TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US38.1% cheaper in Japan
Is MILK PROTEIN Leave-In Hair Conditioner 100g cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$8.00 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$8.00 (38.1%): Japan ¥1,980 ≈ US$13.00, the US US$21.00.
01 · Verdict
38.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,980incl. tax · LOFT product page list price incl. tax (100g) · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$13.00JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$21.00tax basis not stated · Current USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$8.0038.1% · 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLOFT product page list price incl. tax (100g) | ¥1,980 | LOFT official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USCurrent USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. | US$21.00 | SmikieJapan ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$13.00 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$8.00 | 38.1%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 same 100g ReFa Milk Protein leave-in hair treatment is ¥1,980 at LOFT in Japan versus NT$589 from a cross-border direct-ship seller on Taiwan's momo. This Taiwan price comes with cross-border shipping arrangements and is not a Taiwan-distributor item.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$13.19, still below the US by US$7.81.
- Break-even rate 0.0106 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 the 100g standard version; do not compare against the Milk Protein Royal upgraded formula or other sizes.
- The Taiwan price is a cross-border direct-ship-from-Japan listing by a third-party momo seller, not the official Taiwan distributor price.
- Price and stock follow the storefront 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
- LOFT official online store ↗LOFT product page list price incl. tax (100g) · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-23
- US price
- SmikieJapan ↗Current USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. · 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
- MILK PROTEIN OUTBATH TREATMENT 100g, single tube; not the Royal upgraded formulaJapan is LOFT's product page for the ReFa Milk Protein Out-Bath Treatment, 100g, ¥1,980 incl. tax; Taiwan is momo third-party seller 'Tokyo Curated Selection's [ReFa] Milk Protein Leave-In Hair Treatment 100g, item no. TP00083110006787, NT$589, shipped direct from Japan, purchasable on the check date. Both sides are the same 100g volume; the same seller's Milk Protein Royal is a different formula and was not used. This item is not listed on ReFa's Taiwan official site, refa.tw.
- 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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