As you all know, the Nintendo Switch is priced differently in various parts of the world.

Below is a list of Nintendo Switch prices in several countries. A few things to note: We’ve taken the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the Switch for countries which have one. If they don’t, we take the lowest price available. Some countries are still selling Switch consoles in forced bundles, thus we take out the value of the games in the forced bundles to get a rough cost estimate of the Switch hardware alone.

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Country	Price (with tax)	Price (without tax)	Price (w/o tax in USD)
Japan	32378 yen	29980 yen	268
Hong Kong	HKD2340	HKD2340	299
United States	USD299.99 ~	USD299.99	299.99
South Korea	KRW360000	KRW327272	301
United Kingdom	GBP279.99	GBP233	310
Taiwan	NTD9780	NTD9314	310
Canada	CAD399.99	CAD399.99	311
Hungary	HUF109000	HUF85827	321
Italy	EUR329	EUR270	322
Russia	RUB22449	RUB19024	325
Germany	EUR329.99	EUR277	331
Philippines	PHP18995	PHP16960	331
Australia	AUD469	AUD426	336
New Zealand	NZD548	NZD477	343
Singapore	SGD510	SGD477	353
Norway	NOK3599	NOK2879	354
Finland	EUR379.95	EUR306	365
Saudi Arabia	SR1450	SR1381	368
Indonesia	IDR5500000	IDR5000000	370
Sweden	KR3899	KR3119	376
Malaysia	RM1699	RM1603	380
United Arab Emirates	AED1499	AED1428	388
Mexico	MXN8899	MXN7672	406
India	INR32000	INR30476	471
Brazil	BRL2000	~BRL2000	623
Uruguay	UYU28800	UYU23606	811

P.S: Don’t find your country on the list? Let us know in the comments!

Why are the prices so different?

Factors that affect the price include whether Nintendo has officially set up shop in the country (this is a huge contributing factor) and to some extent, taxes.

You’ll notice in countries such as Japan and US, Switch prices are the lowest because Nintendo themselves are distributing the product to retailers. On the other hand countries in South America, Southeast Asia, and Middle East tend to see higher prices as another company (or sometimes no company at all) will distribute products on Nintendo’s behalf.

Taxes play a part in this too. Even though Nintendo has a subsidiary in Europe, Nintendo Switch prices after sales tax or value added tax in many countries tend to be high (up to 25%), but if you remove the tax, they tend to be quite reasonable.

Can I import a Switch from a country with better prices?

And now comes the big question – is there any way to get a much more reasonably priced Nintendo Switch if you’re living in a country with horrible prices? The answer is yes.

You can import a Nintendo Switch from either Amazon US or Amazon Japan. Even after shipping and taxes, it will most likely be cheaper than what you pay for locally in your country.

At the time of writing, it’s best to purchase the Switch from Amazon US because it’s readily available. You may also consider getting from Amazon Japan instead as the MSRP in Japan is lower than the United States, however they are bundled with games.

Find Nintendo Switch consoles that are in stock on Amazon US here, and those that are available on Amazon Japan here.