TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US9.4% cheaper in the US
Is Apple iPad (A16) 11" Wi-Fi 128GB cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$42.02 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$42.02 (9.4%): Japan ¥74,800 ≈ US$491.02, the US US$449.00.
01 · Verdict
9.4% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥74,800incl. tax · major chain retailer product page list price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$491.02JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$449.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$42.029.4% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanmajor chain retailer product page list price incl. tax | ¥74,800 | ビックカメラ.com（Bic Camera） ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$449.00 | Apple US official – iPad Wi-Fi 128GB ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$491.02 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$42.02 | 9.4%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 ¥74,800, Taiwan NT$13,900; 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$498.38, above the US by US$49.38.
- Break-even rate 0.0060 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 the model, capacity, and version match; a different suffix or a different memory/storage combination is treated as a different product.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import or a parallel import), 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
- ビックカメラ.com（Bic Camera） ↗major chain retailer product page list price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- Apple US official – iPad Wi-Fi 128GB ↗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
- iPad A16 (11th generation) / 11-inch / Wi-Fi / 128GB, product page includes a "Yellow" spec optionThe Japan price comes from ビックカメラ.com (Bic Camera)'s product page (a Japan chain retailer's listed price (价格.com price comparison)): Apple iPad 11インチ Wi-Fi 128GB 2025年春モデル MD4D4J/A [イエロー] (MD4D4J/A; Kojima/K's Denki); the Taiwan side is PChome24h's 「Apple 蘋果 iPad A16 (11代) 128G WiFi」, priced at NT$13,900. The PChome product page's spec options confirm both "Yellow" and "Blue," matching the Japan spec MD4D4J/A (Wi-Fi model 128GB Yellow) as the same globally unified iPad A16 11-inch Wi-Fi 128GB model, with only the regional part-number code differing. The same PChome product page's spec options confirm "Blue," corresponding to the Japan spec MD4A4J/A's ブルー (Blue); the model is likewise iPad A16 11-inch Wi-Fi 128GB. MD4D4J/A is the Japan-spec part number for the 2025 11-inch iPad (A16 chip) Wi-Fi 128GB; the same PChome product page (confirmed via curl) lists the "Yellow" option text multiple times, and Apple prices all colours of the same model the same, so it is judged to be the same SKU. MD3Y4J/A is iP root re-opened the page to re-check the product name and price. (As of 2026-09-12, the Japan price switched to ビックカメラ.com (Bic Camera)'s product page listed price; it originally cited the 价格.com product page's ¥74,052.) US price 2026-09-18: US official Yellow Wi-Fi 128GB part number MD4D4LL/A, matching the same spec as Japan's Bic MD4D4J/A; all colours priced the same.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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