TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US43.4% cheaper in Japan
Is 海綿香皂盤・替換海綿/1入 cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$1.26 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$1.26 (43.4%): Japan ¥250 ≈ US$1.64, the US US$2.90.
01 · Verdict
43.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥250incl. tax · official online store single-item list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1.64JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$2.90tax basis not stated · MUJI USA official product page price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$1.2643.4% · 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 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 | ¥250 | MUJI Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USMUJI USA official product page price | US$2.90 | MUJI USA ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1.64 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$1.26 | 43.4%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?
This entry's ranking comes from MUJI Taiwan's own bestseller list; the Japan price is the same-day tax-included listed price for the same barcode item on Japan's official online store. Japan shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are not included, and the Taiwan page does not state its tax basis.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$1.67, still below the US by US$1.23.
- Break-even rate 0.0116 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 barcode 4548076424932 matches on both sides, and the spec (Japan: 1-piece pack).
- The Taiwan price is MUJI Taiwan's official online store list price; the 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 availability 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 2026-09-12
- US price
- MUJI USA ↗MUJI USA official product page price · 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: 1-pack; Taiwan: ETCNONE; Taiwan page origin: Japan; same barcode on both official pages 4548076424932Ranked No. 21 on MUJI Taiwan's official bestseller list, with product page barcode 4548076424932; the Japan MUJI official page for the same JAN shows a JSON-LD price of ¥250 as of 2026-09-12, with the spec line "１個入". The barcodes on both official pages match, and the specs correspond item by item. Confirmed the Japan page is not a Taiwan-domestic-sale page (the name carries no "(Taiwan)" prefix, and the page has no "Taiwan domestic sale" or "not carried in the online store" notice).
- 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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