TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US67.9% cheaper in Japan
Is Disposable Paper Cups, 205ml, 40 Pack cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$1.53 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$1.53 (67.9%): Japan ¥110 ≈ US$0.72, the US US$2.25.
01 · Verdict
67.9% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥110tax basis not stated · official page price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$0.72JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$2.25excl. tax · US chain retailer list price (DAISO US; JAN 4550480595573 paper cups, 40) · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$1.5367.9% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial page price incl. tax | ¥110 | DAISO ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USUS chain retailer list price (DAISO US; JAN 4550480595573 paper cups, 40) | US$2.25 | DAISO US ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$0.72 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$1.53 | 67.9%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 ¥110, Taiwan NT$49; 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$0.73, still below the US by US$1.52.
- Break-even rate 0.0205 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
- DAISO ↗official page price incl. tax · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- DAISO US ↗US chain retailer list price (DAISO US; JAN 4550480595573 paper cups, 40) · 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: paper cups (40 pieces); JAN4550480595573/Taiwan product page: 205ml, 40-pack, 7cm x 8cm x 7cmJAN 4550480595573 has a product page on shop.daiso.com.tw (HTTP 200, item number same as the JAN). The JP listing's "Paper Cups (40 Pieces)," subtitle 205mL, content 40 pieces, size 7cm x 8cm x 7cm, country of origin China = the Taiwan page's "Disposable Paper Cups/205ml 40-Pack," spec 7cm x 8cm x 7cm, origin China; the piece count and volume match. The page lists NT$49; on the day of verification the page showed sold out. (Retailer: Taiwan DAISO Co., Ltd. (DAISO Online Shopping official direct store))
- 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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