TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US14.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Logitech G G304 Gaming Mouse, Purple cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$5.92 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$5.92 (14.8%): Japan ¥5,190 ≈ US$34.07, the US US$39.99.
01 · Verdict
14.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥5,190incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$34.07JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$39.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$5.9214.8% · 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) | ¥5,190 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$39.99 | Logitech G US official store ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$34.07 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$5.92 | 14.8%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 ¥5,190, Taiwan NT$799; 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$34.58, still below the US by US$5.41.
- Break-even rate 0.0077 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
- Logitech G US official store ↗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: Logicool gaming mouse, G304 LIGHTSPEED, lilac, G304-LC [optical/wireless/6-button/USB] | original product name Logicool gaming mouse G304 LIGHTSPEED lilac G304-LC [optical/wireless/6-button/USB] gaming mouse/Taiwan product page: G304-LC/optical/wireless/6-button/USB/purple; the Japan listing is "light purple"; the G304 comes in only a single purple (lavender/lilac) colorwayThe product page's <title> is "Logitech G G304 Gaming Mouse - Purple," priced at NT$799 (confirmed via curl) (retailer: PChome 24h Shopping). The Taiwan product page only writes "Purple" without specifying a shade, while the Japan listing writes "Lilac" (G304-LC); since G304 officially has only one purple color, this is determined to be the same color, but the color-name wording is not identical, flagged for re-verification.
- 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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