Gas stove
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥21,800 Matsusaka
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥34,980 Saga
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
Gas stove costs ¥27,184 per unit in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 0.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for gas stove reads 115.2 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 0.4% year on year and up 20.0% over five years.
Gas stove sits in the furniture & household group of Japan's CPI basket, with 680 monthly observations from January 1970 to August 2026. The series peaked at 213.9 in February 1993 and bottomed at 89.9 in January 1970; the latest reading is -46.1% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +26.5%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94.0 | +1.3% | 12 |
| 2016 | 93.1 | -1.0% | 12 |
| 2017 | 97.7 | +4.9% | 12 |
| 2018 | 100.5 | +2.9% | 12 |
| 2019 | 101.0 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -1.0% | 12 |
| 2021 | 97.4 | -2.6% | 12 |
| 2022 | 98.4 | +1.0% | 12 |
| 2023 | 111.0 | +12.8% | 12 |
| 2024 | 115.3 | +3.9% | 12 |
| 2025 | 116.4 | +1.0% | 12 |
| 2026 | 114.9 | -1.3% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥27,184 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥27,153 |
| 2026-06 | ¥27,140 |
| 2026-05 | ¥27,059 |
| 2026-04 | ¥27,146 |
| 2026-03 | ¥26,810 |
| 2026-02 | ¥27,041 |
| 2026-01 | ¥27,123 |
| 2025-12 | ¥27,101 |
| 2025-11 | ¥27,554 |
| 2025-10 | ¥27,196 |
| 2025-09 | ¥27,414 |
| 2025-08 | ¥27,146 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does gas stove cost in Japan?
- ¥27,184 per unit, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest gas stove?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Matsusaka was cheapest at ¥21,800 and Saga the most expensive at ¥34,980.
- How much have gas stove prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, -0.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have gas stove prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +20.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 115.2.
- When were gas stove prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 213.9 in February 1993. The latest reading is -46.1% 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).