How much does lettuce cost in Japan?

¥598 per kg, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest lettuce?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Hakodate was cheapest at ¥384 and Kitakyushu the most expensive at ¥879.

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

As of September 2026, -1.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

-27.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 135.7.

When were lettuce prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 273.9 in January 2018. The latest reading is -50.5% 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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Lettuce price in Japan

レタス

Average retail price

¥598per kg-2.3% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 玉レタス

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥384 Hakodate
Priciest surveyed city: ¥879 Kitakyushu

Price in your city:

¥600per kg+0.3% vs national average#28 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per kg
1	Sagamihara	¥478
2	Sapporo	¥480
3	Fukui	¥481
4	Nagano	¥481
5	Kofu	¥491
6	Aomori	¥492
7	Shizuoka	¥500
8	Gifu	¥502
9	Saitama	¥512
10	Fukushima	¥514
11	Kanazawa	¥516
12	Tottori	¥525
13	Chiba	¥547
14	Sendai	¥548
15	Mito	¥551
16	Matsue	¥555
17	Hamamatsu	¥556
18	Kyoto	¥559
19	Tsu	¥562
20	Kobe	¥564
21	Toyama	¥568
22	Yokohama	¥577
23	Kawasaki	¥584
24	Sakai	¥587
25	Saga	¥590
26	Tokushima	¥596
27	Nagoya	¥597
28	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥600
29	Morioka	¥618
30	Oita	¥623
31	Akita	¥633
32	Hiroshima	¥636
33	Osaka	¥638
34	Yamagata	¥651
35	Naha	¥653
36	Maebashi	¥655
37	Takamatsu	¥664
38	Nara	¥667
39	Niigata	¥679
40	Kochi	¥679
41	Nagasaki	¥696
42	Okayama	¥705
43	Miyazaki	¥714
44	Fukuoka	¥715
45	Otsu	¥721
46	Kagoshima	¥729
47	Wakayama	¥751
48	Matsuyama	¥756
49	Kumamoto	¥763
50	Utsunomiya	¥777
51	Yamaguchi	¥802
52	Kitakyushu	¥879

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

Lettuce costs ¥598 per kg in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 2.3% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for lettuce reads 135.7 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 1.5% year on year and down 27.5% over five years.

Lettuce sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 273.9 in January 2018 and bottomed at 20.1 in June 1970; the latest reading is -50.5% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +2.0%.

Latest CPI

135.7

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-1.5%

5y change %

-27.5%

Change since 1970-01

+60.4%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Lettuce in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	122.4	+17.8%	12
2016	132.2	+8.0%	12
2017	113.2	-14.4%	12
2018	119.0	+5.1%	12
2019	99.1	-16.7%	12
2020	100.4	+1.3%	12
2021	96.2	-4.2%	12
2022	103.5	+7.6%	12
2023	107.9	+4.3%	12
2024	127.3	+18.0%	12
2025	122.4	-3.8%	12
2026	104.3	-14.8%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥598
2026-08	¥426
2026-07	¥371
2026-06	¥363
2026-05	¥407
2026-04	¥400
2026-03	¥430
2026-02	¥541
2026-01	¥535
2025-12	¥481
2025-11	¥499
2025-10	¥529
2025-09	¥612

Frequently asked questions

How much does lettuce cost in Japan?: ¥598 per kg, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest lettuce?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Hakodate was cheapest at ¥384 and Kitakyushu the most expensive at ¥879.
How much have lettuce prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -1.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have lettuce prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: -27.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 135.7.
When were lettuce prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 273.9 in January 2018. The latest reading is -50.5% 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).