How much does cucumber cost in Japan?

¥783 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 cucumber?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagasaki was cheapest at ¥566 and Imabari the most expensive at ¥1,035.

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

As of September 2026, +1.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+8.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 125.3.

When were cucumber prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 159.3 in November 2024. The latest reading is -21.3% 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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Cucumber price in Japan

きゅうり

Average retail price

¥783per kg+3.1% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥566 Nagasaki
Priciest surveyed city: ¥1,035 Imabari

Price in your city:

¥784per kg+0.2% vs national average#20 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per kg
1	Nagasaki	¥566
2	Fukushima	¥632
3	Nagano	¥644
4	Oita	¥644
5	Shizuoka	¥672
6	Yamagata	¥695
7	Mito	¥699
8	Sapporo	¥701
9	Saitama	¥716
10	Tsu	¥716
11	Niigata	¥717
12	Sagamihara	¥718
13	Chiba	¥728
14	Saga	¥734
15	Sendai	¥735
16	Kawasaki	¥744
17	Sakai	¥761
18	Utsunomiya	¥772
19	Akita	¥774
20	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥784
21	Aomori	¥785
22	Tottori	¥790
23	Kochi	¥790
24	Kyoto	¥793
25	Tokushima	¥795
26	Yokohama	¥796
27	Fukui	¥804
28	Maebashi	¥806
29	Osaka	¥810
30	Matsuyama	¥810
31	Kitakyushu	¥818
32	Miyazaki	¥831
33	Kobe	¥833
34	Takamatsu	¥835
35	Nagoya	¥838
36	Hamamatsu	¥840
37	Yamaguchi	¥841
38	Kumamoto	¥841
39	Kagoshima	¥845
40	Gifu	¥846
41	Kofu	¥853
42	Kanazawa	¥855
43	Naha	¥855
44	Hiroshima	¥865
45	Fukuoka	¥866
46	Toyama	¥870
47	Otsu	¥874
48	Okayama	¥876
49	Nara	¥889
50	Morioka	¥895
51	Matsue	¥919
52	Wakayama	¥970

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

Cucumber costs ¥783 per kg in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 3.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for cucumber reads 125.3 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.1% year on year and up 8.7% over five years.

Cucumber sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 159.3 in November 2024 and bottomed at 12.7 in July 1971; the latest reading is -21.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +35.9%.

Latest CPI

125.3

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+1.1%

5y change %

+8.7%

Change since 1970-01

+239.6%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Cucumber in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	95.0	+6.1%	12
2016	98.9	+4.1%	12
2017	91.9	-7.1%	12
2018	98.8	+7.5%	12
2019	95.2	-3.6%	12
2020	103.2	+8.4%	12
2021	92.3	-10.6%	12
2022	93.1	+0.9%	12
2023	105.5	+13.3%	12
2024	124.8	+18.3%	12
2025	119.7	-4.1%	12
2026	118.4	-1.1%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥783
2026-08	¥821
2026-07	¥737
2026-06	¥605
2026-05	¥626
2026-04	¥631
2026-03	¥708
2026-02	¥796
2026-01	¥869
2025-12	¥829
2025-11	¥879
2025-10	¥771
2025-09	¥759

Frequently asked questions

How much does cucumber cost in Japan?: ¥783 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 cucumber?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagasaki was cheapest at ¥566 and Imabari the most expensive at ¥1,035.
How much have cucumber prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +1.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have cucumber prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +8.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 125.3.
When were cucumber prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 159.3 in November 2024. The latest reading is -21.3% 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).