TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US5.5% cheaper in the US
Is Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 chip 16GB/512GB SSD (Midnight) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$76.68 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$76.68 (5.5%): Japan ¥224,800 ≈ US$1,475.68, the US US$1,399.00.
01 · Verdict
5.5% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥224,800incl. tax · Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1,475.68JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$1,399.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$76.685.5% · 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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) | ¥224,800 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$1,399.00 | Apple US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1,475.68 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$76.68 | 5.5%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 ¥224,800, Taiwan NT$41,613; 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$1,497.82, above the US by US$98.82.
- Break-even rate 0.0062 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
- ヨドバシ.com ↗Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- US price
- Apple US official ↗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: Apple MacBook Air 13-inch, Apple M5 chip (10-core CPU/8-core GPU)/SSD 512GB/memory 16GB/midnight, MDHE4J/A (model MDHE4J/A)/Taiwan product page: MacBook Air 13-inch, M5 chip, 10-core CPU/8-core GPU, 16G/512G SSD, colors include sky blue/silver/starlight/midnight, midnight selected corresponding to Japan's midnightThe Japan listing is model MDHE4J/A; opened the Japan Yodobashi page and confirmed it as MacBook Air 13インチ／M5チップ（10コアCPU/8コアGPU）／SSD 512GB／メモリ16GB／ミッドナイト. The Taiwan page item no. 15132061 has the same spec, 13.6-inch M5 / 10-core CPU/8-core GPU / 16G/512G SSD, with a spec option "Midnight" (午夜色), matching the Japan spec's Midnight, limited-time discounted price NT$41,613, promotional price NT$42,900. (Storefront: momo Shopping (Apple-authorized dealer)) (Originally merged as the row tech-mdhe4j-a, imported and tied to the original snapshot of the same model before the merge.) US price 2026-09-18: apple.com 13-inch MacBook Air M5 16GB/512GB Midnight $1399.00.
- 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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