TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US60.7% cheaper in Japan
Is Women's Cooling Sweat-Resistant Crew Neck T-Shirt (Short Sleeve), Light Gray cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$15.12 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$15.12 (60.7%): Japan ¥1,490 ≈ US$9.78, the US US$24.90.
01 · Verdict
60.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,490incl. tax · official online store single-item list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$9.78JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$24.90tax basis not stated · MUJI USA official direct listed USD price; US variant 4550723074704; Light Gray/M; tax inclusion not stated · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$15.1260.7% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial online store single-item list price incl. tax | ¥1,490 | MUJI Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USMUJI USA official direct listed USD price; US variant 4550723074704; Light Gray/M; tax inclusion not stated | US$24.90 | MUJI USA ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$9.78 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$15.12 | 60.7%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?
The official Taiwan list price for the same cooling T-shirt is substantially lower than Japan's, and clothing takes up luggage space. Unless it happens to be on sale in Japan, there is no need to buy it there specifically. U.S. price checked 2026-09-24: MUJI USA direct page lists it at US$24.90; Light Gray/M was available to purchase when checked, and the page does not state sales tax.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$9.93, still below the US by US$14.97.
- Break-even rate 0.0167 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
- Confirm the size barcode listed on the Taiwan product page, M: 4550723075060, matches the JAN code of the item verified in Japan.
- Same material on both sides: 95% cotton, 5% elastane, made in Bangladesh; Japan verification color ライトグレー corresponds to Taiwan's light gray.
- The Taiwan page does not state whether tax is included; being listed on the official online store does not mean it is in stock at a given physical store — check again before buying.
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
- MUJI Japan official online store ↗official online store single-item list price incl. tax · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-15
- US price
- MUJI USA ↗MUJI USA official direct listed USD price; US variant 4550723074704; Light Gray/M; tax inclusion not stated · 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
- Japan: women's M, light gray/JAN 4550723075060; the same Taiwan product page lists barcodes for all four sizes: S: 4550723075053, M: 4550723075060, L: 4550723075077, XL: 4550723075084 -- M is the verified Japan match; both sides use the same material, 95% cotton, 5% spandex, made in BangladeshTaiwan's official online store's product page "Women's Cooling Sweat-Resistant Crew Neck Short Sleeve T-Shirt, Light Gray" (SalePage 11711437) prints the barcodes for all four sizes directly in the product description, and the M size's barcode is exactly the Japan-verified item's JAN 4550723075060; both markets share the same material and color name (Light Gray / Light Gray). The previous round only searched the Taiwan site using the Japan JAN and, getting zero results, judged it not found in Taiwan; the Taiwan search index does not index the size barcodes embedded in the product description, so that determination does not hold. The Taiwan price is this product page's single list price (all four sizes on the same page share the same price).
- 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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