How much does spaghetti cost in Japan?

¥673 per kg, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest spaghetti?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Wakayama was cheapest at ¥538 and Yamaguchi the most expensive at ¥816.

How much have spaghetti prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +3.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have spaghetti prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+27.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 126.6.

When were spaghetti prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 127.1 in January 2026. The latest reading is -0.4% against that peak.

What is the difference between the index and the yen price?

This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).

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Spaghetti price in Japan

スパゲッティ

Average retail price

¥673per kg+1.6% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 袋入り（６００～７００ｇ入り），結束タイプ，「マ・マーチャック付結束スパゲティ」又は「オーマイプレミアムもちっとおいしいスパゲッティ」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥538 Wakayama
Priciest surveyed city: ¥816 Yamaguchi

Price in your city:

¥654per kg-2.8% vs national average#18 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per kg
1	Wakayama	¥538
2	Otsu	¥573
3	Matsue	¥583
4	Kagoshima	¥595
5	Nara	¥599
6	Naha	¥599
7	Sapporo	¥608
8	Chiba	¥619
9	Kanazawa	¥628
10	Yokohama	¥637
11	Maebashi	¥640
12	Morioka	¥645
13	Kyoto	¥645
14	Utsunomiya	¥649
15	Osaka	¥649
16	Aomori	¥653
17	Nagasaki	¥653
18	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥654
19	Shizuoka	¥659
20	Tottori	¥662
21	Toyama	¥663
22	Yamagata	¥666
23	Fukushima	¥667
24	Fukui	¥668
25	Saitama	¥674
26	Saga	¥676
27	Sendai	¥680
28	Hiroshima	¥682
29	Niigata	¥683
30	Miyazaki	¥685
31	Nagano	¥687
32	Nagoya	¥688
33	Kofu	¥690
34	Gifu	¥690
35	Kobe	¥693
36	Akita	¥703
37	Oita	¥703
38	Okayama	¥716
39	Fukuoka	¥723
40	Kumamoto	¥726
41	Kochi	¥736
42	Tokushima	¥750
43	Takamatsu	¥752
44	Tsu	¥757
45	Matsuyama	¥766
46	Mito	¥778
47	Yamaguchi	¥816

Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications

Key facts

Spaghetti costs ¥673 per kg in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 1.6% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for spaghetti reads 126.6 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 3.0% year on year and up 27.1% over five years.

Spaghetti sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 501 monthly observations from January 1985 to September 2026. The series peaked at 127.1 in January 2026 and bottomed at 81.3 in November 2007; the latest reading is -0.4% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +25.3%.

Latest CPI

126.6

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+3.0%

5y change %

+27.1%

Change since 1985-01

+53.5%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Spaghetti in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	100.0	+8.7%	12
2016	101.6	+1.6%	12
2017	100.1	-1.5%	12
2018	99.2	-0.9%	12
2019	99.3	+0.1%	12
2020	100.0	+0.7%	12
2021	98.4	-1.6%	12
2022	111.6	+13.4%	12
2023	120.5	+8.0%	12
2024	120.4	-0.1%	12
2025	122.3	+1.6%	12
2026	124.1	+1.5%	9

Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥673
2026-08	¥657
2026-07	¥652
2026-06	¥658
2026-05	¥657
2026-04	¥634
2026-03	¥662
2026-02	¥661
2026-01	¥677
2025-12	¥642
2025-11	¥665
2025-10	¥664
2025-09	¥662

Frequently asked questions

How much does spaghetti cost in Japan?: ¥673 per kg, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest spaghetti?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Wakayama was cheapest at ¥538 and Yamaguchi the most expensive at ¥816.
How much have spaghetti prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +3.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have spaghetti prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +27.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 126.6.
When were spaghetti prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 127.1 in January 2026. The latest reading is -0.4% against that peak.
What is the difference between the index and the yen price?: This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).