Chashu (roasted pork) price in Japan
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥194 Matsuyama
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥302 Tsu
See all 47 cities, cheapest first
| # | City | Price (JPY) · per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsuyama | ¥194 |
| 2 | Oita | ¥209 |
| 3 | Nagasaki | ¥211 |
| 4 | Matsue | ¥217 |
| 5 | Kagoshima | ¥220 |
| 6 | Utsunomiya | ¥222 |
| 7 | Osaka | ¥225 |
| 8 | Tottori | ¥225 |
| 9 | Yokohama | ¥227 |
| 10 | Okayama | ¥227 |
| 11 | Maebashi | ¥228 |
| 12 | Fukuoka | ¥230 |
| 13 | Nagoya | ¥234 |
| 14 | Shizuoka | ¥235 |
| 15 | Mito | ¥238 |
| 16 | Saitama | ¥238 |
| 17 | Chiba | ¥238 |
| 18 | Niigata | ¥238 |
| 19 | Gifu | ¥238 |
| 20 | Tokushima | ¥238 |
| 21 | Takamatsu | ¥238 |
| 22 | Morioka | ¥239 |
| 23 | Kofu | ¥239 |
| 24 | Miyazaki | ¥239 |
| 25 | Akita | ¥243 |
| 26 | Fukushima | ¥244 |
| 27 | Wakayama | ¥244 |
| 28 | Kyoto | ¥245 |
| 29 | Tokyo (23 wards) | ¥246 |
| 30 | Aomori | ¥246 |
| 31 | Kobe | ¥246 |
| 32 | Yamaguchi | ¥246 |
| 33 | Naha | ¥246 |
| 34 | Toyama | ¥247 |
| 35 | Nagano | ¥249 |
| 36 | Nara | ¥249 |
| 37 | Kochi | ¥249 |
| 38 | Kanazawa | ¥252 |
| 39 | Fukui | ¥252 |
| 40 | Saga | ¥252 |
| 41 | Sendai | ¥256 |
| 42 | Yamagata | ¥257 |
| 43 | Hiroshima | ¥257 |
| 44 | Sapporo | ¥263 |
| 45 | Kumamoto | ¥263 |
| 46 | Otsu | ¥286 |
| 47 | Tsu | ¥302 |
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
Chashu (roasted pork) costs ¥241 per 100 g in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 0.7% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for chashu (roasted pork) reads 122.8 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 0.2% year on year and up 23.5% over five years.
Chashu (roasted pork) sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 141 monthly observations from January 2015 to September 2026. The series peaked at 123.7 in May 2026 and bottomed at 98.3 in February 2017; the latest reading is -0.7% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +19.6%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 110.5 | — | 12 |
| 2016 | 106.6 | -3.5% | 12 |
| 2017 | 98.9 | -7.2% | 12 |
| 2018 | 99.6 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.1 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2021 | 99.1 | -0.9% | 12 |
| 2022 | 102.8 | +3.7% | 12 |
| 2023 | 113.5 | +10.4% | 12 |
| 2024 | 119.4 | +5.2% | 12 |
| 2025 | 122.6 | +2.7% | 12 |
| 2026 | 122.7 | +0.1% | 9 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-09 | ¥241 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | ¥238 |
| 2026-07 | ¥239 |
| 2026-06 | ¥241 |
| 2026-05 | ¥242 |
| 2026-04 | ¥241 |
| 2026-03 | ¥239 |
| 2026-02 | ¥241 |
| 2026-01 | ¥240 |
| 2025-12 | ¥241 |
| 2025-11 | ¥241 |
| 2025-10 | ¥243 |
| 2025-09 | ¥243 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does chashu (roasted pork) cost in Japan?
- ¥241 per 100 g, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest chashu (roasted pork)?
- Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Matsuyama was cheapest at ¥194 and Tsu the most expensive at ¥302.
- How much have chashu (roasted pork) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of September 2026, -0.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have chashu (roasted pork) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +23.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 122.8.
- When were chashu (roasted pork) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 123.7 in May 2026. The latest reading is -0.7% 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).