TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US12.5% cheaper in the US
Is Apple MacBook Neo 256GB Smart Keyboard, Silver cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$87.42 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$87.42 (12.5%): Japan ¥119,800 ≈ US$786.42, the US US$699.00.
01 · Verdict
12.5% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥119,800incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$786.42JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$699.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$87.4212.5% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥119,800 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$699.00 | Apple US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$786.42 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$87.42 | 12.5%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 ¥119,800, Taiwan NT$22,900; 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$798.21, above the US by US$99.21.
- Break-even rate 0.0058 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 ↗price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Apple US official ↗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: Apple [custom-configured model] MacBook Neo 13-inch, Apple A18 Pro chip model, US keyboard [2026 spring model/SSD 256GB/memory 8GB/6-core CPU and 5-core GPU], silver, CTOMHFA4JA-Z1TN0001A/Taiwan product page: 256GB SSD, Magic Keyboard (8GB unified memory and A18 Pro chip are the single spec), silver, keyboard language selectable in multiple languages including US English (free option)The Japan listing is the Apple [Custom Model] MacBook Neo 13-inch with the Apple A18 Pro chip, US keyboard [2026 Spring model / SSD 256GB / RAM 8GB / 6-core CPU and 5-core GPU], Silver, CTOMHFA4JA-Z1TN0001A. Selecting "Silver / 256GB" on Apple Taiwan's official MacBook Neo purchase page matches the storage, model, and Silver color (the A18 Pro chip and 8GB RAM are MacBook Neo's only spec; the keyboard language is a separate free option on Apple Taiwan's site, selectable as US English corresponding to the Japan-spec US keyboard), a single price of NT$22,900. (Retailer: Apple Taiwan official online store) The Taiwan price of NT$22,900 is about 1.01 times the converted Japan tax-excluded price (¥108,909 x 0.2076 ≈ NT$22,610); the two markets are nearly the same price. US price 2026-09-18: apple.com Buy MacBook Neo Silver 256GB $699.00; the catalog entry is the Silver US-keyboard version.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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