How much does mayonnaise cost in Japan?

¥853 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 mayonnaise?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Fujisawa was cheapest at ¥724 and Matsuyama the most expensive at ¥1,083.

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

As of September 2026, +2.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+46.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 163.0.

When were mayonnaise prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 163.5 in October 2025. The latest reading is -0.3% 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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Mayonnaise price in Japan

マヨネーズ

Average retail price

¥853per kg+2.5% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: ポリ容器入り（４００～４５０ｇ入り），「キユーピーマヨネーズ」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥724 Fujisawa
Priciest surveyed city: ¥1,083 Matsuyama

Price in your city:

¥895per kg+4.9% vs national average#36 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per kg
1	Nagoya	¥768
2	Yokohama	¥780
3	Otsu	¥781
4	Nagano	¥787
5	Fukuoka	¥788
6	Wakayama	¥794
7	Maebashi	¥796
8	Sakai	¥798
9	Sagamihara	¥812
10	Kobe	¥814
11	Kanazawa	¥818
12	Chiba	¥820
13	Gifu	¥820
14	Mito	¥827
15	Tokushima	¥827
16	Tsu	¥828
17	Kyoto	¥829
18	Saga	¥829
19	Nagasaki	¥831
20	Niigata	¥833
21	Miyazaki	¥833
22	Kochi	¥836
23	Aomori	¥839
24	Kofu	¥844
25	Hamamatsu	¥846
26	Yamaguchi	¥850
27	Sendai	¥851
28	Takamatsu	¥858
29	Kawasaki	¥861
30	Osaka	¥868
31	Kumamoto	¥868
32	Saitama	¥871
33	Kagoshima	¥876
34	Fukui	¥882
35	Tottori	¥890
36	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥895
37	Okayama	¥896
38	Kitakyushu	¥896
39	Utsunomiya	¥900
40	Toyama	¥901
41	Yamagata	¥906
42	Hiroshima	¥908
43	Morioka	¥916
44	Akita	¥918
45	Matsue	¥933
46	Sapporo	¥935
47	Nara	¥944
48	Shizuoka	¥962
49	Fukushima	¥963
50	Oita	¥963
51	Naha	¥994
52	Matsuyama	¥1,083

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

Mayonnaise costs ¥853 per kg in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 2.5% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for mayonnaise reads 163.0 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 2.5% year on year and up 46.6% over five years.

Mayonnaise sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 163.5 in October 2025 and bottomed at 54.4 in January 1970; the latest reading is -0.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +56.0%.

Latest CPI

163.0

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+2.5%

5y change %

+46.6%

Change since 1970-01

+199.6%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Mayonnaise in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	105.9	-3.4%	12
2016	103.8	-2.0%	12
2017	102.3	-1.4%	12
2018	100.8	-1.5%	12
2019	100.7	-0.1%	12
2020	100.0	-0.7%	12
2021	105.6	+5.6%	12
2022	125.6	+18.9%	12
2023	149.5	+19.0%	12
2024	153.1	+2.4%	12
2025	155.8	+1.8%	12
2026	162.6	+4.4%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥853
2026-08	¥849
2026-07	¥854
2026-06	¥849
2026-05	¥855
2026-04	¥849
2026-03	¥852
2026-02	¥854
2026-01	¥856
2025-12	¥846
2025-11	¥854
2025-10	¥851
2025-09	¥832

Frequently asked questions

How much does mayonnaise cost in Japan?: ¥853 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 mayonnaise?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Fujisawa was cheapest at ¥724 and Matsuyama the most expensive at ¥1,083.
How much have mayonnaise prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +2.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have mayonnaise prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +46.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 163.0.
When were mayonnaise prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 163.5 in October 2025. The latest reading is -0.3% 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).