TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US79.1% cheaper in Japan
Is Calbee [Limited-Time Offer] Shrimp Chips 4-Pack (48g) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$2.68 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$2.68 (79.1%): Japan ¥108 ≈ US$0.71, the US US$3.39.
01 · Verdict
79.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥108tax basis not stated · DAISO price shown on the ranking / product page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$0.71JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$3.39excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$2.6879.1% · 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 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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanDAISO price shown on the ranking / product page | ¥108 | DAISO ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$3.39 | Yui Mart (ships from New York) ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$0.71 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$2.68 | 79.1%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
To use your own FX, fees and shipping, open the Price calculator.
Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥108, Taiwan NT$65; 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$0.72, still below the US by US$2.67.
- Break-even rate 0.0314 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 or other sizes.
- 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
- DAISO ↗DAISO price shown on the ranking / product page · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Yui Mart (ships from New York) ↗Current US retailer price · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- 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
- net content 48g / product spec 48g; 4-connected pack (4 linked small bags, i.e. 12g×4); category "imported snacks"The Japan price comes from DAISO (the DAISO ranking / product-page list price); Taiwan is PChome 24h's "Calbee [Limited-Time Offer] Shrimp Chips 4-Pack (48g)," priced at NT$65, market price NT$69. The Calbee brand, original salted shrimp chip flavor, and 4-connected-pack (4 bags joined for eating in portions) format match JP's "12g x 4 connected" exactly; 48g total weight = 12g x 4, mathematically matching JP's package-count/per-bag weight; the product page is categorized under PChome's "Imported Snacks" category, indicating it is imported from Japan rather than a Taiwan locally repackaged version.
- 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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