How much does dishwashing detergent cost in Japan?

¥380 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 dishwashing detergent?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Matsusaka was cheapest at ¥327 and Matsue the most expensive at ¥505.

How much have dishwashing detergent prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +5.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+26.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 128.8.

When were dishwashing detergent prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 174.8 in July 1986. The latest reading is -26.3% 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).

Furniture & household · code 4431

Dishwashing detergent price in Japan

台所用洗剤

Average retail price

¥380per unit

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 合成洗剤，液体，詰め替え用，プラスチックボトル入り（７００ｍＬ入り），「キュキュット」又は「キュキュットクリア除菌」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥327 Matsusaka
Priciest surveyed city: ¥505 Matsue

Price in your city:

¥370per unit-2.6% vs national average#19 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Yamaguchi	¥344
2	Fukuoka	¥344
3	Kagoshima	¥345
4	Tsu	¥346
5	Nagasaki	¥346
6	Yamagata	¥349
7	Nagano	¥350
8	Niigata	¥353
9	Sapporo	¥356
10	Saitama	¥356
11	Kawasaki	¥356
12	Sakai	¥357
13	Takamatsu	¥360
14	Nagoya	¥363
15	Yokohama	¥364
16	Sagamihara	¥366
17	Hamamatsu	¥368
18	Okayama	¥369
19	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥370
20	Shizuoka	¥371
21	Wakayama	¥371
22	Kumamoto	¥372
23	Tottori	¥374
24	Chiba	¥375
25	Kochi	¥377
26	Sendai	¥380
27	Osaka	¥381
28	Saga	¥382
29	Naha	¥382
30	Kyoto	¥383
31	Oita	¥383
32	Kitakyushu	¥384
33	Fukushima	¥385
34	Toyama	¥386
35	Otsu	¥386
36	Mito	¥387
37	Aomori	¥388
38	Morioka	¥388
39	Kofu	¥388
40	Kobe	¥389
41	Nara	¥390
42	Maebashi	¥391
43	Kanazawa	¥391
44	Hiroshima	¥392
45	Gifu	¥402
46	Matsuyama	¥402
47	Akita	¥413
48	Utsunomiya	¥421
49	Fukui	¥433
50	Miyazaki	¥444
51	Tokushima	¥477
52	Matsue	¥505

The surveyed product specification changed in October 2025, so figures before that month are for a different product and are not comparable (¥233 → ¥356). Year-on-year change is withheld until 12 months of the new specification are available.

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

Dishwashing detergent costs ¥380 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for dishwashing detergent reads 128.8 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 5.0% year on year and up 26.9% over five years.

Dishwashing detergent 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 174.8 in July 1986 and bottomed at 92.4 in December 2017; the latest reading is -26.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +19.0%.

Latest CPI

128.8

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+5.0%

5y change %

+26.9%

Change since 1970-01

+28.4%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Dishwashing detergent in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	113.7	-0.2%	12
2016	108.7	-4.4%	12
2017	100.1	-7.9%	12
2018	97.3	-2.8%	12
2019	97.9	+0.6%	12
2020	100.0	+2.1%	12
2021	101.2	+1.2%	12
2022	101.6	+0.4%	12
2023	113.3	+11.5%	12
2024	122.0	+7.7%	12
2025	122.2	+0.2%	12
2026	123.0	+0.7%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥380
2026-08	¥374
2026-07	¥379
2026-06	¥355
2026-05	¥354
2026-04	¥354
2026-03	¥356
2026-02	¥355
2026-01	¥354
2025-12	¥353
2025-11	¥358
2025-10	¥359

Frequently asked questions

How much does dishwashing detergent cost in Japan?: ¥380 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 dishwashing detergent?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Matsusaka was cheapest at ¥327 and Matsue the most expensive at ¥505.
How much have dishwashing detergent prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +5.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have dishwashing detergent prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +26.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 128.8.
When were dishwashing detergent prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 174.8 in July 1986. The latest reading is -26.3% 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).