TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US71.1% cheaper in Japan
Is 3COINS Deep Microwave Cooking Container cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$56.73 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$56.73 (71.1%): Japan ¥3,520 ≈ US$23.11, the US US$79.84.
01 · Verdict
71.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,520tax basis not stated · 3COINS price shown on the ranking / product page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$23.11JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$79.84tax basis not stated · Cross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$56.7371.1% · 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 UStax basis not stated; 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan3COINS price shown on the ranking / product page | ¥3,520 | 3COINS ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. | US$79.84 | eBay · yoppy_japan ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$23.11 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$56.73 | 71.1%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 ¥3,520, Taiwan NT$1,059; 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$23.45, still below the US by US$56.39.
- Break-even rate 0.0227 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
- Fixed at comparing the same capacity/pack count/version; do not compare against combo packs, refills, or other sizes.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price, not the brand's official price; channel promotions can change at any time.
- 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
- 3COINS ↗3COINS price shown on the ranking / product page · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- eBay · yoppy_japan ↗Cross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. · tax basis not stated · In stock · checked 2026-09-24
- 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
- Deep microwave cooking container; model 2524-HCMW02-000; 1.1L; approx. H11×W26.5×D23cm; main unit 545g, lid 318gThe Japan price comes from 3COINS (the 3COINS ranking / product-page list price); Taiwan is momo's own store, "[3COINS] Deep Microwave Cooking Container," priced at NT$1,059, market price NT$1,279. The brand 3COINS matches; the product name "Deep Microwave Cooking Container" is a direct translation matching the Japanese "Deep-Type Microwave Cooker"; the product description, "6 cooking functions, a deep, large-capacity version," corresponds to the deep, multi-function microwave cooking pot.
- 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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