On June 2018, we released an extensive Chanel Price Increase Report with the biggest story about the price decreases in Malaysia due to the elimination of the consumer tax (also known as GST).But is it cheaper to buy in Malaysia?That’s the real question ladies. And we’re here to answer it.

The Chanel Price Report 2018 Overview

Chanel Price Decrease 2018 In Malaysia Compared To Other Countries Chanel Price Increase Report June 2018 Chanel Price Increase Report March 2018 Chanel Price Increase Report February 2018 Chanel Price Increase Report December 2017

The prices of the M/L Classic Flap Bags went down by 14%. The prices of the Classic Boy Bags went also down by more than 14%. And we’ve seen the seasonal bags dropping by 5.66 to 6%.Amazing right? Everything is on sales? We should fly to Malaysia and load up our bags?Hold right there! Before you go on shopping spree in Malaysia, you need to read this report first in order to discover whether it’s currently the cheapest place to shop Chanel.We need to do some research right? Shopping ain’t easy, we know.

1. The price research

“Let’s say you’re a true travel girl and wants to fly around the world. You want to know which country is the cheapest to buy Chanel Bags and you’ve heard about the enormous price decreases in Malaysia. If you hop on the airplane to France or Singapore, you’re eligible for tax-refund. But you keep wondering: ‘is it really a lot cheaper to buy in Malaysia today?’. And you wish there was a cheat sheet.”So how are we going to conduct this research:

• 1. We are going to compare the prices of Malaysia with the following countries:



United States	Canada	Euro countries
United Kingdom	Singapore	Hong Kong
Australia	Japan	China
Korea	Thailand



• 2. Then we’re going to compare the prices of the Classic Flap Bags, Classic Boy Bags and the Seasonal Bags. Or not?


• 3. As final, we’re going to make a conclusion about whether it’s really cheaper to buy in Malaysia today.

So let’s get started…

2. The Classic Flap Bag Malaysia Price Comparison

Let’s begin with comparing the retail prices versus the prices without Tax.
In the analysis below, we’re going to take the Chanel Small Classic Flap Bag as an example. We’re going to use the current prices as per 30 June 2018 from different countries to do the comparison.
Secondly, the ‘Price Without Tax’ means that the retail prices are deducted from consumer tax through the tax-refund process.Note that some countries do not allow tax-refund, such as Canada.

2a. The retail prices versus prices exclusive tax

Country	Retail prices	Price without Tax
United States	$4700	$4700
Euro countries	€3990	€3432
United Kingdom	£3560	£3079
Singapore	$6800	$6417
Hong Kong	$36600	$36600
Australia	$6450	$5864
Japan	¥551880	¥518665
China	¥32800	¥29848
Canada	$5800	$5800
Malaysia	18220 MYR	18220 MYR
South Korea	5600000 WON	5150000 WON
Thailand	฿159500	฿148915

2b. Converting the MYR prices

The next thing we’re going to do, is to take the Small Classic Flap Bag in MYR price. Then convert the MYR price into the currencies of other countries.And use the converted prices to compare with the prices (tax excluded) of other countries.
For example: The ‘Price Without Tax’ of the Small Classic Flap Bag in Euro countries is €3432 euro.The current price of the Small Classic Flap Bag in Malaysia is 18220 MYR.Convert 18220 MYR to euro is: €3875 euro.*Currency conversion rate as per 29-6-2018.

Country	Price without Tax	MYR prices converted
United States	$4700	$4514
Euro countries	€3432	€3875
United Kingdom	£3079	£3454
Singapore	$6417	$6159
Hong Kong	$36600	$35543
Australia	$5864	$6132
Japan	¥518665	¥501223
China	¥29848	¥29940
Canada	$5800	$5991
South Korea	5150000 WON	5048398 WON
Thailand	฿148915	฿149376

*Currency conversion rate as per 29-6-2018.

2c. The differences and the results

Now to make things more interesting, we’re going to calculate the differences.
As an example: The ‘Price Without VAT’ of the Small Classic Flap Bag in euro countries is €3432 euro.The price in Malaysia is 18220 MYR. 18220 MYR converted to euro is: €3875 euro.

The difference is: €3432 euro – €3875 euro = -€444 euro.

So the conclusion here is: it’s cheaper to buy in euro countries than in Malaysia.

Country	The differences	Cheaper or expensive to shop in Malaysia?
United States	$186	Cheaper in Malaysia
Euro countries	-€444	Expensive in Malaysia
United Kingdom	-£375	Expensive in Malaysia
Singapore	$258	Cheaper in Malaysia
Hong Kong	$1057	Cheaper in Malaysia
Australia	-$269	Expensive in Malaysia
Japan	¥17442	Cheaper in Malaysia
China	-¥92	Expensive in Malaysia
Canada	-$191	Expensive in Malaysia
South Korea	101602 WON	Cheaper in Malaysia
Thailand	-฿461	About the same

2d. The Classic Bag conclusion

It’s more expensive to buy the Classic Bags in the US than in Malaysia. However, it’s cheaper to buy in euro countries (including the UK) than in Malaysia.But take also note that there aren’t much differences in prices between China and Malaysia.We took the Small Classic Flap Bag as example. But this analysis is also an conclusion for all Classic Bags and Accessories. It includes all Classic Flap Bag sizes like the Small, Jumbo, Maxi, XXL and also the Reissue 2.55 in size 224, 225, 226 and 227.

3. The Classic Boy Bag Malaysia Price Comparison

Like in the Classic Flap Bag analysis, we will start comparing the retail prices with the ‘prices without Tax’.
In the example below, we’re going to take the Chanel Medium Classic Boy Bag (Old Medium) as an example. We’re going to use the current prices as per 30 June 2018 from different countries to do the comparison.
Just to note you again: the ‘Price Without Tax’ means that the retail prices are already deducted from consumer tax through the tax-refund process.

3a. The retail prices versus prices exclusive tax

Country	Retail prices	Price without Tax
United States	$4700	$4700
Euro countries	€3980	€3423
United Kingdom	£3480	£3010
Singapore	$6600	$6228
Hong Kong	$36500	$36500
Australia	$6440	$5855
Japan	¥550800	¥517650
China	¥32700	¥29757
Canada	$5550	$5550
Malaysia	18170 MYR	18170 MYR
South Korea	5490000 WON	5048839 WON
Thailand	฿156500	฿146112

3b. Converting the MYR prices

We’re going to take the ‘prices without Tax’ and compare them with the current price in Malaysia.Before we do that, we need to convert the price from MYR to other currencies first.
For example: The ‘Price Without Tax’ of the Medium Classic Boy Bag (Old Medium) in Euro countries is €3423 euro.The current price of the Medium Classic Boy Bag (Old Medium) in Malaysia is 18170 MYR.Convert 18220 MYR to euro is: €3864 euro.*Currency conversion rate as per 29-6-2018.

Country	Price without Tax	MYR prices converted
United States	$4700	$4501
Euro countries	€3423	€3864
United Kingdom	£3010	£3432
Singapore	$6228	$6141
Hong Kong	$36500	$35322
Australia	$5855	$6094
Japan	¥517650	¥498111
China	¥29757	¥29759
Canada	$5550	$5953
South Korea	5048839 WON	5015860 WON
Thailand	฿146112	฿148966

*Currency conversion rate as per 29-6-2018.

3c. The differences and the results

Now let’s see the differences and the conclusions.
As an example: The ‘Price Without VAT’ of the Medium Classic Boy Bag (Old Medium in euro countries is €3423 euro.The price in Malaysia is 18170 MYR. 18170 MYR converted to euro is: €3864 euro.

The difference is: €3423 euro – €3864 euro = -€441 euro.

So the conclusion is: The Classic Boy Bags are cheaper in the euro countries than in Malaysia.

Country	Price without Tax	Cheaper or expensive to shop in Malaysia?
United States	$199	Cheaper in Malaysia
Euro countries	-€441	Expensive in Malaysia
United Kingdom	-£422	Expensive in Malaysia
Singapore	$88	Cheaper in Malaysia
Hong Kong	$1178	Cheaper in Malaysia
Australia	-$239	Expensive in Malaysia
Japan	¥19539	Cheaper in Malaysia
China	-¥2	About the same as in Malaysia
Canada	-$403	Expensive in Malaysia
South Korea	32979 WON	Cheaper in Malaysia
Thailand	-฿2854	Expensive in Malaysia

3d. The Classic Boy Bag conclusion

Before the price decrease in Malaysia, the Classic Boy Bags were already less expensive in the euro countries and in the UK. Today, it’s still cheaper to buy in Europe.The price differences between China and Malaysia are about the same. In Singapore it’s only $88 SGD cheaper.This analysis is about all Classic Boy Bags including small accessories.

4. The Seasonal Bag Malaysia Price Comparison

In calculation of the seasonal bag price comparison, we’re going to take Chanel Small Coco Luxe Flap Bag as an example. The Coco Luxe Bag is from the Spring Summer 2018 Collection.We’re also going to use the current prices as per 30 June 2018 from different countries to do the analysis.
Just for the clarification, the ‘Price Without Tax’ means that the retail prices are already deducted from consumer tax through the tax-refund process.

4a. The retail prices versus prices exclusive tax

Country	Retail prices	Price without Tax
United States	$4800	$4800
Euro countries	€4490	€3862
United Kingdom	£4070	£3521
Singapore	$7540	$7115
Hong Kong	$39400	$39400
Australia	$6990	$6355
Japan	¥621000	¥583625
China	¥36900	¥33579
Canada	$6250	$6250
South Korea	6350000 WON	5839732 WON
Thailand	฿185500	฿173214

4b. Converting the MYR prices

In this analysis, we need to compare the current price in Malaysia with the prices (without tax) of other countries. To do that, we need to convert the MYR price into the currencies of other countries.
For example: The ‘Price Without Tax’ of the Small Coco Luxe Flap Bag in Euro countries is €3862 euro.The current price in Malaysia is 22200 MYR.Convert 22200 MYR to euro is: €4719 euro.*Currency conversion rate as per 29-6-2018.

Country	Price without Tax	MYR prices converted
United States	$4800	$5499
Euro countries	€3862	€4719
United Kingdom	£3521	£4193
Singapore	$7115	$7501
Hong Kong	$39400	$43157
Australia	$6355	$7444
Japan	¥583625	¥608521
China	¥33579	¥36372
Canada	$6250	$7273
South Korea	5839732 WON	6128679 WON
Thailand	฿173214	฿182006

*Currency conversion rate as per 29-6-2018.

4c. The differences and the results

Now let’s see the differences.
As an example: The ‘Price Without VAT’ of the Small Coco Luxe Flap Bag in euro countries is €3862 euro.The price in Malaysia is 22200 MYR. 22200 MYR converted to euro is: €4719 euro.

The difference is: €3862 euro – €4719 euro = -€858 euro.

So what’s the conclusion? It’s much cheaper to buy seasonal bags in euro countries than in Malaysia.

Country	Price without Tax	Cheaper or expensive to shop in Malaysia?
United States	-$699	Expensive in Malaysia
Euro countries	-€858	Expensive in Malaysia
United Kingdom	-£672	Expensive in Malaysia
Singapore	-$386	Expensive in Malaysia
Hong Kong	-$3757	Expensive in Malaysia
Australia	-$1090	Expensive in Malaysia
Japan	-¥24896	Expensive in Malaysia
China	-¥2793	Expensive in Malaysia
Canada	-$1023	Expensive in Malaysia
South Korea	-288946 WON	Expensive in Malaysia
Thailand	-฿8791	Expensive in Malaysia

4d. The seasonal Bag conclusion

If you’re hunting for any seasonal bags, do not shop in Malaysia because it’s much more expensive there.And that despite of the recent price drop? (You ask?)Yes, but the price drop of the seasonal bags weren’t as high as the Classic Bags remember? It was only 5 – 6%.So there you go. A full analysis on the most popular handbags including the seasonal accessories. Put your comments below and let us know whether you want more analysis.