TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US8.3% cheaper in the US
Is Prada Beauty Touch (Japan Domestic Version) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$3.49 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$3.49 (8.3%): Japan ¥6,930 ≈ US$45.49, the US US$42.00.
01 · Verdict
8.3% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥6,930incl. tax · reference price incl. tax (source page) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$45.49JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$42.00tax basis not stated · Sephora USA price; sales-tax inclusion not stated. · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$3.498.3% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanreference price incl. tax (source page) | ¥6,930 | @cosme ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USSephora USA price; sales-tax inclusion not stated. | US$42.00 | Sephora USA ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$45.49 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$3.49 | 8.3%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 ¥6,930, Taiwan NT$1,899; 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$46.17, above the US by US$4.17.
- Break-even rate 0.0061 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 ↗reference price incl. tax (source page) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Sephora USA ↗Sephora USA price; sales-tax inclusion not stated. · tax basis not stated · Listed · 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: ¥6,930; Taiwan product page: multiple shades, same price (R68/O86/P75/P79/P72/P76/P71/B32), Japan domestic versionThe Japan listing is Prada Beauty's "Prada Touch," ¥6,930; the @cosme page states a release date of 2026/5/1, a cream-to-powder multi-use cheek product, with shades including P71 (Bow) / P72 (Pink Dahlia) / P75 (Tulip), etc. The Taiwan page "Prada Beauty, Japan-Domestic Version Touch"'s product name explicitly states "Touch," with shade options P71 Bow / P72 Pink Dahlia / P75 Tulip / P79 Mauve / P76 Lily / B32 Café corresponding one-to-one with the Japan-side shades, confirming the same product; however, the page's AI-translated product description mistakenly describes it as a "lipstick" (spec 3.5g), not fully consistent with the @cosme page's category (cheek/eye/lip multi-use), so the determination still relies on the shade-by-shade comparison. (Retailer: Tokyo Selection (a momo Mall cross-border store)) The product page's copy is AI-translated, and its content is inconsistent with the image labeling (mistakenly calling it a lipstick), but the shade codes precisely match the Japan-side variations, giving relatively high confidence in the determination; re-verification is possible if a clearer product page becomes available later.
- 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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