TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US78.3% cheaper in Japan
Is CEZANNE Pearl Contour Cream cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$15.66 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$15.66 (78.3%): Japan ¥660 ≈ US$4.33, the US US$19.99.
01 · Verdict
78.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥660incl. tax · official product page list price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$4.33JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$19.99excl. tax · Current US retail price; merchant states shipping from within the US · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$15.6678.3% · 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 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 2026-09-22. 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 product page list price incl. tax | ¥660 | CEZANNE Cosmetics official product page ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retail price; merchant states shipping from within the US | US$19.99 | Kawaii Love Beauty ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$4.33 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$15.66 | 78.3%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 ¥660, Taiwan NT$295; 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$4.40, still below the US by US$15.59.
- Break-even rate 0.0303 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
- CEZANNE Cosmetics official product page ↗official product page list price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- Kawaii Love Beauty ↗Current US retail price; merchant states shipping from within the US · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- 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: CEZANNE Pearl Glow Highlight (01 Champagne Beige/04 Shell Pink, with brush included)/Taiwan product page: 2.4g; 01 champagne beige/04 pure pink, same price (corresponds to Pearl Glow Highlight 01 Champagne Beige/04 Shell Pink)The Japan listing is CEZANNE Pearl Glow Highlight (official tax-included price ¥660; 01/04). The Meimantang page's product name is "Pearl Contour Cream," origin Japan, net weight 2.4g, sourced from the distributor's authorized stock; shades 01 Champagne Beige and 04 Pure Pink correspond to the Japanese 01/04, with all four shades at the same list price, so the price is known without needing to select a specific shade. (Retailer: Zhaowei Co., Ltd. (CEZANNE distributor authorized stock)) On 2026-09-22, Kawaii Love Beauty listed one CEZANNE Pearl Glow Highlight 01 Champagne Beige for US$19.99, in stock, and stated it ships from within the US. That page does not show a weight or JAN; the Japanese official and Aeon listings identify shade 01, JAN 4939553041122, as 2.4g, and the US Weee! page also lists the same shade at 2.4g. Only shade 01 is compared; shade 04 and the withdrawn Amazon US$15 quote are not used as the current US price. The higher ratio against the Japan ¥660 quote reflects dated single-unit prices from the two stores; shade 01 was checked, with no bundle or different size used.
- 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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