How much does sauce cost in Japan?

¥294 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest sauce?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Imabari was cheapest at ¥214 and Hakodate the most expensive at ¥366.

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

As of September 2026, +1.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+36.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 136.1.

When were sauce prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 137.3 in April 2026. The latest reading is -0.9% 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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Sauce price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥294per unit+2.6% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 濃厚ソース，ＪＡＳ規格品・特級，ポリ容器入り（５００ｍＬ入り）

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥214 Imabari
Priciest surveyed city: ¥366 Hakodate

Price in your city:

¥306per unit+4.2% vs national average#36 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Kobe	¥246
2	Shizuoka	¥249
3	Toyama	¥253
4	Wakayama	¥253
5	Kyoto	¥257
6	Sakai	¥257
7	Miyazaki	¥262
8	Osaka	¥263
9	Nara	¥268
10	Fukui	¥269
11	Otsu	¥273
12	Oita	¥278
13	Nagoya	¥279
14	Akita	¥280
15	Hamamatsu	¥284
16	Takamatsu	¥289
17	Kawasaki	¥289
18	Sagamihara	¥289
19	Maebashi	¥290
20	Chiba	¥290
21	Kochi	¥290
22	Kagoshima	¥290
23	Kitakyushu	¥290
24	Kanazawa	¥295
25	Tsu	¥295
26	Tokushima	¥295
27	Matsuyama	¥295
28	Tottori	¥300
29	Fukuoka	¥300
30	Saga	¥300
31	Sapporo	¥301
32	Gifu	¥301
33	Matsue	¥301
34	Okayama	¥301
35	Yamaguchi	¥305
36	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥306
37	Saitama	¥306
38	Niigata	¥311
39	Hiroshima	¥311
40	Fukushima	¥317
41	Aomori	¥322
42	Sendai	¥322
43	Mito	¥322
44	Yokohama	¥322
45	Nagasaki	¥322
46	Nagano	¥323
47	Kumamoto	¥328
48	Morioka	¥332
49	Yamagata	¥332
50	Utsunomiya	¥332
51	Kofu	¥334
52	Naha	¥349

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

Sauce costs ¥294 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 2.6% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for sauce reads 136.1 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.9% year on year and up 36.6% over five years.

Sauce sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 137.3 in April 2026 and bottomed at 40.6 in January 1970; the latest reading is -0.9% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +32.5%.

Latest CPI

136.1

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+1.9%

5y change %

+36.6%

Change since 1970-01

+235.2%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Sauce in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	98.0	+2.7%	12
2016	102.1	+4.2%	12
2017	103.5	+1.4%	12
2018	101.0	-2.4%	12
2019	100.0	-1.0%	12
2020	100.0	0.0%	12
2021	99.3	-0.7%	12
2022	103.6	+4.3%	12
2023	122.4	+18.1%	12
2024	132.8	+8.5%	12
2025	134.2	+1.1%	12
2026	135.6	+1.0%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥294
2026-08	¥293
2026-07	¥295
2026-06	¥293
2026-05	¥292
2026-04	¥295
2026-03	¥288
2026-02	¥287
2026-01	¥291
2025-12	¥286
2025-11	¥287
2025-10	¥291
2025-09	¥286

Frequently asked questions

How much does sauce cost in Japan?: ¥294 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest sauce?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Imabari was cheapest at ¥214 and Hakodate the most expensive at ¥366.
How much have sauce prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +1.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have sauce prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +36.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 136.1.
When were sauce prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 137.3 in April 2026. The latest reading is -0.9% 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).