TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US13.0% cheaper in Japan
Is Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro X2 Multi-Function Beauty Device, Pink cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$32.37 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$32.37 (13.0%): Japan ¥33,000 ≈ US$216.63, the US US$249.00.
01 · Verdict
13.0% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥33,000incl. tax · LOFT 2026SScategory ranking page selling price incl. tax ¥33,000 · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$216.63JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$249.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$32.3713.0% · 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 2026-09-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLOFT 2026SScategory ranking page selling price incl. tax ¥33,000 | ¥33,000 | LOFT ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$249.00 | medicube USA ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$216.63 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$32.37 | 13.0%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 ¥33,000, Taiwan NT$6,980; 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$219.88, still below the US by US$29.12.
- 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
- LOFT ↗LOFT 2026SScategory ranking page selling price incl. tax ¥33,000 · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- medicube USA ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-18
- 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: Medicube Booster Pro X2, pink (spec not stated)/Taiwan product page: Booster Pro X2/pinkPChome's product name is explicitly 「AGE-R Booster Pro X2多功能美容儀 #粉」, matching the Japan original's "BOOSTER PRO X2 Pink" in model and colour. (Storefront: PChome 24h Shopping) The PChome product page returned repeated 429 (too many requests) responses, so it could not be re-fetched live for confirmation; the price is from a search-snapshot value. Converting ¥33,000 × 0.2084 ≈ 6,877, very close to NT$6,980, judged reasonable. US price 2026-09-18: medicube.us Booster Pro X2™ variant Pink SKU PMEUS26089R00 $249.00.
- 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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