TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US52.7% cheaper in the US
Is ASUS TUF-RTX5070-O12G-GAMING cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$500.62 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$500.62 (52.7%): Japan ¥220,980 ≈ US$1,450.61, the US US$949.99.
01 · Verdict
52.7% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥220,980tax basis not stated · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1,450.61JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$949.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$500.6252.7% · 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) | ¥220,980 | Bic Camera ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$949.99 | ASUS US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1,450.61 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$500.62 | 52.7%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 ¥220,980, Taiwan NT$33,990 — 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$1,472.37, above the US by US$522.38.
- Break-even rate 0.0043 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
- ASUS 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: ASUS graphics card, TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 OC Edition TUF-RTX5070-O12G-GAMING [GeForce RTX series/12GB] [PC parts]/Taiwan product page: TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 OC, triple-fanBigGo 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. Most momo listings for the same model are graphics-card + case bundles and were not used. Opened Sinya https://www.sinya.com.tw/prod/209188, exact title TUF-RTX5070-O12G-GAMING, single online price NT$33,990. (Storefront: Sinya Digital) US price 2026-09-19: asus.com/us TUF-RTX5070-O12G-GAMING product page HTTP 200, schema offer USD $949.99, 12GB model matches.
- 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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