TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US62.0% cheaper in Japan
Is Melano CC Vitamin C All-in-One Brightening Dark Spot Serum 20ml cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$13.72 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$13.72 (62.0%): Japan ¥1,280 ≈ US$8.40, the US US$22.12.
01 · Verdict
62.0% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,280tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$8.40JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$22.12excl. tax · US retailer list price (Amazon.com; Melano CC medicated anti-spot essence 20ml parallel import, not Premium) · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$13.7262.0% · 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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) | ¥1,280 | Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USUS retailer list price (Amazon.com; Melano CC medicated anti-spot essence 20ml parallel import, not Premium) | US$22.12 | Amazon ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$8.40 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$13.72 | 62.0%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 ¥1,280, Taiwan NT$679; 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$8.53, still below the US by US$13.59.
- Break-even rate 0.0173 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
- Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Amazon ↗US retailer list price (Amazon.com; Melano CC medicated anti-spot essence 20ml parallel import, not Premium) · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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
- 20mlThe Japan price comes from Don Quijote's cross-border online store (the cross-border store's displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated)); Taiwan is momo's own store, "[Melano CC] Vitamin C All-in-One Whitening Dark Spot Serum 20ml," priced at NT$679, market price NT$799. The brand Melano CC matches; "Vitamin C All-in-One Whitening Dark Spot Serum" is the official Taiwan translation of the Japanese "Medicated Dark Spot Care Essence"; 20ml is this series' standard single-bottle spec.
- 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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