TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US61.8% cheaper in Japan
Is ReFa RS-CC-05A Hair Brush, Rose Gold cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$31.50 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$31.50 (61.8%): Japan ¥2,970 ≈ US$19.50, the US US$51.00.
01 · Verdict
61.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥2,970incl. tax · Bic Camera ranking list price · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$19.50JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$51.00incl. tax · Current USD retail merchandise price; product tax is included as shown on the product page. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$31.5061.8% · 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 USincl. tax; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanBic Camera ranking list price | ¥2,970 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent USD retail merchandise price; product tax is included as shown on the product page. | US$51.00 | HARUYAMA ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$19.50 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$31.50 | 61.8%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 ¥2,970, Taiwan NT$1,090; 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$19.79, still below the US by US$31.21.
- Break-even rate 0.0172 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 capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), 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
- Bic Camera ↗Bic Camera ranking list price · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- HARUYAMA ↗Current USD retail merchandise price; product tax is included as shown on the product page. · incl. tax · 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 ranking listing: MTG ReFa Heart Comb Aira (HEART COMB Aira), rose gold, RS-CC-05A/Taiwan product page: rose gold RS-CC-05A (single spec, NT$1,090; page also has jewel green RS-CC-35A/ocean blue RS-CC-12A/radiant silver RS-CC-15A/shining red RS-CC-01A/champagne gold RS-CC-04A, all same price)The product spec menu directly states "Rose Gold RS-CC-05A," matching the original Japanese model string exactly, not an inferred comparison. Note: another momo item, "HEART COMB CAXA," is a different generation redesign of the ReFa Heart Comb (no RS-CC-prefixed model), which was excluded and not used. Root re-verification: momo product page re-check: ReFa HEART COMB Aira folding hair comb, NT$1,090.
- 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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