TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US12.2% cheaper in Japan
Is Dior Forever Natural Glow Long-Wear Foundation cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$7.29 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$7.29 (12.2%): Japan ¥8,030 ≈ US$52.71, the US US$60.00.
01 · Verdict
12.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥8,030tax basis not stated · source reference price incl. tax (30mL) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$52.71JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$60.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$7.2912.2% · 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japansource reference price incl. tax (30mL) | ¥8,030 | @cosme ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$60.00 | Dior US ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$52.71 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$7.29 | 12.2%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 ¥8,030, Taiwan NT$2,700; 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$53.50, still below the US by US$6.50.
- 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
- @cosme ↗source reference price incl. tax (30mL) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Dior US ↗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: 30mL, 8,030 yen | original brand Dior/Taiwan product page: 30 ml, SPF 50 PA+++, 8 shades same price (Glow finish)The Japan listing: ディオール フォーエヴァー フルイド スキン グロウ (Dior Forever Fluid Skin Glow) 30mL, ¥8,030 (@cosme 10290890, released 2026/2/27, SPF50 PA+++). The same page on the Taiwan official site confirms the product name "超完美持久柔光粉底液" (Forever Skin Glow foundation), a dewy finish, capacity 30ml, SPF 50 PA+++, matching the Glow variant, not the same series' matte finish (Y0000150). The amount NT$2,700.00 appears in the public page summary at the same official URL, and in Dior Taiwan's @cosme brand news (30ml / NT$2700). (Storefront: Dior Taiwan official site) This machine's direct fetch of the official site's HTML did not return the amount (it loads client-side); before the main agent imports this, please re-check the current price on the official site once more. Per the rule, the shade does not affect pairing. US price 2026-09-19: dior.com Dior Forever Skin Glow (Y0000149) HTTP 200, 1.0 oz (30mL) listed at $60; the Japan ranking row does not specify a shade, used the series base price.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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