TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US21.1% cheaper in Japan
Is CASIO Three-Hand Quartz Watch MQ-24-7BLLJH, 1 Piece cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$3.49 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$3.49 (21.1%): Japan ¥1,990 ≈ US$13.06, the US US$16.55.
01 · Verdict
21.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,990tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$13.06JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$16.55excl. tax · US retailer promotional price (Amazon.com MQ-24 line; MQ24-7B2, same line as Japan MQ-24-7B in a different color) · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$3.4921.1% · 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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) | ¥1,990 | Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USUS retailer promotional price (Amazon.com MQ-24 line; MQ24-7B2, same line as Japan MQ-24-7B in a different color) | US$16.55 | Amazon ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$13.06 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$3.49 | 21.1%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 ¥1,990, Taiwan NT$550; 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$13.26, still below the US by US$3.29.
- Break-even rate 0.0083 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
- Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Amazon ↗US retailer promotional price (Amazon.com MQ-24 line; MQ24-7B2, same line as Japan MQ-24-7B in a different color) · 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: 1 piece; 38.8*34.9*7.8mm; JAN 4549526295607; source category: luxury goods; Taiwan product page: MQ-24-7B; dimensions 38.8×34.9×7.8mmVia PChome's search API (q=MQ-24-7B), found the MQ-24-7B (not the -2 variant) matching the color code listed in Japan exactly. Curl of the product page shows dimensions "38.8 x 34.9 x 7.8mm," matching the spec listed in Japan. Note: there is another product on momo with the same name "MQ-24-7B" (i_code=7488164), but its page states dimensions of 36.0x36.0x7.0mm (a round-case watch), which does not match the Japan spec — judged to be a different watch model and therefore not used; the PChome listing with matching dimensions was used instead. root re-verified: PChome product API re-verified: CASIO MQ-24-7B NT$550 (same as above, correcting the 484 figure from the research stage). The research stage correctly avoided the same-named round watch on momo at 36.0×36.0×7.0mm, which is a different model.
- 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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