How much does jelly cost in Japan?

¥84.5 per 100 g, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest jelly?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kumagaya was cheapest at ¥56 and Chiba the most expensive at ¥110.

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

+31.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 131.2.

When were jelly prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 132.0 in January 2026. The latest reading is -0.6% 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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Jelly price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥84.5per 100 g+1.8% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 常温タイプ，フルーツゼリー（みかん又はオレンジ），果肉入り，カップ入り（１６０～２５０ｇ入り），普通品

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥56 Kumagaya
Priciest surveyed city: ¥110 Chiba

Price in your city:

¥70per 100 g-17.2% vs national average#2 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per 100 g
1	Kobe	¥62
2	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥70
3	Utsunomiya	¥70
4	Nagano	¥72
5	Okayama	¥72
6	Yamagata	¥74
7	Fukushima	¥74
8	Otsu	¥74
9	Hiroshima	¥74
10	Kumamoto	¥75
11	Aomori	¥77
12	Kofu	¥77
13	Matsuyama	¥77
14	Fukui	¥78
15	Takamatsu	¥78
16	Nagasaki	¥78
17	Kagoshima	¥78
18	Fukuoka	¥79
19	Saga	¥79
20	Saitama	¥80
21	Maebashi	¥81
22	Akita	¥82
23	Sagamihara	¥82
24	Morioka	¥83
25	Yokohama	¥84
26	Niigata	¥84
27	Wakayama	¥84
28	Matsue	¥84
29	Mito	¥85
30	Yamaguchi	¥85
31	Oita	¥87
32	Miyazaki	¥87
33	Osaka	¥88
34	Kochi	¥88
35	Nara	¥90
36	Tottori	¥90
37	Sakai	¥90
38	Toyama	¥91
39	Sendai	¥92
40	Shizuoka	¥92
41	Kyoto	¥93
42	Tokushima	¥93
43	Kawasaki	¥93
44	Hamamatsu	¥93
45	Tsu	¥95
46	Kanazawa	¥96
47	Naha	¥97
48	Nagoya	¥99
49	Gifu	¥100
50	Sapporo	¥101
51	Kitakyushu	¥107
52	Chiba	¥110

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

Jelly costs ¥84.5 per 100 g in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 1.8% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for jelly reads 131.2 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.9% year on year and up 31.9% over five years.

Jelly sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 441 monthly observations from January 1990 to September 2026. The series peaked at 132.0 in January 2026 and bottomed at 87.7 in July 2011; the latest reading is -0.6% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +40.6%.

Latest CPI

131.2

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+1.9%

5y change %

+31.9%

Change since 1990-01

+13.6%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Jelly in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	92.7	+2.3%	12
2016	93.0	+0.3%	12
2017	93.2	+0.2%	12
2018	94.3	+1.2%	12
2019	97.6	+3.5%	12
2020	100.0	+2.5%	12
2021	99.6	-0.4%	12
2022	102.5	+2.9%	12
2023	118.2	+15.3%	12
2024	124.0	+4.9%	12
2025	128.6	+3.7%	12
2026	129.9	+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	¥84.5
2026-08	¥83.2
2026-07	¥82.7
2026-06	¥83.3
2026-05	¥82.7
2026-04	¥84.3
2026-03	¥84
2026-02	¥84.8
2026-01	¥85.4
2025-12	¥84.8
2025-11	¥84.5
2025-10	¥84.5
2025-09	¥83

Frequently asked questions

How much does jelly cost in Japan?: ¥84.5 per 100 g, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest jelly?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kumagaya was cheapest at ¥56 and Chiba the most expensive at ¥110.
How much have jelly 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 jelly prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +31.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 131.2.
When were jelly prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 132.0 in January 2026. The latest reading is -0.6% 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).