How much does refrigerator cost in Japan?

¥262,893 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 refrigerator?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Oyama was cheapest at ¥227,700 and Gifu the most expensive at ¥299,273.

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

+13.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 110.1.

When were refrigerator prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 3046.8 in September 1982. The latest reading is -96.4% 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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Refrigerator price in Japan

電気冷蔵庫

Average retail price

¥262,893per unit+1.2% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 冷凍冷蔵庫，〔定格内容積〕４５１～５００Ｌ，「５ドア」又は「６ドア」，ＩｏＴ機能付き（カメラ搭載を除く）

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥227,700 Oyama
Priciest surveyed city: ¥299,273 Gifu

Price in your city:

¥266,772per unit+1.5% vs national average#34 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Kumamoto	¥227,700
2	Fukushima	¥232,907
3	Otsu	¥236,340
4	Yamagata	¥239,067
5	Naha	¥240,900
6	Akita	¥241,293
7	Nagoya	¥242,463
8	Sapporo	¥242,495
9	Matsue	¥244,200
10	Fukuoka	¥244,725
11	Matsuyama	¥249,840
12	Kawasaki	¥250,800
13	Sagamihara	¥250,800
14	Nagano	¥252,120
15	Kyoto	¥252,732
16	Yamaguchi	¥253,110
17	Chiba	¥254,080
18	Saitama	¥254,293
19	Tsu	¥254,590
20	Maebashi	¥257,327
21	Hamamatsu	¥258,353
22	Tottori	¥258,390
23	Oita	¥261,170
24	Toyama	¥261,617
25	Niigata	¥262,057
26	Wakayama	¥262,640
27	Saga	¥262,857
28	Yokohama	¥263,265
29	Sendai	¥263,280
30	Kobe	¥264,653
31	Fukui	¥265,017
32	Nara	¥265,173
33	Shizuoka	¥266,107
34	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥266,772
35	Mito	¥267,303
36	Kitakyushu	¥268,978
37	Osaka	¥270,524
38	Aomori	¥272,910
39	Kofu	¥274,400
40	Tokushima	¥274,733
41	Kagoshima	¥276,210
42	Miyazaki	¥278,500
43	Kochi	¥278,667
44	Utsunomiya	¥281,307
45	Okayama	¥283,800
46	Kanazawa	¥284,973
47	Sakai	¥287,933
48	Nagasaki	¥288,383
49	Hiroshima	¥289,455
50	Morioka	¥290,400
51	Takamatsu	¥290,400
52	Gifu	¥299,273

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

Refrigerator costs ¥262,893 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 1.2% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for refrigerator reads 110.1 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 2.4% year on year and up 13.5% over five years.

Refrigerator 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 3046.8 in September 1982 and bottomed at 75.2 in October 2018; the latest reading is -96.4% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +15.0%.

Latest CPI

110.1

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+2.4%

5y change %

+13.5%

Change since 1970-01

-95.0%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Refrigerator in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	110.4	-7.7%	12
2016	110.0	-0.4%	12
2017	100.9	-8.3%	12
2018	97.6	-3.3%	12
2019	104.3	+6.9%	12
2020	100.0	-4.1%	12
2021	99.6	-0.4%	12
2022	102.7	+3.1%	12
2023	110.2	+7.3%	12
2024	110.7	+0.5%	12
2025	110.7	0.0%	12
2026	109.2	-1.4%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥262,893
2026-08	¥258,825
2026-07	¥261,536
2026-06	¥268,892
2026-05	¥275,607
2026-04	¥273,208
2026-03	¥272,706
2026-02	¥237,383
2026-01	¥229,396
2025-12	¥237,376
2025-11	¥246,273
2025-10	¥252,173
2025-09	¥259,664

Frequently asked questions

How much does refrigerator cost in Japan?: ¥262,893 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 refrigerator?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Oyama was cheapest at ¥227,700 and Gifu the most expensive at ¥299,273.
How much have refrigerator 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 refrigerator prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +13.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 110.1.
When were refrigerator prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 3046.8 in September 1982. The latest reading is -96.4% 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).