Prices in Japan
We price 67 subscriptions, games and apps in Japan: 54 of them land below the United States price in point-in-time snapshots (7 November 2026 subscriptions, 26 October 2026 titles), the biggest gap at 57% below. Every price is a landed cost in USD (local price at the ECB reference rate, or a market rate where the ECB publishes none, plus an estimated ~2% card fee), and each row links to its own page with the full country ranking and the honest can-you-actually-pay-it verdict.
Prices as of 7 November 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live price.
Subscriptions in Japan
| Name | Landed price | vs US | Can you actually pay it? |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spotify Premium | $6.96/month | -46% | Local card |
| YouTube Premium | $8.25/month | -48% | Local card |
| Apple Music | $7.60/month | -37% | Local card |
| Netflix | $10.24/month | -49% | Local card |
| Xbox Game Pass | $9.99/month | -57% | Local card |
| PlayStation Plus | $5.48/month | -50% | Local card |
| Google AI Pro | $18.68/month | -7% | Local card |
| ChatGPT Plus | $19.33/month | -3% | Local card |
| Claude Pro | $19.33/month | -3% | Local card |
| Perplexity Pro | $19.33/month | -3% | Local card |
| SuperGrok | $32.21/month | +7% | Local card |
| Microsoft 365 Personal | $13.53/month | +35% | Local card |
| Microsoft 365 Premium (Copilot) | $20.62/month | +3% | Local card |
| NordVPN | $3.48/month | same | Account needed |
Games in Japan
| Name | Landed cost | vs US | Can you actually pay it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | $63.69 | -9% | Local card |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | $55.28 | -8% | Local card |
| Battlefield 6 | $63.75 | -9% | Local card |
| Black Myth: Wukong | $49.38 | -18% | Local card |
| Borderlands 4 | $61.54 | -12% | Local card |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | $63.75 | -9% | Local card |
| Civilization VI | $45.53 | -24% | Local card |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | $48.65 | -3% | Local card |
| Cuphead | $12.88 | -36% | Local card |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | $57.09 | -5% | Local card |
| Dark Souls III | $38.64 | -36% | Local card |
| Disco Elysium | $29.93 | -25% | Local card |
| DOOM Eternal | $23.61 | -21% | Local card |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | $39.35 | -21% | Local card |
| EA SPORTS FC 26 | $63.75 | -9% | Local card |
| Elden Ring | $58.68 | -2% | Local card |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | $37.21 | -7% | Local card |
| Ghost of Tsushima | $49.38 | -18% | Local card |
| God of War | $42.22 | -16% | Local card |
| Hades | $18.22 | -27% | Local card |
| Hogwarts Legacy | $57.10 | -5% | Local card |
| Hollow Knight | $11.06 | -26% | Local card |
| Hollow Knight: Silksong | $14.96 | -25% | Local card |
| It Takes Two | $27.97 | -30% | Local card |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | $52.62 | -12% | Local card |
| Lies of P | $54.39 | -9% | Local card |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | $32.45 | -19% | Local card |
| Monster Hunter: World | $19.45 | -35% | Local card |
| Palworld | $22.11 | -26% | Local card |
| Portal 2 | $9.11 | -9% | Local card |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | $56.06 | -7% | Local card |
| Resident Evil 4 | $25.96 | -35% | Local card |
| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | $54.39 | -9% | Local card |
| Split Fiction | $44.89 | -10% | Local card |
| Stardew Valley | $9.63 | -36% | Local card |
| The Witcher 3 | $42.22 | -16% | Local card |
Apps in Japan
| Name | Landed cost | vs US | Can you actually pay it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto's Odyssey | $5.20 | +4% | Local card |
| AnkiMobile Flashcards | $26.02 | +4% | Local card |
| Bloons TD 6 | $7.16 | +2% | Local card |
| Dead Cells | $9.76 | +9% | Local card |
| Geometry Dash | $3.91 | -2% | Local card |
| GRIS | $5.20 | +4% | Local card |
| iA Writer | $19.51 | -2% | Local card |
| Mini Metro | $3.91 | -2% | Local card |
| Monument Valley 2 | $3.91 | -2% | Local card |
| Papers, Please | $5.20 | +1% | Local card |
| Paprika Recipe Manager 3 | $5.20 | +4% | Local card |
| PCalc | $9.76 | -2% | Local card |
| Pixelmator | $9.76 | -2% | Local card |
| Slay the Spire | $9.76 | -2% | Local card |
| Stardew Valley (iOS) | $5.20 | +4% | Local card |
| Things 3 (iPhone) | $9.76 | -2% | Local card |
| Threema | $7.16 | +2% | Local card |
Prices in Japan: common questions
Is Japan a cheap country for subscriptions and games?
In point-in-time snapshots (7 November 2026 subscriptions, 26 October 2026 titles), 54 of the 67 things we price in Japan land below the US price, with the biggest gap at 57%.
Can I buy at Japan prices from another country?
Often, with an extra step. Subscriptions usually bill by your account's country, so the cheap price wants a payment method registered there (a regional gift card is the standard workaround); game stores usually want a free account for that region first. A VPN helps you sign up; each row's own page explains its exact step.
Are these prices live?
No, these are free point-in-time snapshots (7 November 2026 subscriptions, 26 October 2026 titles). Prices and regional sales move; run a live check in the app for the current figures.
Landed cost = the local price converted at the European Central Bank reference rate (or a market rate for currencies the ECB does not publish), plus an estimated ~2% card foreign-transaction fee, with local tax noted on each item's own page. Fixed snapshot; see the methodology and FAQ.