TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US1.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base 15ml Starter Set cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$0.45 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$0.45 (1.8%): Japan ¥3,740 ≈ US$24.55, the US US$25.00.
01 · Verdict
1.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,740incl. tax · source reference price incl. tax (15mL) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$24.55JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$25.00tax basis not stated · Sephora US direct product page price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$0.451.8% · 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 (15mL) | ¥3,740 | @cosme ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USSephora US direct product page price | US$25.00 | Sephora.com (United States) ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$24.55 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$0.45 | 1.8%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 ¥3,740, Taiwan NT$1,050; 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$24.92, still below the US by US$0.08.
- Break-even rate 0.0067 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 ↗source reference price incl. tax (15mL) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Sephora.com (United States) ↗Sephora US direct product page price · 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: 15mL, 3,740 yen/Taiwan product page: 15ml (travel skincare cream/trial-size, single spec)The Japan listing is Bobbi Brown's Vitamin Enriched Cream & Face Base Plus, 15mL, ¥3,740. The Taiwan page: Bobbi Brown's "Vitamin Enriched Face Base 15ml Starter Set (Vitamin Enriched Face Base 15ml / Orange Cream / Travel-Size Cream)," with product features "an essential pre-makeup, longwear miracle cream" and "smooths skin for better base-makeup adhesion," corresponding to the Japanese "& Face Base" function, with the 15ml volume matching. (Retailer: Bobbi Brown Taiwan distributor / momo's own store channel)
- 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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