TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US6.0% cheaper in Japan
Is Apple iPad Air 11" (M4) Wi-Fi 128GB Tablet cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$44.81 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$44.81 (6.0%): Japan ¥107,273 ≈ US$704.19, the US US$749.00.
01 · Verdict
6.0% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥107,273tax basis not stated · kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$704.19JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$749.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$44.816.0% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japankakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page | ¥107,273 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$749.00 | Apple US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$704.19 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$44.81 | 6.0%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 ¥107,273, Taiwan NT$23,390; 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$714.75, still below the US by US$34.25.
- Break-even rate 0.0070 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
- Apple US official ↗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: iPad Air 11-inch (M4), Wi-Fi, 128GB, 2026 spring model/Taiwan product page: 2026 iPad Air, M4 chip, 11-inch, Wi-Fi, 128GB (bare unit, no accessory bundle)The Japan listing is 「iPad Air 11インチ (M4) Wi-Fi 128GB 2026年春モデル」. A momo search for "iPad Air" matched a bare-unit product page with an exactly matching spec, 「2026 iPad Air M4晶片/11吋/WiFi/128G 平板電腦」, with no bundled accessories. JP price ¥107,273 converts to about NT$22,349; the Taiwan price is NT$23,390, a ratio of about 1.05 — a reasonable cross-region price gap. (Storefront: momo Shopping (Apple-authorized item)) US price 2026-09-18: apple-store iPad Air 11-inch Wi-Fi 128GB MH304LL/A $749; the catalog does not specify a colour, so the same-price Space Gray buy page was 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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