TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US48.2% cheaper in Japan
Is Oil Blotting Paper, 100 Sheets cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$0.92 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$0.92 (48.2%): Japan ¥150 ≈ US$0.98, the US US$1.90.
01 · Verdict
48.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥150incl. tax · official online store single-item list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$0.98JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$1.90excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$0.9248.2% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial online store single-item list price incl. tax | ¥150 | MUJI Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$1.90 | MUJI USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$0.98 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$0.92 | 48.2%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?
Oil-blotting paper is priced about the same in both markets (approx. NT$31 converted in Japan versus NT$35 in Taiwan), so it's not worth queuing up to check out for.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$1.00, still below the US by US$0.90.
- Break-even rate 0.0127 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
- Verify both official pages show the same barcode 4945247715224; Japan spec あぶらとり紙 ７０×１００ｍｍ・１００枚入
- The Japan price is the official product page's tax-inclusive list price as of 2026-09-15; the Taiwan page does not state whether tax is included.
- The ranking comes from a snapshot of Taiwan's official bestseller list; being listed on the official online store does not mean it is in stock at a given physical store.
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 ↗official list price · excl. tax · In stock · 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
- Taiwan spec 70x100mm; Japan spec oil-blotting paper 70x100mm, 100-sheet pack; both official pages share barcode 4945247715224; Taiwan page country of manufacture JapanTaiwan MUJI's official best-seller ranking, #70; product page barcode 4945247715224. Japan's official page for the same JAN on 2026-09-15 listed a price of ¥150. We already confirmed the Japan page is not a listing for another market (the product name has no "（台湾）"/"（海外）"/"【海外専用】"/"（ＡＳＥＡＮ）" prefix, and the page has no "台湾内販" or "中国ＭＤ専用商品"). US price 2026-09-18: muji.us products.json SKU/JAN 4945247715224 → "Cosmetic Paper" variant "Default Title" $1.90; available=true
- 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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