TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US9.4% cheaper in the US
Is Apple iMac 24" M4 chip 8-core CPU 8-core GPU 16GB/256GB (Silver) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$140.79 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$140.79 (9.4%): Japan ¥249,800 ≈ US$1,639.79, the US US$1,499.00.
01 · Verdict
9.4% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥249,800incl. tax · Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1,639.79JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$1,499.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$140.799.4% · 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.
Japanincl. tax、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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) | ¥249,800 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$1,499.00 | Apple US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1,639.79 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$140.79 | 9.4%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 ¥249,800, Taiwan NT$49,900; 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$1,664.39, above the US by US$165.39.
- Break-even rate 0.0060 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
- ヨドバシ.com ↗Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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: Apple iMac 24-inch, Retina 4.5K display, Apple M4 chip/8-core CPU/8-core GPU/SSD 256GB/memory 16GB, silver, MWUC3J/A (model MWUC3J/A)/Taiwan product page: iMac 24-inch, M4 chip, 8-core CPU/8-core GPU, 16GB unified memory/256GB SSD, with stand, same model MWUC3TA/AThe Japan listing is model MWUC3J/A; opened the Japan Yodobashi page and confirmed it as iMac 24インチ Retina 4.5K／M4チップ／8コアCPU/8コアGPU／SSD256GB／メモリ16GB／シルバー. Apple's Taiwan official site page /tw/shop/product/MWUC3TA/A has a matching title and JSON-LD, both 「iMac 24吋 M4晶片 8核心CPU 8核心GPU 銀色 立架 16GB記憶體 256GB儲存裝置」, part number MWUC3TA/A (J/A → TA/A regional suffix difference, core MWUC3 the same), priced at NT$49,900. This is the Apple M4 base configuration; third-party channels like momo currently only carry the higher-end 10-core CPU/10-core GPU configuration (starting at 16G/512G), which is not the same configuration, so the Apple official direct store's price for the same configuration was used instead. (Storefront: Apple Taiwan official store) (Originally merged as the row tech-mwuc3j-a, imported and tied to the original snapshot of the same model before the merge.) US price 2026-09-18: apple.com 24-inch iMac M4 8CPU/8GPU Silver stand 16GB/256GB fullPrice $1499.00.
- 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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