How much does yogurt cost in Japan?

¥192 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest yogurt?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagaoka was cheapest at ¥149 and Matsue the most expensive at ¥272.

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

As of September 2026, -0.8% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+20.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 120.0.

When were yogurt prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 121.0 in September 2025. The latest reading is -0.8% 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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Yogurt price in Japan

ヨーグルト

Average retail price

¥192per piece-0.9% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: プレーンヨーグルト，４００ｇ入り，「明治ブルガリアヨーグルトＬＢ８１プレーン」，「ビヒダスプレーンヨーグルト」又は「ナチュレ恵ｍｅｇｕｍｉ」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥149 Nagaoka
Priciest surveyed city: ¥272 Matsue

Price in your city:

¥200per piece+4.2% vs national average#36 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per piece
1	Kagoshima	¥175
2	Maebashi	¥176
3	Otsu	¥176
4	Nagasaki	¥176
5	Toyama	¥177
6	Fukushima	¥178
7	Shizuoka	¥179
8	Niigata	¥180
9	Gifu	¥182
10	Wakayama	¥182
11	Oita	¥182
12	Saitama	¥184
13	Kyoto	¥184
14	Kochi	¥184
15	Hamamatsu	¥185
16	Sakai	¥185
17	Chiba	¥186
18	Nagoya	¥186
19	Nara	¥187
20	Sagamihara	¥187
21	Kobe	¥188
22	Kawasaki	¥189
23	Yamagata	¥192
24	Tsu	¥192
25	Osaka	¥192
26	Tottori	¥192
27	Kanazawa	¥193
28	Nagano	¥193
29	Kofu	¥194
30	Yokohama	¥195
31	Takamatsu	¥195
32	Kitakyushu	¥195
33	Mito	¥197
34	Hiroshima	¥197
35	Akita	¥198
36	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥200
37	Yamaguchi	¥200
38	Kumamoto	¥200
39	Sendai	¥201
40	Fukuoka	¥201
41	Sapporo	¥205
42	Okayama	¥205
43	Matsuyama	¥205
44	Utsunomiya	¥207
45	Aomori	¥208
46	Fukui	¥209
47	Tokushima	¥211
48	Saga	¥214
49	Miyazaki	¥214
50	Morioka	¥215
51	Naha	¥240
52	Matsue	¥272

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

Yogurt costs ¥192 per piece in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 0.9% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for yogurt reads 120.0 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 0.8% year on year and up 20.7% over five years.

Yogurt sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 501 monthly observations from January 1985 to September 2026. The series peaked at 121.0 in September 2025 and bottomed at 86.9 in July 2013; the latest reading is -0.8% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +29.3%.

Latest CPI

120.0

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-0.8%

5y change %

+20.7%

Change since 1985-01

+2.5%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Yogurt in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	91.6	+3.6%	12
2016	92.6	+1.1%	12
2017	91.5	-1.2%	12
2018	96.2	+5.1%	12
2019	100.1	+4.1%	12
2020	100.0	-0.1%	12
2021	98.7	-1.3%	12
2022	99.1	+0.4%	12
2023	109.2	+10.2%	12
2024	112.8	+3.3%	12
2025	116.4	+3.2%	12
2026	118.9	+2.1%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥192
2026-08	¥190.2
2026-07	¥188.5
2026-06	¥190.9
2026-05	¥190.2
2026-04	¥191.3
2026-03	¥190.4
2026-02	¥192
2026-01	¥191.3
2025-12	¥193.3
2025-11	¥193.2
2025-10	¥192.6
2025-09	¥193.7

Frequently asked questions

How much does yogurt cost in Japan?: ¥192 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest yogurt?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagaoka was cheapest at ¥149 and Matsue the most expensive at ¥272.
How much have yogurt prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -0.8% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have yogurt prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +20.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 120.0.
When were yogurt prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 121.0 in September 2025. The latest reading is -0.8% 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).