Air freshener / deodorizer price in Japan
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥268 Oita
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥385 Morioka
See all 47 cities, cheapest first
| # | City | Price (JPY) · per piece |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oita | ¥268 |
| 2 | Matsue | ¥281 |
| 3 | Akita | ¥292 |
| 4 | Toyama | ¥298 |
| 5 | Aomori | ¥302 |
| 6 | Utsunomiya | ¥302 |
| 7 | Miyazaki | ¥302 |
| 8 | Nagoya | ¥305 |
| 9 | Kobe | ¥305 |
| 10 | Shizuoka | ¥309 |
| 11 | Chiba | ¥311 |
| 12 | Tsu | ¥311 |
| 13 | Kumamoto | ¥312 |
| 14 | Kyoto | ¥314 |
| 15 | Kagoshima | ¥314 |
| 16 | Mito | ¥316 |
| 17 | Osaka | ¥316 |
| 18 | Yokohama | ¥317 |
| 19 | Fukui | ¥317 |
| 20 | Sapporo | ¥318 |
| 21 | Tokyo (23 wards) | ¥319 |
| 22 | Maebashi | ¥319 |
| 23 | Gifu | ¥319 |
| 24 | Matsuyama | ¥319 |
| 25 | Sendai | ¥322 |
| 26 | Wakayama | ¥324 |
| 27 | Okayama | ¥324 |
| 28 | Fukushima | ¥325 |
| 29 | Tokushima | ¥325 |
| 30 | Tottori | ¥327 |
| 31 | Yamagata | ¥330 |
| 32 | Kochi | ¥330 |
| 33 | Kanazawa | ¥331 |
| 34 | Fukuoka | ¥332 |
| 35 | Niigata | ¥337 |
| 36 | Nara | ¥338 |
| 37 | Yamaguchi | ¥338 |
| 38 | Otsu | ¥339 |
| 39 | Takamatsu | ¥339 |
| 40 | Nagasaki | ¥341 |
| 41 | Saitama | ¥344 |
| 42 | Saga | ¥346 |
| 43 | Naha | ¥346 |
| 44 | Hiroshima | ¥356 |
| 45 | Nagano | ¥361 |
| 46 | Kofu | ¥371 |
| 47 | Morioka | ¥385 |
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
Air freshener / deodorizer costs ¥323 per piece in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 11.4% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for air freshener / deodorizer reads 112.5 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 10.8% year on year and up 13.1% over five years.
Air freshener / deodorizer sits in the furniture & household group of Japan's CPI basket, with 381 monthly observations from January 1995 to September 2026. The series peaked at 112.5 in August 2026 and bottomed at 97.3 in June 2017; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +11.5%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 101.4 | -0.5% | 12 |
| 2016 | 100.9 | -0.5% | 12 |
| 2017 | 98.6 | -2.3% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.7 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 99.2 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2021 | 99.2 | -0.8% | 12 |
| 2022 | 99.1 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2023 | 100.1 | +1.0% | 12 |
| 2024 | 100.5 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2025 | 100.7 | +0.2% | 12 |
| 2026 | 109.3 | +8.5% | 9 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-09 | ¥323 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | ¥323 |
| 2026-07 | ¥323 |
| 2026-06 | ¥320 |
| 2026-05 | ¥318 |
| 2026-04 | ¥315 |
| 2026-03 | ¥300 |
| 2026-02 | ¥295 |
| 2026-01 | ¥294 |
| 2025-12 | ¥288 |
| 2025-11 | ¥294 |
| 2025-10 | ¥292 |
| 2025-09 | ¥290 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does air freshener / deodorizer cost in Japan?
- ¥323 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest air freshener / deodorizer?
- Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Oita was cheapest at ¥268 and Morioka the most expensive at ¥385.
- How much have air freshener / deodorizer prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of September 2026, +10.8% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have air freshener / deodorizer prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +13.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 112.5.
- When were air freshener / deodorizer prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 112.5 in August 2026. The latest reading is 0.0% 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).