TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US30.2% cheaper in Japan
Is Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds II (2nd Generation), Desert Gold, Bluetooth Earbuds cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$90.25 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$90.25 (30.2%): Japan ¥31,800 ≈ US$208.75, the US US$299.00.
01 · Verdict
30.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥31,800tax basis not stated · kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$208.75JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$299.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$90.2530.2% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japankakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page | ¥31,800 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$299.00 | Bose US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$208.75 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$90.25 | 30.2%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 ¥31,800, Taiwan NT$9,500; 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$211.88, still below the US by US$87.12.
- Break-even rate 0.0094 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 ↗kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Bose US official ↗official list price · 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: QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2nd generation; Taiwan product page: QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2nd generation / II, Desert GoldBigGo has no listing for the Japanese "QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 第2世代." Matched by the Chinese product name to the Yahoo Bose official flagship store and opened the page: titled 「QuietComfort Ultra消噪耳塞 II (第二代)」, corresponding to the Japan listing's 2nd generation, not the 1st-generation Ultra over-ear headphones. Price NT$9,500. (Storefront: Yahoo Shopping (Bose official flagship store)) US price 2026-09-19: bose.com QC Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) Desert Gold page; dataLayer item_variant DESERT GOLD, price 299 USD, in_stock true.
- 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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