TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US25.9% cheaper in Japan
Is ASUS VA279HG Eye Care Monitor 27" 120Hz cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$36.27 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$36.27 (25.9%): Japan ¥15,800 ≈ US$103.72, the US US$139.99.
01 · Verdict
25.9% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥15,800incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$103.72JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$139.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$36.2725.9% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥15,800 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$139.99 | B&H Photo Video ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$103.72 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$36.27 | 25.9%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 ¥15,800, Taiwan NT$2,888; 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$105.27, still below the US by US$34.72.
- Break-even rate 0.0089 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) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- B&H Photo Video ↗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: ASUS PC monitor Eye Care VA279HG [27-inch/Full HD (1920×1080)/widescreen/120Hz]/Taiwan product page: 27-inch, FHD 1920×1080, IPS, 120HzThe Japan listing is the ASUS Eye Care VA279HG [27-inch / Full HD (1920x1080) / Widescreen / 120Hz]. The Taiwan page's model (VA279HG), size, resolution, and refresh rate all match exactly, a single spec at a single price (a damaged-box clearance listing was excluded). (Retailer: momo (an authorized vendor)) The Taiwan price of NT$2,888 is about 0.97 times the converted Japan tax-excluded price (¥14,364 x 0.2076 ≈ NT$2,982); the two markets are nearly the same price.
- 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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