How much does vacuum cleaner cost in Japan?

¥62,822 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 vacuum cleaner?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Fujisawa was cheapest at ¥50,380 and Sapporo the most expensive at ¥89,580.

How much have vacuum cleaner prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, -0.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

-12.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 88.8.

When were vacuum cleaner prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 1021.2 in December 1983. The latest reading is -91.3% 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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Vacuum cleaner price in Japan

電気掃除機

Average retail price

¥62,822per unit-2.2% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: たて形，〔集じん方式〕サイクロン式，コードレス式，〔充電時間〕２．０～３．５時間，〔最長連続運転時間〕４０～６０分，専用スタンド式充電台付き，ふとん掃除用ツール付きは除く

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥50,380 Fujisawa
Priciest surveyed city: ¥89,580 Sapporo

Price in your city:

¥63,047per unit+0.4% vs national average#38 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Sendai	¥50,840
2	Kagoshima	¥50,930
3	Utsunomiya	¥53,360
4	Tsu	¥53,887
5	Wakayama	¥53,887
6	Hamamatsu	¥54,963
7	Mito	¥56,283
8	Aomori	¥56,320
9	Niigata	¥56,453
10	Hiroshima	¥56,800
11	Yokohama	¥57,413
12	Naha	¥57,993
13	Otsu	¥58,127
14	Fukushima	¥59,020
15	Morioka	¥59,400
16	Maebashi	¥59,400
17	Nagano	¥59,400
18	Kobe	¥59,400
19	Matsue	¥59,400
20	Yamaguchi	¥59,400
21	Matsuyama	¥59,400
22	Kochi	¥59,400
23	Saga	¥59,400
24	Kumamoto	¥59,400
25	Oita	¥59,400
26	Miyazaki	¥59,400
27	Kawasaki	¥59,400
28	Kanazawa	¥59,533
29	Kofu	¥59,533
30	Fukuoka	¥59,573
31	Gifu	¥59,960
32	Kitakyushu	¥60,143
33	Toyama	¥60,390
34	Akita	¥60,427
35	Tottori	¥60,560
36	Chiba	¥61,730
37	Tokushima	¥62,084
38	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥63,047
39	Yamagata	¥63,360
40	Nagasaki	¥63,460
41	Saitama	¥63,745
42	Kyoto	¥65,267
43	Nagoya	¥66,127
44	Osaka	¥66,238
45	Sagamihara	¥67,943
46	Shizuoka	¥68,060
47	Sakai	¥69,067
48	Takamatsu	¥76,927
49	Fukui	¥78,600
50	Nara	¥80,520
51	Okayama	¥84,260
52	Sapporo	¥89,580

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

Vacuum cleaner costs ¥62,822 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 2.2% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for vacuum cleaner reads 88.8 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 0.9% year on year and down 12.6% over five years.

Vacuum cleaner 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 1021.2 in December 1983 and bottomed at 72.6 in January 2019; the latest reading is -91.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is -1.3%.

Latest CPI

88.8

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-0.9%

5y change %

-12.6%

Change since 1970-01

-87.0%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Vacuum cleaner in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	116.1	-0.2%	12
2016	96.0	-17.3%	12
2017	101.6	+5.8%	12
2018	78.1	-23.1%	12
2019	95.7	+22.5%	12
2020	100.0	+4.5%	12
2021	101.6	+1.6%	12
2022	104.2	+2.6%	12
2023	104.6	+0.4%	12
2024	99.3	-5.1%	12
2025	94.6	-4.7%	12
2026	89.2	-5.7%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥62,822
2026-08	¥60,758
2026-07	¥60,217
2026-06	¥62,526
2026-05	¥62,196
2026-04	¥64,512
2026-03	¥66,975
2026-02	¥65,524
2026-01	¥63,113
2025-12	¥64,095
2025-11	¥66,451
2025-10	¥67,305
2025-09	¥64,227

Frequently asked questions

How much does vacuum cleaner cost in Japan?: ¥62,822 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 vacuum cleaner?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Fujisawa was cheapest at ¥50,380 and Sapporo the most expensive at ¥89,580.
How much have vacuum cleaner prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -0.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have vacuum cleaner prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: -12.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 88.8.
When were vacuum cleaner prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 1021.2 in December 1983. The latest reading is -91.3% 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).