How much does ham cost in Japan?

¥230 per 100 g, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest ham?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Mito was cheapest at ¥169 and Naha the most expensive at ¥308.

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

As of September 2026, -0.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+20.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 119.2.

When were ham prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 120.1 in July 2025. The latest reading is -0.7% 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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Ham price in Japan

ハム

Average retail price

¥230per 100 g-1.2% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: ロースハム，ＪＡＳ格付けなし，普通品

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥169 Mito
Priciest surveyed city: ¥308 Naha

Price in your city:

¥247per 100 g+7.6% vs national average#38 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per 100 g
1	Mito	¥169
2	Tsu	¥180
3	Saitama	¥195
4	Takamatsu	¥197
5	Nara	¥198
6	Nagoya	¥199
7	Kochi	¥199
8	Gifu	¥200
9	Matsuyama	¥201
10	Niigata	¥206
11	Tokushima	¥206
12	Kawasaki	¥206
13	Sendai	¥209
14	Otsu	¥209
15	Saga	¥209
16	Yamagata	¥210
17	Chiba	¥213
18	Kofu	¥215
19	Oita	¥216
20	Toyama	¥217
21	Kanazawa	¥221
22	Fukuoka	¥221
23	Sakai	¥221
24	Akita	¥223
25	Sagamihara	¥227
26	Nagasaki	¥230
27	Hamamatsu	¥230
28	Shizuoka	¥232
29	Utsunomiya	¥233
30	Yokohama	¥233
31	Tottori	¥233
32	Kyoto	¥234
33	Kobe	¥238
34	Osaka	¥239
35	Kagoshima	¥240
36	Morioka	¥246
37	Yamaguchi	¥246
38	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥247
39	Hiroshima	¥248
40	Okayama	¥249
41	Nagano	¥250
42	Miyazaki	¥250
43	Aomori	¥252
44	Wakayama	¥253
45	Kumamoto	¥254
46	Fukushima	¥260
47	Sapporo	¥267
48	Fukui	¥267
49	Matsue	¥270
50	Maebashi	¥272
51	Kitakyushu	¥291
52	Naha	¥308

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

Ham costs ¥230 per 100 g in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 1.2% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for ham reads 119.2 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 0.6% year on year and up 20.0% over five years.

Ham sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 561 monthly observations from January 1980 to September 2026. The series peaked at 120.1 in July 2025 and bottomed at 94.7 in March 1980; the latest reading is -0.7% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +12.3%.

Latest CPI

119.2

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-0.6%

5y change %

+20.0%

Change since 1980-01

+24.7%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Ham in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	107.7	+1.4%	12
2016	106.4	-1.2%	12
2017	103.9	-2.3%	12
2018	101.4	-2.4%	12
2019	100.5	-0.9%	12
2020	100.0	-0.5%	12
2021	99.5	-0.5%	12
2022	101.2	+1.7%	12
2023	106.6	+5.3%	12
2024	112.2	+5.3%	12
2025	119.2	+6.2%	12
2026	119.1	-0.1%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥230
2026-08	¥229
2026-07	¥229
2026-06	¥230
2026-05	¥230
2026-04	¥229
2026-03	¥228
2026-02	¥230
2026-01	¥231
2025-12	¥230
2025-11	¥230
2025-10	¥232
2025-09	¥233

Frequently asked questions

How much does ham cost in Japan?: ¥230 per 100 g, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest ham?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Mito was cheapest at ¥169 and Naha the most expensive at ¥308.
How much have ham prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -0.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have ham prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +20.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 119.2.
When were ham prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 120.1 in July 2025. The latest reading is -0.7% 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).