TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US6.4% cheaper in Japan
Is AGE-R Booster Pro X2 Multi-Function Beauty Device cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$15.96 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$15.96 (6.4%): Japan ¥35,500 ≈ US$233.04, the US US$249.00.
01 · Verdict
6.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥35,500tax basis not stated · LIPS product page reference price · Stock not stated
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$233.04JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$249.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$15.966.4% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLIPS product page reference price | ¥35,500 | LIPS product data ↗ | tax basis not statedStock not stated |
| USofficial list price | US$249.00 | medicube USA ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$233.04 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$15.96 | 6.4%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?
Japan ¥35,500, Taiwan NT$6,980; 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$236.53, still below the US by US$12.47.
- Break-even rate 0.0070 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
- LIPS product data ↗LIPS product page reference price · tax basis not stated · Stock not stated · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- medicube USA ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · 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
- Japan ranking listing: Booster Pro X2/Taiwan product page: AGE-R Booster Pro X2, white, online price NT$6,980 (list price NT$14,000)The model number 『Booster Pro X2』exactly matches the Japanese listing 『ブースタープロX2』, with only the colour differing (this row uses White; momo also has a Pink option and a 『張員瑛』co-branded limited edition at NT$6,288 as an alternative), meeting the relaxed pairing criteria. root re-check: PChome product API re-check: 【Medicube】AGE-R Booster Pro X2 Multi-Function Beauty Device #White NT$6,980 (list price 14,000). The model string exactly matches the Japan listing 「ブースタープロX2」, with only the colour differing. US price 2026-09-18: medicube.us Booster Pro X2™ variant White SKU PMEUS26087R00 $249.00; the catalog's Taiwan page is White.
- 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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