🇰🇷 South Korea vs 🇯🇵 Japan
123 subscriptions are priced in both. Japan is cheaper on 97, South Korea on 24; the typical subscription costs 11% less in Japan. At local average income the typical subscription takes 22 min of work in South Korea and 21 min in Japan.
Biggest savings in Japan
- Speechify $32.77 → $12.66/mo −61%
- PDF Expert $49.90 → $21.52/yr −57%
- Bumble $10.05 → $4.43/mo −56%
- Nintendo Switch Online $4.10 → $1.94/mo −53%
- Epic $9.31 → $5.38/mo −42%
Where South Korea is cheaper
- Acrobat Reader $4.10 vs $13.93/mo +240%
- Codecademy Go $20.48 vs $37.98/mo +85%
- Structured $3.65 vs $6.27/mo +72%
- Ling $9.68 vs $13.93/mo +44%
- Microsoft PowerPoint $9.31 vs $13.29/mo +43%
| Product | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇯🇵 Japan | Japan vs South Korea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speechify PremiumApp | $32.77/mo ₩44,000 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −61% |
| PDF Expert Premium billed yearlyApp | $49.90/yr ₩67,000 | $21.52/yr ¥3,400 | −57% |
| Bumble BoostApp | $10.05/mo ₩13,500 | $4.43/mo ¥700 | −56% |
| Nintendo Switch Online Individual | $4.10/mo ₩5,500 | $1.94/mo ¥306 | −53% |
| Epic Unlimited AccessApp | $9.31/mo ₩12,500 | $5.38/mo ¥850 | −42% |
| Opal ProApp | $21.60/mo ₩29,000 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −41% |
| Microsoft OneDrive 365 PersonalApp | $9.31/mo ₩12,500 | $6.08/mo ¥960 | −35% |
| Xbox Game Pass Standard | $14.08/mo ₩18,900 | $9.37/mo ¥1,480 | −33% |
| HER PremiumApp | $13.41/mo ₩18,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −29% |
| Pimsleur All AccessApp | $20.85/mo ₩28,000 | $15.19/mo ¥2,400 | −27% |
| SoundCloud GoApp | $5.21/mo ₩7,000 | $3.80/mo ¥600 | −27% |
| YouTube Premium | $11.10/mo ₩14,900 | $8.10/mo ¥1,280 | −27% |
| Raya Raya+App | $49.15/mo ₩66,000 | $36.08/mo ¥5,700 | −27% |
| Adobe Express PremiumApp | $8.94/mo ₩12,000 | $6.65/mo ¥1,050 | −26% |
| Imprint Imprint PremiumApp | $14.89/mo ₩20,000 | $11.08/mo ¥1,750 | −26% |
| Coursera Plus Coursera PlusApp | $56.60/mo ₩76,000 | $42.41/mo ¥6,700 | −25% |
| Headway Headway PremiumApp | $12.66/mo ₩17,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −25% |
| KineMaster PremiumApp | $11.54/mo ₩15,500 | $8.74/mo ¥1,380 | −24% |
| Todoist ProApp | $7.37/mo ₩9,900 | $5.63/mo ¥890 | −24% |
| F1 TV AccessApp | $2.98/mo ₩4,000 | $2.28/mo ¥360 | −23% |
| Boomplay PremiumApp | $2.90/mo ₩3,900 | $2.22/mo ¥350 | −23% |
| Spotify Individual | $8.93/mo ₩11,990 | $6.84/mo ¥1,080 | −23% |
| Snapchat Snapchat+App | $3.72/mo ₩5,000 | $2.85/mo ¥450 | −23% |
| Claude ProApp | $24.58/mo ₩33,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −23% |
| Perplexity ProfessionalApp | $24.58/mo ₩33,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −23% |
| AnkiMobile Flashcards Full AppApp | $32.77/mo ₩44,000 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | −23% |
| Cursor ProApp | $32.77/mo ₩44,000 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | −23% |
| HeyGen CreatorApp | $32.77/mo ₩44,000 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | −23% |
| Quizlet Quizlet PlusApp | $32.77/mo ₩44,000 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | −23% |
| Lovable ProApp | $49.15/mo ₩66,000 | $37.98/mo ¥6,000 | −23% |
| Dazz Cam ProApp | $7.37/mo ₩9,900 | $5.70/mo ¥900 | −23% |
| PowerDirector PremiumApp | $7.82/mo ₩10,500 | $6.08/mo ¥960 | −22% |
| Grammarly PremiumApp | $27.55/mo ₩37,000 | $21.52/mo ¥3,400 | −22% |
| Blinkist Blinkist PremiumApp | $11.17/mo ₩15,000 | $8.74/mo ¥1,380 | −22% |
| Brilliant Brilliant PremiumApp | $16.01/mo ₩21,500 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −21% |
| Captions BasicApp | $11.54/mo ₩15,500 | $9.18/mo ¥1,450 | −20% |
| Lingokids Lingokids PlusApp | $17.50/mo ₩23,500 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | −20% |
| Reddit PremiumApp | $6.33/mo ₩8,500 | $5.06/mo ¥800 | −20% |
| Picsart GoldApp | $7.37/mo ₩9,900 | $6.01/mo ¥950 | −18% |
| ibis Paint X PremiumApp | $3.72/mo ₩5,000 | $3.04/mo ¥480 | −18% |
| Lumosity Lumosity PremiumApp | $10.80/mo ₩14,500 | $8.86/mo ¥1,400 | −18% |
| NordVPN Standard | $4.69/mo ₩6,300 | $3.92/mo ¥620 | −16% |
| Otter ProApp | $18.62/mo ₩25,000 | $15.82/mo ¥2,500 | −15% |
| RunwayML StandardApp | $18.62/mo ₩25,000 | $15.82/mo ¥2,500 | −15% |
| Meitu VIPApp | $8.86/mo ₩11,900 | $7.53/mo ¥1,190 | −15% |
| LinkedIn Learning LearningApp | $26.81/mo ₩36,000 | $22.79/mo ¥3,600 | −15% |
| Anghami PlusApp | $4.47/mo ₩6,000 | $3.80/mo ¥600 | −15% |
| Elevate Elevate PremiumApp | $4.47/mo ₩6,000 | $3.80/mo ¥600 | −15% |
| Leonardo AI EssentialApp | $16.38/mo ₩22,000 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | −15% |
| Notability Plus billed yearlyApp | $16.38/yr ₩22,000 | $13.93/yr ¥2,200 | −15% |
| Xmind PremiumApp | $16.38/mo ₩22,000 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | −15% |
| MasterClass Individual billed yearlyApp | $133/yr ₩179,000 | $114/yr ¥18,000 | −15% |
| WPS Office Pro AIApp | $6.55/mo ₩8,800 | $5.70/mo ¥900 | −13% |
| X PremiumApp | $9.23/mo ₩12,400 | $8.04/mo ¥1,270 | −13% |
| Instagram Meta VerifiedApp | $14.52/mo ₩19,500 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −13% |
| Remini Pro billed weeklyApp | $10.80/mo ₩14,500 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −12% |
| Base44 StarterApp | $21.60/mo ₩29,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −12% |
| ChatGPT PlusApp | $21.60/mo ₩29,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −12% |
| Poe MonthlyApp | $21.60/mo ₩29,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −12% |
| ReelShort Subscription billed weeklyApp | $21.60/mo ₩29,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −12% |
| Replit CoreApp | $21.60/mo ₩29,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −12% |
| Dreamina BasicApp | $16.38/mo ₩22,000 | $14.56/mo ¥2,300 | −11% |
| Chineasy Chineasy PremiumApp | $14.15/mo ₩19,000 | $12.66/mo ¥2,000 | −11% |
| Learn to Read - Reading.com Learn to ReadApp | $12.66/mo ₩17,000 | $11.39/mo ¥1,800 | −10% |
| SCRL Premium billed weeklyApp | $4.92/mo ₩6,600 | $4.43/mo ¥700 | −10% |
| Sololearn Sololearn PROApp | $4.92/mo ₩6,600 | $4.43/mo ¥700 | −10% |
| Craft PlusApp | $11.10/mo ₩14,900 | $10.00/mo ¥1,580 | −10% |
| DataCamp DataCamp StandardApp | $39.10/mo ₩52,500 | $35.32/mo ¥5,580 | −10% |
| HelloTalk VIPApp | $12.59/mo ₩16,900 | $11.39/mo ¥1,800 | −10% |
| Memrise Memrise ProApp | $11.17/mo ₩15,000 | $10.13/mo ¥1,600 | −9% |
| Bunpo Bunpo PlusApp | $10.43/mo ₩14,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −9% |
| Character.AI c.ai+App | $10.43/mo ₩14,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −9% |
| Encode Encode PlusApp | $10.43/mo ₩14,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −9% |
| Finelo Finelo PremiumApp | $10.43/mo ₩14,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −9% |
| GitHub Copilot Copilot ProApp | $10.43/mo ₩14,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −9% |
| Kling AI StandardApp | $10.43/mo ₩14,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −9% |
| Suno ProApp | $10.43/mo ₩14,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −9% |
| VSCO PlusApp | $10.43/mo ₩14,000 | $9.49/mo ¥1,500 | −9% |
| Adobe Creative Cloud Individual | $63.08/mo ₩84,700 | $57.47/mo ¥9,080 | −9% |
| Gauth Gauth PlusApp | $13.18/mo ₩17,700 | $12.03/mo ¥1,900 | −9% |
| Prequel Gold billed weeklyApp | $4.84/mo ₩6,500 | $4.43/mo ¥700 | −8% |
| LinkedIn Premium CareerApp | $27.48/mo ₩36,900 | $25.26/mo ¥3,990 | −8% |
| MUBI MonthlyApp | $8.94/mo ₩12,000 | $8.23/mo ¥1,300 | −8% |
| Babbel All Languages billed yearlyApp | $103/yr ₩138,000 | $94.95/yr ¥15,000 | −8% |
| Manus PlusApp | $40.96/mo ₩55,000 | $37.98/mo ¥6,000 | −7% |
| Vocabulary Vocabulary PremiumApp | $40.96/mo ₩55,000 | $37.98/mo ¥6,000 | −7% |
| HBO Max Premium | $14.82/mo ₩19,900 | $13.86/mo ¥2,190 | −6% |
| CapCut ProApp | $14.75/mo ₩19,800 | $13.80/mo ¥2,180 | −6% |
| Microsoft Copilot Microsoft 365 PremiumApp | $21.60/mo ₩29,000 | $20.26/mo ¥3,200 | −6% |
| Discord NitroApp | $7.07/mo ₩9,500 | $6.65/mo ¥1,050 | −6% |
| Gemini Individual | $19.36/mo ₩26,000 | $18.36/mo ¥2,900 | −5% |
| Figma Professional (pre-tax) | $20.00/mo $20 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | −5% |
| Speak & Learn English Learna ProApp | $16.38/mo ₩22,000 | $15.82/mo ¥2,500 | −3% |
| Grok SuperGrokApp | $32.77/mo ₩44,000 | $31.65/mo ¥5,000 | −3% |
| Mojo ProApp | $10.35/mo ₩13,900 | $10.13/mo ¥1,600 | −2% |
| Hulu Standard (With Ads) | $6.63/mo ₩8,900 | $6.49/mo ¥1,026 | −2% |
| Skillshare Skillshare Membership billed yearlyApp | $96.07/yr ₩129,000 | $94.95/yr ¥15,000 | −1% |
| GLM Lite | $18.00/mo $18 | $18.00/mo $18 | 0% |
| Netflix Standard | $10.05/mo ₩13,500 | $10.06/mo ¥1,590 | 0% |
| Kimi ModeratoApp | $18.62/mo ₩25,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | +2% |
| Enki Learn ModeApp | $5.21/mo ₩7,000 | $5.32/mo ¥840 | +2% |
| Disney+ Premium | $10.35/mo ₩13,900 | $10.57/mo ¥1,670 | +2% |
| Mimo PriceApp | $39.47/mo ₩53,000 | $40.51/mo ¥6,400 | +3% |
| Google One 100 GB | $1.79/mo ₩2,400 | $1.84/mo ¥290 | +3% |
| Adobe Photoshop Mobile & WebApp | $4.92/mo ₩6,600 | $5.06/mo ¥800 | +3% |
| invideo AI PlusApp | $24.58/mo ₩33,000 | $25.32/mo ¥4,000 | +3% |
| Filmora ProApp | $10.43/mo ₩14,000 | $10.76/mo ¥1,700 | +3% |
| Proton Mail Mail PlusApp | $4.39/mo ₩5,900 | $4.56/mo ¥720 | +4% |
| DeepL IndividualApp | $8.19/mo ₩11,000 | $8.74/mo ¥1,380 | +7% |
| Telegram PremiumApp | $3.65/mo ₩4,900 | $4.11/mo ¥650 | +13% |
| Apple Music Individual | $6.63/mo ₩8,900 | $7.47/mo ¥1,180 | +13% |
| GoodShort Weekly VIP billed weeklyApp | $16.38/mo ₩22,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | +16% |
| PlayStation Plus Standard | $8.04/mo ₩10,800 | $9.81/mo ¥1,550 | +22% |
| Grindr UnlimitedApp | $21.97/mo ₩29,500 | $27.85/mo ¥4,400 | +27% |
| Microsoft 365 Individual | $10.13/mo ₩13,600 | $13.48/mo ¥2,130 | +33% |
| Deepstash Deepstash ProApp | $14.15/mo ₩19,000 | $18.99/mo ¥3,000 | +34% |
| iCloud+ 50 GB | $0.82/mo ₩1,100 | $1.14/mo ¥180 | +39% |
| Microsoft Excel 365 PersonalApp | $9.31/mo ₩12,500 | $13.29/mo ¥2,100 | +43% |
| Microsoft PowerPoint 365 PersonalApp | $9.31/mo ₩12,500 | $13.29/mo ¥2,100 | +43% |
| Ling Ling ProApp | $9.68/mo ₩13,000 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | +44% |
| Structured ProApp | $3.65/mo ₩4,900 | $6.27/mo ¥990 | +72% |
| Codecademy Go Codecademy ProApp | $20.48/mo ₩27,500 | $37.98/mo ¥6,000 | +85% |
| Acrobat Reader PremiumApp | $4.10/mo ₩5,500 | $13.93/mo ¥2,200 | +240% |
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 South Korea · 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 97 of 123 subscriptions here. The biggest saving is Speechify, 61% 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 South Korea or Japan cheaper for subscriptions?
Japan is cheaper for 97 of the 123 subscriptions priced in both, South Korea for 24, and 2 cost the same. The typical subscription costs 11% less in Japan.
Which subscription has the biggest gap between South Korea and Japan?
Speechify Premium: $32.77/mo in South Korea against $12.66/mo in Japan, 61% less.
Can I pay the prices in Japan while living in South Korea?
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.