TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US14.5% cheaper in Japan
Is Anker Soundcore 2 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$6.67 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$6.67 (14.5%): Japan ¥5,990 ≈ US$39.32, the US US$45.99.
01 · Verdict
14.5% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥5,990incl. tax · Japan chain retailer list price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$39.32JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$45.99excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$6.6714.5% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain retailer list price incl. tax | ¥5,990 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$45.99 | soundcore US official store ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$39.32 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$6.67 | 14.5%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 ¥5,990, Taiwan NT$1,290; 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$39.91, still below the US by US$6.08.
- Break-even rate 0.0077 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
- Only paired when the model, capacity, and version match; a different suffix or a different memory/storage combination is treated as a different product.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import or a parallel import), not the brand's official price.
- 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
- ヨドバシ.com ↗Japan chain retailer list price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- soundcore US official store ↗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
- Soundcore 2, IPX7 water-resistant, black (Obsidian Black = JP Black)The Japan price comes from ヨドバシ.com (a Japan chain retailer's listed price, tax included): アンカー Anker ワイヤレススピーカー SoundCore 2 USB-C充電 IPX7防水 ブラック A3105017 (A310501; the Taiwan side is PChome 24h Shopping (soundcore official flagship store)'s 「soundcore soundcore 2 防水可攜式藍牙喇叭｜曜石黑」, priced at NT$1,290. Model A3105017 is the Anker Soundcore 2; both Taiwan PChome and momo third-party stores carry the same-name, same-colour "Soundcore 2 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker" in Black at the same price of NT$1,290. root re-opened the page to re-check the product name and price. US price 2026-09-18: soundcore.com Black single unit SKU A3105017 (Black / 1) US$45.99; the two-pack was not used.
- 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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