How to Compare Sunscreen Prices in Japan: Biore's 70g and Anessa's 60mL, Size and Retailer Differences

In this piece, the Bioré item is Aqua Rich Watery Essence Sunscreen 70g, and the Anessa item is Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk NA / Taiwan 5X version 60mL. Each figure compares the same spec between Taiwan and Japan on its own — they aren't meant to be compared against each other for sun-protection performance.

Even when the name says "Aqua Rich" or "Perfect UV," still check the full product line, version, capacity, and whether it's a single unit or a multi-pack. Similar packaging, and a travel-size bottle and a full-size bottle both being promoted at the same time, are both situations where it's easy to misread the lowest price.

Aqua Rich Watery Essence Sunscreen 70g: Japan list price ¥968, converts to about NT$201; Taiwan page lists NT$249, Japan's list price is about NT$48 lower.

The Japan source here is Matsukiyo Cocokara Online, and the Taiwan one is a single 70g unit on PChome. Converted, that's about NT$2.87 versus NT$3.56 per gram — this only shows the price for the same model at the same size, not that every drugstore in Japan carries the same price.

If you're just restocking one unit, this price gap is worth comparing along the way; if you'd take a separate ride or buy several extra units just for it, the additional cost and usage timeline both need to go back into your own budget. This piece doesn't include usage testing or skin-type scoring.

Gold Diamond High-Performance Sunscreen NA 60mL: the Japan list price is ¥3,058, about NT$635 converted; the Taiwan page lists NT$630, so the Taiwan price is about NT$5 lower.

The Japan figure here is the tax-included reference price from the @cosme product page, while Taiwan's is the single-bottle list price from Yahoo! Shopping Mall. Both can serve as a pre-trip price baseline, but if a Japan store has an actual selling price, that price should be used to recompare.

Based on the snapshot, Japan comes to about NT$10.58 per mL, versus NT$10.50 per mL in Taiwan. When the gap is this small, any promotion, payment fee, or version difference can change the outcome, so there's no need to decide where to buy based on brand impression alone.

Unit pricing is meant to compare the cost of the same product across different package sizes. Grams measure mass, mL measures volume; without product density data, don't treat 70g as equivalent to 70mL, and don't treat unit prices across different formulas as a quality ranking.

If Taiwan's promotion is a two-piece set, divide the bundle's total price by the number of pieces first, then confirm whether any free gift is something you actually needed. Leave a lowest price with an unconfirmed pack count or version on the to-verify list for now.