TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US44.3% cheaper in Japan
Is soundcore Space One Noise-Canceling Bluetooth Headphones cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$44.26 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$44.26 (44.3%): Japan ¥8,490 ≈ US$55.73, the US US$99.99.
01 · Verdict
44.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥8,490tax basis not stated · lowest listed price among sellers in the source; color may differ · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$55.73JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$99.99tax basis not stated · Anker soundcore USA official product page price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$44.2644.3% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanlowest listed price among sellers in the source; color may differ | ¥8,490 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USAnker soundcore USA official product page price | US$99.99 | Anker soundcore USA ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$55.73 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$44.26 | 44.3%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 ¥8,490, Taiwan NT$2,990; 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$56.57, still below the US by US$43.42.
- Break-even rate 0.0118 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
- Anker soundcore USA ↗Anker soundcore USA official 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: Soundcore Space One; Taiwan product page: Space One (same model, no additional spec options)Searching momo for both "Soundcore Space One" and "soundcore over-ear" directly hit the same Space One model's product page, with matching product names. (Storefront: momo shopping (soundcore official authorized item))
- 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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