TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US1.9% cheaper in Japan
Is Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless Active Noise-Canceling Bluetooth Headphones cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$7.40 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$7.40 (1.9%): Japan ¥59,799 ≈ US$392.55, the US US$399.95.
01 · Verdict
1.9% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥59,799tax basis not stated · lowest listed price among sellers in the source; color may differ · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$392.55JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$399.95tax basis not stated · Sennheiser US official product page price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$7.401.9% · 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 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 | ¥59,799 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USSennheiser US official product page price | US$399.95 | Sennheiser US ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$392.55 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$7.40 | 1.9%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 ¥59,799, Taiwan NT$14,900; 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$398.43, still below the US by US$1.52.
- Break-even rate 0.0067 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
- Sennheiser US ↗Sennheiser US 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: MOMENTUM 5 Wireless; Taiwan product page: Momentum 5 Wireless, colors: black / white / denim blueSearching momo found only the previous-generation Momentum 4 Wireless (NT$8,990) and the true wireless earbuds MTW4/MTW5, with no product page for the Momentum 5 Wireless over-ear headphones. Checked instead the official site of the Taiwan general distributor Zhouxuan; the site does have a product page for the "Momentum 5 Wireless Active Noise-Canceling Over-Ear Bluetooth Headphones" listing NT$14,900, but the page separately notes "the new-product launch date has not yet been announced" — Taiwan has not yet officially gone on sale, and only the suggested retail price has been announced. (Storefront: Zhouxuan Co., Ltd. (SENNHEISER Taiwan general distributor)) The Taiwan general distributor has announced a price but not a launch date; this is a pre-launch announced price, not something currently purchasable in stock.
- 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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