Sofa
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥36,080 Naha
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥92,495 Shizuoka
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
Sofa costs ¥62,247 per unit in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities, down 2.0% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for sofa reads 116.2 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 0.9% year on year and up 15.0% over five years.
Sofa sits in the furniture & household group of Japan's CPI basket, with 80 monthly observations from January 2020 to August 2026. The series peaked at 118.8 in December 2022 and bottomed at 98.4 in December 2020; the latest reading is -2.2% against that peak.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 100.0 | — | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.9 | +0.9% | 12 |
| 2022 | 110.6 | +9.6% | 12 |
| 2023 | 114.5 | +3.5% | 12 |
| 2024 | 116.2 | +1.5% | 12 |
| 2025 | 117.1 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2026 | 117.3 | +0.2% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥62,247 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥63,643 |
| 2026-06 | ¥63,840 |
| 2026-05 | ¥63,842 |
| 2026-04 | ¥63,558 |
| 2026-03 | ¥62,174 |
| 2026-02 | ¥63,700 |
| 2026-01 | ¥64,033 |
| 2025-12 | ¥63,547 |
| 2025-11 | ¥64,380 |
| 2025-10 | ¥63,930 |
| 2025-09 | ¥62,848 |
| 2025-08 | ¥63,513 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does sofa cost in Japan?
- ¥62,247 per unit, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest sofa?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Naha was cheapest at ¥36,080 and Shizuoka the most expensive at ¥92,495.
- How much have sofa prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, -0.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have sofa prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +15.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 116.2.
- When were sofa prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 118.8 in December 2022. 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).