How much does miso cost in Japan?

¥431 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 miso?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Koriyama was cheapest at ¥235 and Oita the most expensive at ¥595.

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

As of September 2026, +9.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+30.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 130.5.

When were miso prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 130.6 in July 2026. The latest reading is -0.1% 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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Miso price in Japan

みそ

Average retail price

¥431per piece+9.6% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 米みそ，カップ入り（７５０ｇ入り），並

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥235 Koriyama
Priciest surveyed city: ¥595 Oita

Price in your city:

¥433per piece+0.5% vs national average#26 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per piece
1	Aomori	¥305
2	Yamagata	¥314
3	Nagano	¥347
4	Tottori	¥348
5	Saga	¥354
6	Kobe	¥359
7	Kofu	¥361
8	Mito	¥373
9	Kochi	¥378
10	Yokohama	¥382
11	Saitama	¥392
12	Sagamihara	¥395
13	Fukuoka	¥396
14	Niigata	¥399
15	Shizuoka	¥405
16	Chiba	¥407
17	Fukui	¥407
18	Osaka	¥407
19	Maebashi	¥413
20	Nagasaki	¥413
21	Sakai	¥413
22	Okayama	¥414
23	Akita	¥417
24	Gifu	¥428
25	Nagoya	¥429
26	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥433
27	Kitakyushu	¥434
28	Kyoto	¥438
29	Hamamatsu	¥439
30	Kawasaki	¥441
31	Naha	¥446
32	Matsue	¥447
33	Sapporo	¥449
34	Tokushima	¥449
35	Miyazaki	¥452
36	Morioka	¥463
37	Otsu	¥463
38	Kanazawa	¥468
39	Nara	¥468
40	Tsu	¥483
41	Takamatsu	¥484
42	Wakayama	¥488
43	Kagoshima	¥488
44	Sendai	¥490
45	Utsunomiya	¥493
46	Hiroshima	¥504
47	Fukushima	¥524
48	Yamaguchi	¥524
49	Matsuyama	¥527
50	Toyama	¥533
51	Kumamoto	¥552
52	Oita	¥595

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

Miso costs ¥431 per piece in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 9.6% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for miso reads 130.5 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 9.9% year on year and up 30.5% over five years.

Miso sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 130.6 in July 2026 and bottomed at 35.0 in March 1970; the latest reading is -0.1% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +34.7%.

Latest CPI

130.5

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+9.9%

5y change %

+30.5%

Change since 1970-01

+271.8%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Miso in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	97.7	-0.6%	12
2016	97.1	-0.6%	12
2017	96.9	-0.2%	12
2018	97.4	+0.5%	12
2019	99.1	+1.7%	12
2020	100.0	+0.9%	12
2021	99.3	-0.7%	12
2022	101.3	+2.0%	12
2023	108.1	+6.7%	12
2024	113.6	+5.1%	12
2025	119.5	+5.2%	12
2026	129.9	+8.7%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥431
2026-08	¥431
2026-07	¥428
2026-06	¥428
2026-05	¥427
2026-04	¥430
2026-03	¥431
2026-02	¥425
2026-01	¥428
2025-12	¥425
2025-11	¥427
2025-10	¥416
2025-09	¥393

Frequently asked questions

How much does miso cost in Japan?: ¥431 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 miso?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Koriyama was cheapest at ¥235 and Oita the most expensive at ¥595.
How much have miso prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +9.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have miso prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +30.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 130.5.
When were miso prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 130.6 in July 2026. The latest reading is -0.1% 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).