TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US11.1% cheaper in Japan
Is AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core/16-Thread Processor cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$49.66 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$49.66 (11.1%): Japan ¥60,834 ≈ US$399.34, the US US$449.00.
01 · Verdict
11.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥60,834tax basis not stated · kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$399.34JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$449.00excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$49.6611.1% · 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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japankakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page | ¥60,834 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$449.00 | B&H Photo Video ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$399.34 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$49.66 | 11.1%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 ¥60,834, Taiwan NT$15,900; 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$405.33, still below the US by US$43.67.
- Break-even rate 0.0074 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
- kakaku.com ↗kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · tax basis not stated · 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: Ryzen 7 9800X3D BOX; Taiwan product page: Ryzen 7 9800X3D (4.7GHz/104M/120W/AM5, distributor boxed version)Searching momo for "Ryzen 7 9800X3D" found multiple listings for the CPU alone (not motherboard bundles); the lowest price for a boxed, non-bundled distributor unit, NT$15,900, was used, with the model matching the source listing exactly. (Storefront: momo shopping (AMD distributor boxed unit))
- 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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