TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US45.7% cheaper in Japan
Is Kanebo ALLIE Chrono Beauty UV High-Efficacy Sunscreen Gel Cream EX 90g, Reef-Friendly (SPF50+ PA++++) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$12.78 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$12.78 (45.7%): Japan ¥2,310 ≈ US$15.16, the US US$27.94.
01 · Verdict
45.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥2,310incl. tax · Japan chain retailer list price (kakaku.com price comparison; Yodobashi.com, in stock; Kojima Net same price) · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$15.16JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$27.94tax basis not stated · Weee! US direct product page price; price and availability may vary by delivery area · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$12.7845.7% · 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain retailer list price (kakaku.com price comparison; Yodobashi.com, in stock; Kojima Net same price) | ¥2,310 | Kakaku.com product page ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USWeee! US direct product page price; price and availability may vary by delivery area | US$27.94 | Weee! US ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$15.16 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$12.78 | 45.7%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 ¥2,310 and Taiwan NT$604 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are excluded. U.S. price checked 2026-09-24: Weee! lists it at US$27.94; price and stock may vary by delivery area, and sales tax is unconfirmed.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$15.39, still below the US by US$12.55.
- Break-even rate 0.0121 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
- Kakaku.com product page ↗Japan chain retailer list price (kakaku.com price comparison; Yodobashi.com, in stock; Kojima Net same price) · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-15
- US price
- Weee! US ↗Weee! US direct product page price; price and availability may vary by delivery area · 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
- 90g (single spec, not the Mini 40g)The Japan price comes from kakaku.com's product page (a Japan-chain-retailer list price (via kakaku.com price comparison)); Taiwan is momo's own store, "[Kanebo] ALLIE Filter Effect UV High-Efficacy Sunscreen Gel Cream EX 90g #Ocean-Friendly Sunscreen (SPF50+ PA++++)," priced at NT$604, market price NT$850. The brand ALLIE (under Kanebo) and the product line "Filter Effect UV High-Efficacy Sunscreen Gel Cream EX" correspond word for word to the Japanese "ALLIE UV High-Efficacy Sunscreen Gel Cream EX"; 90g is the standard version's volume (there is also a Mini 40g and a 2026 limited EXP version, which were excluded to avoid a version mismatch). Re-check on 2026-09-15: the ¥2,310 is Yodobashi.com/Kojima Net's chain listing price (in stock); the lowest listing on that page is Amazon at ¥2,098, which was not used.
- 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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