TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US13.2% cheaper in Japan
Is Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones II (2nd Generation), Black cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$59.07 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$59.07 (13.2%): Japan ¥59,400 ≈ US$389.93, the US US$449.00.
01 · Verdict
13.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥59,400incl. tax · chain retailer product page list price incl. tax (Black, in stock; Bic Camera.com / Yamada / K's Denki / Kojima same price ¥59,400) · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$389.93JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$449.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$59.0713.2% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanchain retailer product page list price incl. tax (Black, in stock; Bic Camera.com / Yamada / K's Denki / Kojima same price ¥59,400) | ¥59,400 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$449.00 | Bose US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$389.93 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$59.07 | 13.2%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 ¥59,400 (Yodobashi.com list price, incl. tax; Bic Camera and Yamada are priced the same), Taiwan NT$15,800 — both are list-price snapshots as of the check date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are not included.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$395.78, still below the US by US$53.22.
- Break-even rate 0.0076 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 2nd-generation QuietComfort Ultra Headphones; do not compare against the 1st generation or the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds.
- Japan price is taken from the chain retailer's product page (Yodobashi.com), not the lowest price from an unnamed online store on a price-comparison site.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price, 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 ↗chain retailer product page list price incl. tax (Black, in stock; Bic Camera.com / Yamada / K's Denki / Kojima same price ¥59,400) · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- Bose 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
- 2nd generation QuietComfort Ultra Headphones over-ear noise canceling headphones (not 1st generation, not the earbud version)Japan is Yodobashi.com's product page 'Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Generation) Black,' ¥59,400 incl. tax (in stock); Bic Camera.com (item/14355687), Yamada Web.com, K's Denki, and Kojima Net are all priced the same at ¥59,400. On the same kakaku.com page, the 'lowest price' of ¥44,800 comes from an online-only store with no physical location and is not used, per site policy. Taiwan is PChome 24h's 'Bose QuietComfort Ultra Noise Cancelling Headphones II (2nd Gen) Black,' DGCT18-A900J9IRC, listed at NT$15,800 (the same-model Midnight Blue DGCT18-A900JI29D and Sandstone DGCT18-A900J9IRF are priced the same). Both sides are the 2nd-generation over-ear model released in September 2025, filed separately from the 1st generation (Japan chain price ¥38,280 / Taiwan NT$9,900) and the earbud model QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds II (Taiwan NT$9,500). US price, checked 2026-09-18: bose.com's QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) JSON lists a price of 449; the page also displays $449.00 USD in multiple places.
- 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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