TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US44.7% cheaper in Japan
Is Sony WH-1000XM4 HD Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$156.48 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$156.48 (44.7%): Japan ¥29,479 ≈ US$193.51, the US US$349.99.
01 · Verdict
44.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥29,479tax basis not stated · lowest listed price among sellers in the source; color may differ · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$193.51JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$349.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$156.4844.7% · 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 2026-09-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanlowest listed price among sellers in the source; color may differ | ¥29,479 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$349.99 | Sony US official store ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$193.51 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$156.48 | 44.7%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 ¥29,479, Taiwan NT$10,900; 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$196.42, still below the US by US$153.57.
- Break-even rate 0.0119 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
- kakaku.com ↗lowest listed price among sellers in the source; color may differ · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Sony US official store ↗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: WH-1000XM4; Taiwan product page: WH-1000XM4/B (black) / WH-1000XM4/S (silver); momo no longer has new units in stock, but the official Taiwan store still lists a priceA momo search for "WH-1000XM4" and "SONY WH-1000XM4" only turned up the successor model WH-1000XM5 (NT$8,490), confirming the XM4 has been delisted from momo. Sony's Taiwan official shopping site still keeps a WH-1000XM4 product page, showing a promotional price of NT$10,900, but both the Black and Silver colours are marked "out of stock" / "please inquire at a physical store" — the model is discontinued, and the official site still lists a price with no online stock. (Storefront: Sony Taiwan official shopping site) The XM4 is discontinued and out of stock through the official online channel; the price is taken from the official site's last listed price. To confirm physical stock, a brick-and-mortar store would need to be checked instead. US price 2026-09-18: electronics.sony.com WH-1000XM4 Black title and schema USD 349.99.
- 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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