How much does rice cooker cost in Japan?

¥43,765 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest rice cooker?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nara was cheapest at ¥37,268 and Oita the most expensive at ¥51,480.

How much have rice cooker prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +3.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+18.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 122.2.

When were rice cooker prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 453.2 in July 1983. The latest reading is -73.0% 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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Rice cooker price in Japan

電気炊飯器

Average retail price

¥43,765per unit+2.6% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 〔炊飯方式〕圧力ＩＨ式，〔最大炊飯容量〕１．０Ｌ（５．５合炊き），〔消費電力〕１，１００～１，２４０Ｗ，特殊な内釜は除く，特殊機能付きは除く

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥37,268 Nara
Priciest surveyed city: ¥51,480 Oita

Price in your city:

¥44,279per unit+1.2% vs national average#39 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Nara	¥37,268
2	Chiba	¥38,560
3	Nagasaki	¥39,871
4	Nagano	¥40,640
5	Osaka	¥40,776
6	Kitakyushu	¥41,657
7	Kobe	¥41,815
8	Hiroshima	¥42,020
9	Nagoya	¥42,100
10	Yamaguchi	¥42,240
11	Otsu	¥42,307
12	Sakai	¥42,307
13	Yokohama	¥42,339
14	Saga	¥43,072
15	Utsunomiya	¥43,087
16	Fukui	¥43,187
17	Fukushima	¥43,530
18	Niigata	¥43,553
19	Akita	¥43,560
20	Maebashi	¥43,560
21	Toyama	¥43,560
22	Kanazawa	¥43,560
23	Kofu	¥43,560
24	Gifu	¥43,560
25	Shizuoka	¥43,560
26	Kyoto	¥43,560
27	Matsue	¥43,560
28	Okayama	¥43,560
29	Takamatsu	¥43,560
30	Kochi	¥43,560
31	Fukuoka	¥43,560
32	Kawasaki	¥43,560
33	Hamamatsu	¥43,560
34	Sagamihara	¥43,578
35	Tsu	¥43,613
36	Morioka	¥43,780
37	Saitama	¥44,055
38	Miyazaki	¥44,067
39	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥44,279
40	Kumamoto	¥44,387
41	Sendai	¥45,023
42	Tokushima	¥45,467
43	Kagoshima	¥45,467
44	Naha	¥45,613
45	Tottori	¥45,760
46	Wakayama	¥46,200
47	Mito	¥46,420
48	Matsuyama	¥47,493
49	Sapporo	¥47,850
50	Aomori	¥47,960
51	Yamagata	¥48,840
52	Oita	¥51,480

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

Rice cooker costs ¥43,765 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 2.6% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for rice cooker reads 122.2 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 3.6% year on year and up 18.9% over five years.

Rice cooker sits in the furniture & household group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 453.2 in July 1983 and bottomed at 74.5 in August 2013; the latest reading is -73.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +49.2%.

Latest CPI

122.2

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+3.6%

5y change %

+18.9%

Change since 1970-01

-47.0%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Rice cooker in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	88.3	+1.4%	12
2016	87.0	-1.5%	12
2017	89.9	+3.3%	12
2018	92.7	+3.1%	12
2019	95.3	+2.8%	12
2020	100.0	+4.9%	12
2021	98.9	-1.1%	12
2022	101.7	+2.8%	12
2023	109.6	+7.8%	12
2024	120.8	+10.2%	12
2025	114.3	-5.4%	12
2026	112.3	-1.7%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥43,765
2026-08	¥41,893
2026-07	¥39,740
2026-06	¥38,358
2026-05	¥37,983
2026-04	¥39,812
2026-03	¥39,312
2026-02	¥40,547
2026-01	¥41,208
2025-12	¥41,760
2025-11	¥42,712
2025-10	¥43,620
2025-09	¥42,656

Frequently asked questions

How much does rice cooker cost in Japan?: ¥43,765 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest rice cooker?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nara was cheapest at ¥37,268 and Oita the most expensive at ¥51,480.
How much have rice cooker prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +3.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have rice cooker prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +18.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 122.2.
When were rice cooker prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 453.2 in July 1983. The latest reading is -73.0% 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).