TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US18.4% cheaper in Japan
Is Firming Elastic Skin Massage Cream 93g cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$5.72 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$5.72 (18.4%): Japan ¥3,850 ≈ US$25.27, the US US$30.99.
01 · Verdict
18.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,850incl. tax · source reference price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$25.27JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$30.99tax basis not stated · Listed price on Weee!’s direct product page; price and availability may vary by delivery area · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$5.7218.4% · 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japansource reference price incl. tax | ¥3,850 | @cosme product page ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USListed price on Weee!’s direct product page; price and availability may vary by delivery area | US$30.99 | Weee! US ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$25.27 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$5.72 | 18.4%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 ¥3,850, Taiwan NT$920; 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$25.65, still below the US by US$5.34.
- Break-even rate 0.0080 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
- @cosme product page ↗source reference price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Weee! US ↗Listed price on Weee!’s direct product page; price and availability may vary by delivery area · 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
- Japan ranking listing: original Japanese name: Elixir Superieur Face Effect Massage, 93g; source link JAN: 4901872169368; brand: Elixir Superieur; manufacturer: Shiseido/Taiwan product page: 93g x1 piece (page also has a 93g x2 bundle price NT$1,690; this row uses the single 93g price)The Japanese original product "Elixir Superieur Face Effect Massage 93g" is from Shiseido's ELIXIR SUPERIEUR series; the momo page's product name "ELIXIR Firming Massage Cream 93g" spec menu clearly lists "93g x 1 unit," unit price NT$920, with the volume and product name matching exactly, not an inferred refill or multi-pack. Root re-verification: opened the momo product page in a browser and re-checked: ELIXIR Firming Massage Cream 93g, promotional price NT$920-1,690, single unit NT$920.
- 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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