How much does happoshu (low-malt beer) cost in Japan?

¥963 per pack, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest happoshu (low-malt beer)?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Maebashi was cheapest at ¥900 and Tokushima the most expensive at ¥1,063.

How much have happoshu (low-malt beer) prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, -1.8% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have happoshu (low-malt beer) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+18.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 117.4.

When were happoshu (low-malt beer) prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 120.1 in June 2025. The latest reading is -2.2% 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).

Food · code 2026

Happoshu (low-malt beer) price in Japan

発泡酒

Average retail price

¥963per pack-1.4% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 麦芽使用率２５％未満，缶入り（３５０ｍＬ入り），６缶入り

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥900 Maebashi
Priciest surveyed city: ¥1,063 Tokushima

Price in your city:

¥968per pack+0.5% vs national average#29 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per pack
1	Maebashi	¥900
2	Mito	¥903
3	Kagoshima	¥909
4	Nagoya	¥920
5	Takamatsu	¥922
6	Matsuyama	¥932
7	Sagamihara	¥939
8	Utsunomiya	¥940
9	Gifu	¥943
10	Sakai	¥943
11	Hamamatsu	¥944
12	Kitakyushu	¥945
13	Hiroshima	¥946
14	Yokohama	¥948
15	Oita	¥948
16	Niigata	¥950
17	Shizuoka	¥950
18	Kobe	¥952
19	Kawasaki	¥952
20	Fukushima	¥953
21	Kanazawa	¥955
22	Sendai	¥956
23	Kochi	¥958
24	Chiba	¥960
25	Fukuoka	¥960
26	Morioka	¥962
27	Sapporo	¥963
28	Kyoto	¥966
29	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥968
30	Saitama	¥968
31	Nara	¥969
32	Okayama	¥970
33	Aomori	¥972
34	Yamagata	¥973
35	Kofu	¥973
36	Saga	¥973
37	Fukui	¥975
38	Akita	¥980
39	Toyama	¥981
40	Kumamoto	¥984
41	Nagasaki	¥985
42	Wakayama	¥988
43	Miyazaki	¥988
44	Tottori	¥990
45	Osaka	¥994
46	Matsue	¥999
47	Otsu	¥1,002
48	Yamaguchi	¥1,005
49	Tsu	¥1,024
50	Nagano	¥1,025
51	Naha	¥1,027
52	Tokushima	¥1,063

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

Happoshu (low-malt beer) costs ¥963 per pack in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 1.4% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for happoshu (low-malt beer) reads 117.4 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 1.8% year on year and up 18.0% over five years.

Happoshu (low-malt beer) sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 321 monthly observations from January 2000 to September 2026. The series peaked at 120.1 in June 2025 and bottomed at 92.2 in August 2002; the latest reading is -2.2% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +25.6%.

Latest CPI

117.4

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-1.8%

5y change %

+18.0%

Change since 2000-01

+17.5%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Happoshu (low-malt beer) in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	93.8	-0.3%	12
2016	93.4	-0.4%	12
2017	97.7	+4.6%	12
2018	98.9	+1.2%	12
2019	99.1	+0.2%	12
2020	100.0	+0.9%	12
2021	99.6	-0.4%	12
2022	101.2	+1.6%	12
2023	108.4	+7.1%	12
2024	111.7	+3.0%	12
2025	117.5	+5.2%	12
2026	118.8	+1.1%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥963
2026-08	¥968
2026-07	¥971
2026-06	¥972
2026-05	¥978
2026-04	¥975
2026-03	¥975
2026-02	¥977
2026-01	¥978
2025-12	¥973
2025-11	¥978
2025-10	¥980
2025-09	¥976

Frequently asked questions

How much does happoshu (low-malt beer) cost in Japan?: ¥963 per pack, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest happoshu (low-malt beer)?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Maebashi was cheapest at ¥900 and Tokushima the most expensive at ¥1,063.
How much have happoshu (low-malt beer) prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -1.8% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have happoshu (low-malt beer) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +18.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 117.4.
When were happoshu (low-malt beer) prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 120.1 in June 2025. The latest reading is -2.2% 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).