I know the year is almost over but still didn’t think it was too late to post about where to buy the cheapest Chanel in 2024! Currency fluctuates every year so it’s always interesting so see where the best luxury deals are nowadays. This is extremely true for Chanel since years ago, they had decided to change all of their pricing to closely match with all of its stores around the world. Long gone are the days of saving hundreds to thousands of dollars on Chanel during your international vacations.
So, with this new pricing system, one might wonder if it’s still beneficial to buy your Chanel abroad or not. Well, in 2024, there are definitely countries that will save you money and countries that definitely will not. Read on to find out!
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Just FYI, since there is a lot of data, this blog post is better viewed on a desktop device than on a mobile device. The charts down below will probably be squeezed too much for you to read them properly.
Chanel International Websites
If you are curious about certain items and their prices, I’ve listed Chanel’s international websites down below which I used to find all of my prices. Chanel does a pretty decent job of listing their prices online, unlike Goyard, so it was pretty easy to get a quick price comparison.
- United States: https://www.chanel.com/us/
- France: https://www.chanel.com/fr/
- Italy: https://www.chanel.com/it/
- Great Britain: https://www.chanel.com/gb/
- Japan: https://www.chanel.com/jp/
- South Korea: https://www.chanel.com/kr/
- China: https://www.chanel.com/zh_CN/
- Singapore: https://www.chanel.com/sg/
- Thailand: https://www.chanel.com/th/
- Australia: https://www.chanel.com/au/
Chanel Data Points
For my Chanel data sample, I decided to concentrate on four popular items:
Notes on How Things Were Calculated
- Sales Tax: Since each city has their own sales tax ranging from 0% to over 10%, I calculated the overall savings below “pre sales tax.” The savings do not take into account the city/state sales tax that you would have to pay otherwise in your specific area. So, essentially what I’m saying is that your savings would most likely be more than what I’m indicating below.
- Customs: I did not take into account U.S. Customs. Anything less than $800 shall be duty free. Any additional amount, up to $1,000, shall be taxed at 3%. If you’re wondering, what about items above $1,800, unfortunately, I don’t know since the Customs and Border Protection’s website does not specify it anywhere. If anyone reading this blog post has a clue, please drop a comment down below!
Chanel Classic Handbag
| Country | Price (Original Currency) | U.S. Dollar Conversion as of 9/7/24 | VAT Refund
(Luxury Goods) |
Grand Total (After VAT Refund) | Savings (Pre-Tax)* |
| France
(1 Euro = 1.11 USD) |
10,300 € | $11,419 USD | 12% | $10,049 USD | -$751 less than the U.S. |
| Italy
(1 Euro = 1.11 USD) |
10,300 € | $11,425 USD | 13%-15% | $9,711 USD | -$1,150 less than the U.S. |
| Great Britain/ U.K.
(1 GBP = $1.31 USD) |
£8,850 | $11,621 USD |
0% (Ended on 12/31/2019) |
$11,621 USD | +$801 more than the U.S. |
| Japan
(1 Yen = 0.0070 USD) |
¥ 1,744,600 | $12,258 USD | 8% | $11,277 USD | +$477 more than the U.S. |
| South Korea
(1 Won = 0.00075 USD) |
₩ 15,570,000 | $11,643 USD | 7% | $10,828 USD | +$28 more than the U.S. |
| China
(1 Yuan = 0.14 USD) |
¥84,000 | $11,852 USD | 9% | $10,785 | -$15 less than the U.S. |
| Singapore
(1 SGD = 0.77 USD) |
SGD 15,680 | $12,035 USD | 7% | $11,193 USD | +$393 more than the U.S. |
| Thailand
(1 THB = 0.03 USD) |
420,000 THB | $12,475 USD | 7% | $11,602 USD | +$802 more than the U.S. |
| Australia
(1 AUD = 0.67 USD) |
AUD 17,950 | $11,973 USD | 10% | $10,776 USD | -$24 less than the U.S. |
*The savings do not take into account each U.S. city/state sales tax. If you factor in your own sales tax , the item that maybe was more expensive is now cheaper depending on the amount of sales tax you have to pay.
Mini Classic Handbag
| Country | Price (Original Currency) | U.S. Dollar Conversion as of 9/7/24 | VAT Refund (Luxury Goods) | Grand Total (After VAT Refund) | Savings (Pre-Tax)* |
| France
(1 Euro = 1.11 USD) |
4,600 € | $5,100 USD | 12% | $4,488 USD | -$412 less than the U.S. |
| Italy
(1 Euro = 1.11 USD) |
4,600 € | $5,103 USD | 13%-15% | $4,388 USD | -$512 less than the U.S. |
| Great Britain/ U.K.
(1 GBP = $1.31 USD) |
£3,950 | $5,187 USD |
0% (Ended on 12/31/2019) |
$5,187 USD | +$287 more than the U.S. |
| Japan
(1 Yen = 0.0070 USD) |
¥ 778,800 | $5,472 USD | 8% | $5,034 USD | +$134 more than the U.S. |
| South Korea
(1 Won = 0.00075 USD) |
₩ 6,960,000 | $5,205 USD | 7% | $4,841 USD | -$59 less than the U.S. |
| China
(1 Yuan = 0.14 USD) |
¥37,500 | $5,291 USD | 9% | $4,815 USD | -$85 less than the U.S. |
| Singapore
(1 SGD = 0.77 USD) |
SGD 7,000 | $5,373 USD | 7% | $4,997 USD | +$97 more than the U.S. |
| Thailand
(1 THB = 0.03 USD) |
187,500 THB | $5,569 USD | 7% | $5,179 USD | +$279 more than the U.S. |
| Australia
(1 AUD = 0.67 USD) |
AUD 7,970 | $5,316 USD | 10% | $4,784 USD | -$116 less than the U.S. |
*The savings do not take into account each U.S. city’s sales tax. If you factor in your own sales tax, the item that maybe was more expensive is now cheaper because of the amount of sales tax you have to pay.
Coco Crush Ring
| Country | Price | U.S. Dollar Conversion as of 9/7/24 | VAT Refund (Luxury Goods) | Grand Total (After VAT Refund) | Savings (Pre-Tax)* |
| France
(1 Euro = 1.11 USD) |
1,640 € | $1,818 USD | 12% | $1,600 USD | -$50 less than the U.S. |
| Italy
(1 Euro = 1.11 USD) |
1,640 € | $1,819 USD | 13%-15% | $1,564 USD | -$86 less than the U.S. |
| Great Britain/ U.K.
(1 GBP = $1.31 USD) |
£1,410 | $1,851 USD |
0% (Ended on 12/31/2019) |
$1,851 USD | +$201 more than the U.S. |
| Japan
(1 Yen = 0.0070 USD) |
¥ 270,600 | $1,901 USD | 8% | $1,749 USD | +$99 more than the U.S. |
| South Korea
(1 Won = 0.00075 USD) |
₩ 2,530,000 | $1,892 USD | 7% | $1,760 USD | +$110 more than the U.S. |
| China
(1 Yuan = 0.14 USD) |
¥13,300 | $1,877 USD | 9% | $1,708 USD | +$58 more than the U.S. |
| Singapore
(1 SGD = 0.77 USD) |
SGD 2,400 | $1,842 USD | 7% | $1,713 USD | +$63 more than the U.S. |
| Thailand
(1 THB = 0.03 USD) |
64,000 THB | $1,901 USD | 7% | $1,768 USD | +$118 more than the U.S. |
| Australia
(1 AUD = 0.67 USD) |
AUD 2,700 | $1,801 USD | 10% | $1,601 USD | -$49 less than the U.S. |
Chanel Espadrilles
| Country | Price | U.S. Dollar Conversion as of 9/7/24 | VAT Refund (Luxury Goods) | Grand Total (After VAT Refund) | Savings (Pre-Tax)* |
| France
(1 Euro = 1.11 USD) |
860 € | $953 USD | 12% | $839 USD | -$61 less than the U.S. |
| Italy
(1 Euro = 1.11 USD) |
860 € | $954 USD | 13%-15% | $830 USD | -$70 less than the U.S. |
| Great Britain/ U.K.
(1 GBP = $1.31 USD) |
£730 | $959 USD |
0% (Ended on 12/31/2019) |
$959 USD | +$59 more than the U.S |
| Japan
(1 Yen = 0.0070 USD) |
¥ 152,900 | $1,074 USD | 8% | $988 USD | +$88 more than the U.S. |
| South Korea
(1 Won = 0.00075 USD) |
₩ 1,305,000 | $976 USD | 7% | $908 USD | +$8 more than the U.S. |
| China
(1 Yuan = 0.14 USD) |
¥7,100 | $1,002 USD | 9% | $912 USD | +$12 more than the U.S. |
| Singapore
(1 SGD = 0.77 USD) |
SGD 1,280 | $982 USD | 7% | $913 USD | +$13 more than the U.S. |
| Thailand
(1 THB = 0.03 USD) |
35,500 THB | $1,054 USD | 7% | $980 USD | +$80 more than the U.S. |
| Australia
(1 AUD = 0.67 USD) |
AUD 1,460 | $974 | 10% | $867 USD | -$33 less than the U.S. |
Conclusion on Where to Buy the Cheapest Chanel
Overall Countries with the Cheapest Chanel
Out of the ten countries, Italy won in terms of where to buy the cheapest Chanel since they have a tiered VAT refund system. So, the more expensive the item, the bigger VAT refund you’ll get. You can use this Italy VAT refund calculator here if you want to find out more. France is coming in a close second and surprisingly Australia in third?! I don’t know too much about the VAT refund process in Australia and the 10% refund I used to calculate was what I read off the internet so not sure how accurate that is. But if I ever find out, I’ll let you know!
- 1st Place: Italy
- 2nd Place: France
- 3rd Place: Australia
Overall Country with the Least Amount of Savings
WOW WOW WOW! This year is super interesting in terms of countries where you get the least savings. Last year, the clear winner was the U.K. is terms of the saving the most most when buying a Chanel. That was mainly due to the fact that the U.K. got rid of their VAT refund benefit a couple years ago.
Well, now that I’ve collected the sample data from this year, it looks like it’s a close tie between Great Britain, Thailand, and Japan. Between the three, they all rank on the more expensive side, but Japan was seriously the shocker. The Japanese Yen has been so weak the last couple year that I’m surprised Japan is now ranking as an expensive place to buy Chanel. Maybe Chanel finally figured out to adjust their prices to offset the weak Yen which sucks for people going to Japan to specifically buy.
Please keep in mind AGAIN that these rankings are based off of saving off of the pre-sales tax price. So, even though my chart says “more expensive than the U.S.,” once you’ve calculated you’re own city/states sales tax, these countries might end up being cheaper than than buying it at home.
- 1st Place: Great Britain/U.K.
- 2nd Place: Thailand
- 3rd Place: Japan
