Product note · Japan × US62.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$188.49 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$188.49 (62.8%): Japan ¥16,980 ≈ US$111.46, the US US$299.95.
01 · Verdict
62.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥16,980tax basis not stated · 360LiFElowest retailer price shown in the comparison table (page updated 2026-08-17) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$111.46JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$299.95excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$188.4962.8% · 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan360LiFElowest retailer price shown in the comparison table (page updated 2026-08-17) | ¥16,980 | Kaden Hihyo ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$299.95 | Sennheiser US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$111.46 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$188.49 | 62.8%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 ¥16,980, Taiwan NT$5,990; 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$113.14, still below the US by US$186.81.
- Break-even rate 0.0177 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
- Kaden Hihyo ↗360LiFElowest retailer price shown in the comparison table (page updated 2026-08-17) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Sennheiser 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: MOMENTUM True Wireless 4; Taiwan product page: Black Graphite SKU 700365 / 4th generation true wirelessThe Japan listing: Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless 4, model matches. The Taiwan official site's default color, Black Graphite, is NT$5,990 / original price NT$10,990. Also available: Copper Black 700367, Silver White 700366. The ranking row does not specify a color; this time used the official site's default Black Graphite. (Storefront: Sennheiser Taiwan official site) If the lead reviewer requires that an unspecified color always be marked pending, this can be sent back to check whether the other colors are the same price. US price 2026-09-19: us.sennheiser-hearing.com MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 product page; variant SKU 700365 Black Graphite; Shopify price 299.95 USD.
- 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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