How much does butter cost in Japan?

¥620 per box, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest butter?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Fuji was cheapest at ¥536 and Naha the most expensive at ¥700.

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

+42.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 142.6.

When were butter prices in Japan at their highest?

Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 142.6 — a record high since the series began.

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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Butter price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥620per box+3.0% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 箱入り（２００ｇ入り），食塩不使用は除く

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥536 Fuji
Priciest surveyed city: ¥700 Naha

Price in your city:

¥614per box-1.0% vs national average#19 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per box
1	Okayama	¥538
2	Kyoto	¥587
3	Shizuoka	¥591
4	Kobe	¥591
5	Hamamatsu	¥591
6	Chiba	¥592
7	Kawasaki	¥593
8	Sagamihara	¥593
9	Yamagata	¥597
10	Saitama	¥598
11	Utsunomiya	¥603
12	Hiroshima	¥604
13	Miyazaki	¥604
14	Osaka	¥606
15	Toyama	¥608
16	Tsu	¥608
17	Nara	¥608
18	Sendai	¥613
19	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥614
20	Kanazawa	¥614
21	Nagano	¥615
22	Fukuoka	¥618
23	Aomori	¥619
24	Gifu	¥619
25	Otsu	¥620
26	Morioka	¥624
27	Kofu	¥626
28	Maebashi	¥630
29	Mito	¥635
30	Niigata	¥635
31	Nagoya	¥635
32	Matsuyama	¥635
33	Kochi	¥635
34	Saga	¥636
35	Kumamoto	¥636
36	Yokohama	¥641
37	Fukui	¥642
38	Wakayama	¥642
39	Tottori	¥645
40	Takamatsu	¥645
41	Oita	¥645
42	Sakai	¥645
43	Sapporo	¥646
44	Akita	¥647
45	Tokushima	¥652
46	Kitakyushu	¥652
47	Fukushima	¥656
48	Yamaguchi	¥656
49	Kagoshima	¥656
50	Nagasaki	¥657
51	Matsue	¥659
52	Naha	¥700

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

Butter costs ¥620 per box in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 3.0% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for butter reads 142.6 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 3.0% year on year and up 42.7% over five years.

Butter sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 142.6 in September 2026 and bottomed at 35.2 in January 1970; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level. Against ten years ago it is +43.7%.

Latest CPI

142.6

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+3.0%

5y change %

+42.7%

Change since 1970-01

+305.1%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Butter in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	97.6	+5.3%	12
2016	99.0	+1.4%	12
2017	99.3	+0.3%	12
2018	99.5	+0.2%	12
2019	99.9	+0.4%	12
2020	100.0	+0.1%	12
2021	99.9	-0.1%	12
2022	99.2	-0.7%	12
2023	108.6	+9.5%	12
2024	119.7	+10.2%	12
2025	130.5	+9.0%	12
2026	139.5	+6.9%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥620
2026-08	¥596
2026-07	¥610
2026-06	¥610
2026-05	¥610
2026-04	¥607
2026-03	¥607
2026-02	¥600
2026-01	¥609
2025-12	¥600
2025-11	¥606
2025-10	¥606
2025-09	¥602

Frequently asked questions

How much does butter cost in Japan?: ¥620 per box, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest butter?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Fuji was cheapest at ¥536 and Naha the most expensive at ¥700.
How much have butter 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 butter prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +42.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 142.6.
When were butter prices in Japan at their highest?: Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 142.6 — a record high since the series began.
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).