The cost of taking the TOEFL was adjusted in some countries this week. As was announced earlier, test takers in Japan now pay $195 to take the test (a $50 decrease). Meanwhile, their neighbors in nearby Korea must now pay $228 (an $8 increase). The price hike in Korea is the only increase I’ve been able to spot so far.
Prices have been adjusted downward in some (but not all) EU countries so that changes related to VAT collection no longer make the TOEFL wildly more expensive than other tests. I complained quite a lot about that when ETS first started collecting VAT in Europe some months ago, so I am happy to see this course correction.