How much does non-alcoholic beer cost in Japan?

¥716 per pack, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest non-alcoholic beer?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kanazawa was cheapest at ¥660 and Miyazaki the most expensive at ¥803.

How much have non-alcoholic beer prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, -2.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have non-alcoholic beer prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+14.3% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 113.3.

When were non-alcoholic beer prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 117.1 in June 2025. The latest reading is -3.2% 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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Non-alcoholic beer price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥716per pack-1.8% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 缶入り（３５０ｍＬ入り），６缶入り

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥660 Kanazawa
Priciest surveyed city: ¥803 Miyazaki

Price in your city:

¥712per pack-0.6% vs national average#24 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per pack
1	Kanazawa	¥660
2	Gifu	¥664
3	Nara	¥670
4	Kagoshima	¥670
5	Tottori	¥674
6	Saitama	¥675
7	Maebashi	¥682
8	Sendai	¥683
9	Mito	¥685
10	Otsu	¥685
11	Nagoya	¥686
12	Chiba	¥687
13	Toyama	¥689
14	Akita	¥690
15	Fukushima	¥690
16	Yamagata	¥692
17	Utsunomiya	¥693
18	Kyoto	¥694
19	Kobe	¥694
20	Matsue	¥695
21	Aomori	¥700
22	Tsu	¥703
23	Niigata	¥707
24	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥712
25	Wakayama	¥712
26	Fukui	¥714
27	Morioka	¥715
28	Yokohama	¥715
29	Matsuyama	¥715
30	Osaka	¥721
31	Okayama	¥721
32	Nagano	¥724
33	Oita	¥736
34	Kumamoto	¥740
35	Sapporo	¥741
36	Fukuoka	¥742
37	Naha	¥742
38	Kochi	¥743
39	Shizuoka	¥746
40	Hiroshima	¥760
41	Kofu	¥762
42	Saga	¥770
43	Takamatsu	¥779
44	Yamaguchi	¥786
45	Tokushima	¥791
46	Nagasaki	¥793
47	Miyazaki	¥803

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

Non-alcoholic beer costs ¥716 per pack in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 1.8% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for non-alcoholic beer reads 113.3 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 2.4% year on year and up 14.3% over five years.

Non-alcoholic beer sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 81 monthly observations from January 2020 to September 2026. The series peaked at 117.1 in June 2025 and bottomed at 98.3 in August 2022; the latest reading is -3.2% against that peak.

Latest CPI

113.3

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-2.4%

5y change %

+14.3%

Change since 2020-01

+12.1%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Non-alcoholic beer in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2020	100.0	—	12
2021	99.3	-0.7%	12
2022	101.5	+2.2%	12
2023	108.6	+7.0%	12
2024	107.1	-1.4%	12
2025	113.7	+6.2%	12
2026	114.2	+0.4%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥716
2026-08	¥716
2026-07	¥711
2026-06	¥719
2026-05	¥718
2026-04	¥722
2026-03	¥720
2026-02	¥726
2026-01	¥724
2025-12	¥718
2025-11	¥725
2025-10	¥728
2025-09	¥729

Frequently asked questions

How much does non-alcoholic beer cost in Japan?: ¥716 per pack, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest non-alcoholic beer?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kanazawa was cheapest at ¥660 and Miyazaki the most expensive at ¥803.
How much have non-alcoholic beer prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -2.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have non-alcoholic beer prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +14.3% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 113.3.
When were non-alcoholic beer prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 117.1 in June 2025. The latest reading is -3.2% 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).