TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US3.6% cheaper in the US
Is Microsoft Surface Pro 12, 12-inch (Snapdragon X Plus/16GB/512GB/W11, Platinum) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$41.06 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$41.06 (3.6%): Japan ¥181,440 ≈ US$1,191.05, the US US$1,149.99.
01 · Verdict
3.6% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥181,440incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1,191.05JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$1,149.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$41.063.6% · 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 2026-09-19. 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) | ¥181,440 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$1,149.99 | Microsoft US official store ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1,191.05 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$41.06 | 3.6%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 ¥181,440, Taiwan NT$40,888; 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$1,208.92, above the US by US$58.93.
- Break-even rate 0.0063 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
- Microsoft US official store ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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: Microsoft laptop, Surface Pro 12-inch, violet, EP2-27747 [Snapdragon X Plus/memory: 16GB/UFS: 512GB/M365 (24 months) or Office selectable/Windows 11 Home (Arm version)/12.0-inch/Copilot+ PC/June 2025 model] [while stocks last]/Taiwan product page: 12-inch, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB memory, 512GB UFS storage, platinum (device only, keyboard cover not included)The Japan listing is the Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch in Violet, EP2-27747, with Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB memory, 512GB UFS storage, Windows 11 Home on Arm, and a choice of Microsoft 365 for 24 months or Office. The Taiwan page matches the Surface Pro 12 model, processor, memory, storage, and device-only configuration without a keyboard cover; only the color differs (Platinum versus Violet). The momo storefront price is NT$40,888, about 1.19 times the converted Japan tax-free price of NT$34,242. US price checked 2026-09-19: microsoft.com lists the Surface Pro 12 with Snapdragon X Plus 8-core, 16GB, 512GB, and Platinum finish as a device-only configuration for $1,149.99. It matches the Taiwan configuration; the Japan listing is Violet.
- 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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