TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US22.1% cheaper in Japan
Is Sony BRAVIA 5 55-inch XR Mini LED 4K HDR Google TV cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$309.84 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$309.84 (22.1%): Japan ¥166,069 ≈ US$1,090.15, the US US$1,399.99.
01 · Verdict
22.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥166,069tax basis not stated · kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1,090.15JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$1,399.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$309.8422.1% · 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 | ¥166,069 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$1,399.99 | Sony US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1,090.15 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$309.84 | 22.1%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 ¥166,069, Taiwan NT$35,010; 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$1,106.50, still below the US by US$293.49.
- Break-even rate 0.0084 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
- Sony 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: BRAVIA 5 K-55XR50 [55-inch]/Taiwan product page: Y-55XR50 (the Japan listing is K-55XR50; same BRAVIA 5 series and same 55XR50 core model, differing only in the market prefix K/Y)The Japan listing is K-55XR50. A momo search for "SONY BRAVIA XR50" matched the Taiwan version 「BRAVIA 5 55型 XR Mini LED 4K HDR Google TV顯示器(Y-55XR50)」; the 55-inch size, BRAVIA 5 series and XR50 core model number all match, with only the prefix letter differing — K (Japan market code) vs. Y (Taiwan/international market code) — a common Sony market-naming convention. JP price ¥166,069 converts to about NT$34,598; the Taiwan price is NT$35,010, a ratio of about 1.01 — the two regions are priced almost identically, strongly supporting that this is the same style. (Storefront: momo Shopping (SONY official flagship store)) US price 2026-09-19: electronics.sony.com K-55XR50 (BRAVIA 5 55") product page HTTP 200, schema offer USD $1399.99; corresponds to the Japan spec K-55XR50 core model.
- 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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