🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇯🇵 Japan
115 subscriptions are priced in both. Japan is cheaper on 105, Germany on 9; the typical subscription costs 27% less in Japan. At local average income the typical subscription takes 23 min of work in Germany and 21 min in Japan.
Biggest savings in Japan
- Boomplay $11.20 → $2.22/mo −80%
- Mojo $28.01 → $10.13/mo −64%
- Memrise $24.65 → $10.13/mo −59%
- Skillshare $224 → $94.95/yr −58%
- PDF Expert $50.43 → $21.52/yr −57%
Where Germany is cheaper
- Vocabulary $26.89 vs $37.98/mo +41%
- Microsoft PowerPoint $11.21 vs $13.29/mo +19%
- Microsoft Excel $11.21 vs $13.29/mo +19%
- Structured $5.59 vs $6.27/mo +12%
- KineMaster $7.84 vs $8.74/mo +11%
| Product | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇯🇵 Japan | Japan vs Germany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boomplay PremiumApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $2.22/mo ¥350 | −80% |
| Mojo ProApp | $28.01/mo €24.99 | $10.13/mo ¥1,600 | −64% |
| Memrise Memrise ProApp | $24.65/mo €21.99 | $10.13/mo ¥1,600 | −59% |
| Skillshare Skillshare Membership billed yearlyApp | $224/yr €199.99 | $94.95/yr ¥15,000 | −58% |
| PDF Expert Premium billed yearlyApp | $50.43/yr €44.99 | $21.52/yr ¥3,400 | −57% |
| MUBI MonthlyApp | $17.92/mo €15.99 | $8.23/mo ¥1,300 | −54% |
| Spotify Individual | $14.56/mo €12.99 | $6.84/mo ¥1,080 | −53% |
| Opal ProApp | $25.77/mo €22.99 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −51% |
| PowerDirector PremiumApp | $12.32/mo €10.99 | $6.08/mo ¥960 | −51% |
| Prequel Gold billed weeklyApp | $8.96/mo €7.99 | $4.43/mo ¥700 | −51% |
| Quizlet Quizlet PlusApp | $50.43/mo €44.99 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | −50% |
| CapCut ProApp | $26.89/mo €23.99 | $13.80/mo ¥2,180 | −49% |
| YouTube Premium | $15.68/mo €13.99 | $8.10/mo ¥1,280 | −48% |
| Sololearn Sololearn PROApp | $8.40/mo €7.49 | $4.43/mo ¥700 | −47% |
| Epic Unlimited AccessApp | $10.08/mo €8.99 | $5.38/mo ¥850 | −47% |
| Picsart GoldApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $6.01/mo ¥950 | −46% |
| Notability Plus billed yearlyApp | $25.77/yr €22.99 | $13.93/yr ¥2,200 | −46% |
| Microsoft OneDrive 365 PersonalApp | $11.21/mo €10 | $6.08/mo ¥960 | −46% |
| Apple Music Individual | $13.44/mo €11.99 | $7.47/mo ¥1,180 | −44% |
| Netflix Standard | $17.92/mo €15.99 | $10.06/mo ¥1,590 | −44% |
| Bumble BoostApp | $7.84/mo €6.99 | $4.43/mo ¥700 | −43% |
| SoundCloud GoApp | $6.71/mo €5.99 | $3.80/mo ¥600 | −43% |
| Disney+ Premium | $17.92/mo €15.99 | $10.57/mo ¥1,670 | −41% |
| Discord NitroApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $6.65/mo ¥1,050 | −41% |
| Grammarly PremiumApp | $35.86/mo €31.99 | $21.52/mo ¥3,400 | −40% |
| Blinkist Blinkist PremiumApp | $14.56/mo €12.99 | $8.74/mo ¥1,380 | −40% |
| Reddit PremiumApp | $8.40/mo €7.49 | $5.06/mo ¥800 | −40% |
| Pimsleur All AccessApp | $24.65/mo €21.99 | $15.19/mo ¥2,400 | −38% |
| Grindr UnlimitedApp | $44.83/mo €39.99 | $27.85/mo ¥4,400 | −38% |
| Brilliant Brilliant PremiumApp | $20.17/mo €17.99 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −37% |
| Snapchat Snapchat+App | $4.47/mo €3.99 | $2.85/mo ¥450 | −36% |
| HeyGen CreatorApp | $39.23/mo €35 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | −35% |
| X PremiumApp | $12.33/mo €11 | $8.04/mo ¥1,270 | −35% |
| Lumosity Lumosity PremiumApp | $13.44/mo €11.99 | $8.86/mo ¥1,400 | −34% |
| SCRL Premium billed weeklyApp | $6.71/mo €5.99 | $4.43/mo ¥700 | −34% |
| Instagram Meta VerifiedApp | $19.04/mo €16.99 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −34% |
| Telegram PremiumApp | $6.15/mo €5.49 | $4.11/mo ¥650 | −33% |
| Meitu VIPApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $7.53/mo ¥1,190 | −33% |
| Learn to Read - Reading.com Learn to ReadApp | $16.80/mo €14.99 | $11.39/mo ¥1,800 | −32% |
| Proton Mail Mail PlusApp | $6.71/mo €5.99 | $4.56/mo ¥720 | −32% |
| Anghami PlusApp | $5.59/mo €4.99 | $3.80/mo ¥600 | −32% |
| Elevate Elevate PremiumApp | $5.59/mo €4.99 | $3.80/mo ¥600 | −32% |
| Viki Pass StandardApp | $5.59/mo €4.99 | $3.80/mo ¥600 | −32% |
| F1 TV AccessApp | $3.35/mo €2.99 | $2.28/mo ¥360 | −32% |
| Captions BasicApp | $13.44/mo €11.99 | $9.18/mo ¥1,450 | −32% |
| Otter ProApp | $22.97/mo €20.49 | $15.82/mo ¥2,500 | −31% |
| Leonardo AI EssentialApp | $20.17/mo €17.99 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | −31% |
| Lingokids Lingokids PlusApp | $20.17/mo €17.99 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | −31% |
| Tinder GoldApp | $30.81/mo €27.49 | $21.52/mo ¥3,400 | −30% |
| LinkedIn Learning LearningApp | $32.50/mo €28.99 | $22.79/mo ¥3,600 | −30% |
| Headway Headway PremiumApp | $13.45/mo €12 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −29% |
| Imprint Imprint PremiumApp | $15.68/mo €13.99 | $11.08/mo ¥1,750 | −29% |
| Raya Raya+App | $50.43/mo €44.99 | $36.08/mo ¥5,700 | −28% |
| Todoist ProApp | $7.84/mo €6.99 | $5.63/mo ¥890 | −28% |
| HelloTalk VIPApp | $15.68/mo €13.99 | $11.39/mo ¥1,800 | −27% |
| Dazz Cam ProApp | $7.84/mo €6.99 | $5.70/mo ¥900 | −27% |
| WPS Office Pro AIApp | $7.84/mo €6.99 | $5.70/mo ¥900 | −27% |
| HBO Max Premium | $19.04/mo €16.99 | $13.86/mo ¥2,190 | −27% |
| Xmind PremiumApp | $19.06/mo €17 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | −27% |
| Remini Pro billed weeklyApp | $12.88/mo €11.49 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −26% |
| Base44 StarterApp | $25.77/mo €22.99 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −26% |
| ChatGPT PlusApp | $25.77/mo €22.99 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −26% |
| Deepstash Deepstash ProApp | $25.77/mo €22.99 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −26% |
| GoodShort Weekly VIP billed weeklyApp | $25.77/mo €22.99 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −26% |
| Poe MonthlyApp | $25.77/mo €22.99 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −26% |
| ReelShort Subscription billed weeklyApp | $25.77/mo €22.99 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −26% |
| Filmora ProApp | $14.56/mo €12.99 | $10.76/mo ¥1,700 | −26% |
| LinkedIn Premium CareerApp | $33.62/mo €29.99 | $25.26/mo ¥3,990 | −25% |
| Manus PlusApp | $50.44/mo €45 | $37.98/mo ¥6,000 | −25% |
| Lovable ProApp | $50.43/mo €44.99 | $37.98/mo ¥6,000 | −25% |
| AnkiMobile Flashcards Full AppApp | $33.62/mo €29.99 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | −25% |
| Cursor ProApp | $33.62/mo €29.99 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | −25% |
| invideo AI PlusApp | $33.62/mo €29.99 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | −25% |
| Chineasy Chineasy PremiumApp | $16.80/mo €14.99 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −25% |
| Dropbox PlusApp | $13.44/mo €11.99 | $10.13/mo ¥1,600 | −25% |
| Adobe Photoshop Mobile & WebApp | $6.71/mo €5.99 | $5.06/mo ¥800 | −25% |
| Claude ProApp | $24.66/mo €22 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −23% |
| Kimi ModeratoApp | $24.66/mo €22 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −23% |
| Perplexity ProfessionalApp | $24.66/mo €22 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −23% |
| Replit CoreApp | $24.66/mo €22 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −23% |
| Acrobat Reader PremiumApp | $17.92/mo €15.99 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | −22% |
| MasterClass Individual billed yearlyApp | $146/yr €129.99 | $114/yr ¥18,000 | −22% |
| RunwayML StandardApp | $20.17/mo €17.99 | $15.82/mo ¥2,500 | −22% |
| Speak & Learn English Learna ProApp | $20.17/mo €17.99 | $15.82/mo ¥2,500 | −22% |
| Enki Learn ModeApp | $6.71/mo €5.99 | $5.32/mo ¥840 | −21% |
| Grok SuperGrokApp | $39.23/mo €35 | $31.65/mo ¥5,000 | −19% |
| Pollo AI Weekly PremiumApp | $7.84/mo €6.99 | $6.33/mo ¥1,000 | −19% |
| Microsoft Copilot Microsoft 365 PremiumApp | $24.66/mo €22 | $20.26/mo ¥3,200 | −18% |
| Microsoft Word 365 PremiumApp | $24.66/mo €22 | $20.26/mo ¥3,200 | −18% |
| Deezer PremiumApp | $16.80/mo €14.99 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | −17% |
| GitHub Copilot Copilot ProApp | $11.21/mo €10 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −15% |
| Kling AI StandardApp | $11.21/mo €10 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −15% |
| Suno ProApp | $11.21/mo €10 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −15% |
| Figma Professional (pre-tax) | $22.42/mo €20 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −15% |
| Bunpo Bunpo PlusApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −15% |
| Character.AI c.ai+App | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −15% |
| Encode Encode PlusApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −15% |
| Finelo Finelo PremiumApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −15% |
| VSCO PlusApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −15% |
| DeepL IndividualApp | $10.08/mo €8.99 | $8.74/mo ¥1,380 | −13% |
| Speechify PremiumApp | $14.56/mo €12.99 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −13% |
| Craft PlusApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $10.00/mo ¥1,580 | −11% |
| Mimo PriceApp | $44.83/mo €39.99 | $40.51/mo ¥6,400 | −10% |
| Google One 100 GB | $2.01/mo €1.79 | $1.84/mo ¥290 | −8% |
| Dreamina BasicApp | $15.68/mo €13.99 | $14.56/mo ¥2,300 | −7% |
| GLM Lite | $18.00/mo $18 | $18.00/mo $18 | 0% |
| iCloud+ 50 GB | $1.11/mo €0.99 | $1.14/mo ¥180 | +3% |
| DataCamp DataCamp StandardApp | $33.63/mo €30 | $35.32/mo ¥5,580 | +5% |
| Gauth Gauth PlusApp | $11.20/mo €9.99 | $12.03/mo ¥1,900 | +7% |
| Ling Ling ProApp | $12.88/mo €11.49 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | +8% |
| KineMaster PremiumApp | $7.84/mo €6.99 | $8.74/mo ¥1,380 | +11% |
| Structured ProApp | $5.59/mo €4.99 | $6.27/mo ¥990 | +12% |
| Microsoft Excel 365 PersonalApp | $11.21/mo €10 | $13.29/mo ¥2,100 | +19% |
| Microsoft PowerPoint 365 PersonalApp | $11.21/mo €10 | $13.29/mo ¥2,100 | +19% |
| Vocabulary Vocabulary PremiumApp | $26.89/mo €23.99 | $37.98/mo ¥6,000 | +41% |
Each product's headline plan, one figure per country, in the same channel at both ends; App marks a price paid in the iPhone app (App Store). Dollar figures are our conversion at the exchange rates of 2026-10-06. Everything in Germany · everything in Japan
How to pay the prices in Japan
Product by product, Japan is the cheaper side of this pair.
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Pick the country
Japan — cheaper for 105 of 115 subscriptions here. The biggest saving is Boomplay, 80% less.
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Connect a VPN to Japan
A storefront reads your country from your IP address when you sign up. Connect to a server in Japan before you open the signup page.
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Pay with a card the checkout accepts
Many regional checkouts take a foreign card; when they refuse it, a multi-currency card that pays in the local currency usually passes, without a conversion fee eating the saving.
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Sign up and keep the region
Complete the signup as normal. The regional rate usually stays with the account for as long as you remain subscribed — the VPN is needed at signup, not every day. Full guide, with what can go wrong.
Before you do this: Paying a different region’s price usually breaks the vendor’s terms of service, and some checkouts verify a local billing address. Read the terms before you switch. Catalogues and features can differ by country, so confirm the price on the official checkout first. What breaking the terms means in practice.
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Is Germany or Japan cheaper for subscriptions?
Japan is cheaper for 105 of the 115 subscriptions priced in both, Germany for 9, and 1 cost the same. The typical subscription costs 27% less in Japan.
Which subscription has the biggest gap between Germany and Japan?
Boomplay Premium: $11.20/mo in Germany against $2.22/mo in Japan, 80% less.
Can I pay the prices in Japan while living in Germany?
Most storefronts read your country from your IP address at signup and some check the payment card's country. A VPN connection to Japan and a card the checkout accepts usually get the regional price — usually against the vendor's terms of service. The full guide covers what can go wrong.
Why is the same subscription priced so differently?
Most digital services price by region, against what people there can pay rather than against the dollar. Currency moves and local taxes add to the gap. How these prices are collected.