TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US17.0% cheaper in the US
Is Panasonic Doltz Battery-Powered Ultrasonic Oral Irrigator, 2 Pressure Levels, EW-DJ11-A cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$8.50 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$8.50 (17.0%): Japan ¥8,910 ≈ US$58.49, the US US$49.99.
01 · Verdict
17.0% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥8,910incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$58.49JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$49.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$8.5017.0% · 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 page (JPY) | ¥8,910 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$49.99 | Panasonic US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$58.49 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$8.50 | 17.0%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 ¥8,910, Taiwan NT$2,900; 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$59.37, above the US by US$9.38.
- Break-even rate 0.0056 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 page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Panasonic 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: Panasonic portable oral irrigator, jet washer [battery type], Doltz, blue, EW-DJ11-A [handheld type/domestic & overseas use]/Taiwan product page: EW-DJ11-A blue (battery type), matches the Japan listing's model EW-DJ11-AThe momo product title explicitly includes the model "EW-DJ11-A," priced at NT$2,900, with stock of 10. (Storefront: momo Shopping, third-party store) US price 2026-09-18: shop.panasonic.com Portable Cordless Water Flosser SKU EW-DJ11-A $49.99.
- 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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