PPP pricing for Japan
A $9.99 app priced at Purchasing Power Parity costs about ¥1,119 in Japan. Japan's purchasing power is 69% of the United States, so a flat $9.99 price — which a flat exchange-rate conversion would list at ¥1,620 — is roughly 1.4× more expensive in local purchasing terms.
Japan price ladder
Common US price points converted to JPY at Purchasing Power Parity, compared with a flat exchange-rate conversion.
| US price | PPP-adjusted | Flat conversion |
|---|---|---|
| $0.99 | ¥111 | ¥161 |
| $1.99 | ¥223 | ¥323 |
| $2.99 | ¥335 | ¥485 |
| $4.99 | ¥559 | ¥809 |
| $9.99 | ¥1,119 | ¥1,620 |
| $19.99 | ¥2,238 | ¥3,242 |
| $49.99 | ¥5,598 | ¥8,107 |
| $99.99 | ¥11,197 | ¥16,216 |
Indicative prices. PPP and FX data as of 2026-08-26.
How prices are formatted in Japan
Every price above is rounded, not a raw conversion figure. A Purchasing Power Parity-adjusted price for Japan is rounded to the nearest whole JPY unit and then left there as a whole number, because the JPY has no decimal places.
- Currency
- JPY
- Decimal places
- 0
- Rounding convention
- prices are whole units
- Country code
- JP
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