How much does tsuyu sauce cost in Japan?

¥347 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest tsuyu sauce?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Utsunomiya was cheapest at ¥261 and Matsuyama the most expensive at ¥522.

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

As of September 2026, +2.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+14.4% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 113.7.

When were tsuyu sauce prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 114.7 in June 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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Tsuyu sauce price in Japan

つゆ

Average retail price

¥347per unit+2.1% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: めんつゆ，希釈用，３倍濃縮，ポリ容器入り（１Ｌ入り），「ヤマサ昆布つゆ」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥261 Utsunomiya
Priciest surveyed city: ¥522 Matsuyama

Price in your city:

¥308per unit-11.3% vs national average#11 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Utsunomiya	¥261
2	Tsu	¥262
3	Kobe	¥292
4	Maebashi	¥294
5	Kofu	¥294
6	Chiba	¥295
7	Oita	¥298
8	Miyazaki	¥298
9	Kagoshima	¥298
10	Tokushima	¥307
11	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥308
12	Nagano	¥308
13	Kyoto	¥314
14	Shizuoka	¥315
15	Gifu	¥316
16	Saitama	¥320
17	Otsu	¥322
18	Osaka	¥325
19	Nara	¥325
20	Yokohama	¥326
21	Sapporo	¥329
22	Mito	¥329
23	Aomori	¥332
24	Yamagata	¥336
25	Toyama	¥337
26	Niigata	¥343
27	Takamatsu	¥347
28	Kochi	¥347
29	Okayama	¥348
30	Morioka	¥351
31	Tottori	¥354
32	Hiroshima	¥354
33	Wakayama	¥355
34	Fukuoka	¥363
35	Kanazawa	¥366
36	Saga	¥372
37	Fukui	¥377
38	Nagoya	¥378
39	Sendai	¥384
40	Nagasaki	¥387
41	Yamaguchi	¥393
42	Akita	¥402
43	Naha	¥419
44	Matsue	¥424
45	Fukushima	¥473
46	Kumamoto	¥517
47	Matsuyama	¥522

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

Tsuyu sauce costs ¥347 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 2.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for tsuyu sauce reads 113.7 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 2.0% year on year and up 14.4% over five years.

Tsuyu sauce sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 141 monthly observations from January 2015 to September 2026. The series peaked at 114.7 in June 2026 and bottomed at 96.3 in December 2021; the latest reading is -0.9% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +9.6%.

Latest CPI

113.7

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+2.0%

5y change %

+14.4%

Change since 2015-01

+6.9%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Tsuyu sauce in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	105.3	—	12
2016	103.6	-1.6%	12
2017	104.3	+0.7%	12
2018	102.5	-1.7%	12
2019	100.0	-2.4%	12
2020	100.0	0.0%	12
2021	99.1	-0.9%	12
2022	99.3	+0.2%	12
2023	107.3	+8.1%	12
2024	111.6	+4.0%	12
2025	112.4	+0.7%	12
2026	113.1	+0.6%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥347
2026-08	¥336
2026-07	¥346
2026-06	¥348
2026-05	¥340
2026-04	¥347
2026-03	¥341
2026-02	¥343
2026-01	¥344
2025-12	¥339
2025-11	¥340
2025-10	¥343
2025-09	¥340

Frequently asked questions

How much does tsuyu sauce cost in Japan?: ¥347 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest tsuyu sauce?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Utsunomiya was cheapest at ¥261 and Matsuyama the most expensive at ¥522.
How much have tsuyu sauce prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +2.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have tsuyu sauce prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +14.4% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 113.7.
When were tsuyu sauce prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 114.7 in June 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).