TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US12.3% cheaper in Japan
Is Apple 2025 iPad Air M3 Chip 13-inch WiFi+Cellular 128GB Tablet cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$135.34 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$135.34 (12.3%): Japan ¥146,800 ≈ US$963.66, the US US$1,099.00.
01 · Verdict
12.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥146,800tax basis not stated · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$963.66JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$1,099.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$135.3412.3% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥146,800 | Bic Camera ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$1,099.00 | Apple US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$963.66 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$135.34 | 12.3%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?
Japan ¥146,800, Taiwan NT$31,900 — both are list-price snapshots as of the check date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are not included.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$978.11, still below the US by US$120.89.
- Break-even rate 0.0075 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 ↗price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Apple 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: Apple [SIM-free] iPad Air 13 (M3), Apple M3, 13-inch, Wi-Fi + Cellular model, storage: 128GB, eSIM only, MCJ44J/A, purple/Taiwan product page: 13-inch, M3, 128GB, Wi-Fi + cellular (eSIM), colors include purpleBigGo https://biggo.com.tw returned Access denied this round; per the rule, switched to WebSearch + Yahoo / brand official site / momo, without retrying with a different UA. Opened Yahoo storefront listing 11963056, titled "13-inch WiFi+Cellular 128G," colours Space Gray / Blue / Purple / Starlight. The page shows both NT$24,900 and NT$31,900. Apple's Taiwan official site publicly lists the 13-inch/128GB/Purple/Wi-Fi + Cellular price as NT$31,900; NT$24,900 matches the official 13-inch Wi-Fi-only 128GB price, so it was not used, to avoid mixing in the Wi-Fi-only configuration. (Storefront: Yahoo Shopping) US price 2026-09-19: apple.com iPad Air 13" M3 Wi-Fi + Cellular 128GB Purple buy page HTTP 200, fullPrice $1099.00; corresponds to Japan spec MCJ44J/A, same capacity/connectivity/Purple.
- 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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