How much does sports drink cost in Japan?

¥119.1 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 sports drink?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Aomori was cheapest at ¥100 and Mito the most expensive at ¥149.

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

As of September 2026, +1.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+22.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 121.1.

When were sports drink prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 131.2 in December 1999. The latest reading is -7.7% 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).

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Sports drink price in Japan

スポーツドリンク

Average retail price

¥119.1per unit+1.1% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: ペットボトル入り（５００ｍＬ入り），「ポカリスエット」又は「アクエリアス」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥100 Aomori
Priciest surveyed city: ¥149 Mito

Price in your city:

¥119per unit-0.1% vs national average#20 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Aomori	¥100
2	Nagano	¥102
3	Kumamoto	¥106
4	Morioka	¥109
5	Sendai	¥109
6	Fukushima	¥109
7	Chiba	¥111
8	Toyama	¥112
9	Kochi	¥112
10	Kagoshima	¥112
11	Hiroshima	¥113
12	Gifu	¥114
13	Saitama	¥115
14	Kyoto	¥115
15	Matsue	¥116
16	Nagasaki	¥116
17	Kofu	¥117
18	Shizuoka	¥117
19	Nagoya	¥117
20	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥119
21	Maebashi	¥119
22	Tottori	¥119
23	Sapporo	¥120
24	Utsunomiya	¥120
25	Otsu	¥120
26	Tokushima	¥120
27	Akita	¥122
28	Yamagata	¥122
29	Kobe	¥122
30	Nara	¥122
31	Okayama	¥122
32	Fukuoka	¥122
33	Naha	¥122
34	Fukui	¥123
35	Niigata	¥124
36	Tsu	¥124
37	Osaka	¥124
38	Kanazawa	¥125
39	Wakayama	¥125
40	Yokohama	¥126
41	Miyazaki	¥126
42	Takamatsu	¥127
43	Matsuyama	¥127
44	Saga	¥128
45	Oita	¥128
46	Yamaguchi	¥130
47	Mito	¥149

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

Sports drink costs ¥119.1 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 1.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for sports drink reads 121.1 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.7% year on year and up 22.0% over five years.

Sports drink sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 381 monthly observations from January 1995 to September 2026. The series peaked at 131.2 in December 1999 and bottomed at 97.4 in June 2022; the latest reading is -7.7% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +20.5%.

Latest CPI

121.1

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+1.7%

5y change %

+22.0%

Change since 1995-01

-5.2%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Sports drink in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	101.9	+0.3%	12
2016	101.0	-0.9%	12
2017	101.0	0.0%	12
2018	100.8	-0.2%	12
2019	100.1	-0.7%	12
2020	100.0	-0.1%	12
2021	99.5	-0.5%	12
2022	100.4	+0.9%	12
2023	109.3	+8.9%	12
2024	112.1	+2.6%	12
2025	121.0	+7.9%	12
2026	120.5	-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	¥119.1
2026-08	¥115.5
2026-07	¥115.2
2026-06	¥118.3
2026-05	¥117.9
2026-04	¥120.9
2026-03	¥120.9
2026-02	¥120
2026-01	¥119.4
2025-12	¥121.6
2025-11	¥121.7
2025-10	¥120.4
2025-09	¥117.8

Frequently asked questions

How much does sports drink cost in Japan?: ¥119.1 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 sports drink?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Aomori was cheapest at ¥100 and Mito the most expensive at ¥149.
How much have sports drink prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +1.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have sports drink prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +22.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 121.1.
When were sports drink prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 131.2 in December 1999. The latest reading is -7.7% 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).