The same WF-1000XM6 also appears on the Bic Camera current-headphones ranking (biccamera-current-headphones-2026-09-04-10-06); that entry is merged into this one rather than creating a separate product.
- 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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