How much does dress (spring/summer) cost in Japan?

¥8,171 per garment, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest dress (spring/summer)?

Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Mito was cheapest at ¥2,753 and Nagano the most expensive at ¥21,523.

How much have dress (spring/summer) prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +3.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have dress (spring/summer) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+2.4% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 105.3.

When were dress (spring/summer) prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 111.9 in March 2026. The latest reading is -5.9% 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).

Clothing & footwear · code 5161

Dress (spring/summer) price in Japan

ワンピース（春夏物）

Average retail price

¥8,171per garment-3.9% year on year

2026-08 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 春夏物，〔素材〕「綿１００％」又は「綿５０％以上・化学繊維混用」，〔サイズ〕「７～１１号」又は「Ｍ」，中級品

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥2,753 Mito
Priciest surveyed city: ¥21,523 Nagano

Price in your city:

¥7,705per garment-5.7% vs national average#30 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per garment
1	Mito	¥2,753
2	Otsu	¥2,849
3	Aomori	¥3,024
4	Osaka	¥3,416
5	Yokohama	¥3,493
6	Toyama	¥3,684
7	Tottori	¥4,015
8	Wakayama	¥4,367
9	Kofu	¥4,377
10	Kagoshima	¥4,529
11	Nara	¥4,787
12	Fukui	¥4,968
13	Chiba	¥5,122
14	Oita	¥5,135
15	Maebashi	¥5,180
16	Fukuoka	¥5,379
17	Saitama	¥5,577
18	Niigata	¥5,753
19	Utsunomiya	¥5,949
20	Akita	¥6,016
21	Yamagata	¥6,050
22	Morioka	¥6,082
23	Matsue	¥6,134
24	Fukushima	¥6,220
25	Sendai	¥6,358
26	Tokushima	¥6,714
27	Saga	¥6,916
28	Gifu	¥7,150
29	Nagoya	¥7,576
30	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥7,705
31	Takamatsu	¥8,653
32	Naha	¥9,118
33	Kumamoto	¥9,466
34	Kochi	¥9,790
35	Okayama	¥11,053
36	Sapporo	¥11,560
37	Nagasaki	¥11,869
38	Matsuyama	¥12,137
39	Tsu	¥12,389
40	Shizuoka	¥12,503
41	Kobe	¥13,051
42	Miyazaki	¥14,080
43	Hiroshima	¥14,303
44	Kyoto	¥14,686
45	Kanazawa	¥19,103
46	Yamaguchi	¥21,450
47	Nagano	¥21,523

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

Dress (spring/summer) costs ¥8,171 per garment in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 3.9% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for dress (spring/summer) reads 105.3 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 3.2% year on year and up 2.4% over five years.

Dress (spring/summer) sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 558 monthly observations from July 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 111.9 in March 2026 and bottomed at 11.0 in August 1970; the latest reading is -5.9% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +6.6%.

Latest CPI

105.3

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+3.2%

5y change %

+2.4%

Change since 1970-07

+668.6%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Dress (spring/summer) in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	93.2	-0.1%	12
2016	97.8	+4.9%	12
2017	97.7	-0.1%	12
2018	97.4	-0.3%	12
2019	96.8	-0.6%	12
2020	100.0	+3.3%	12
2021	102.4	+2.4%	12
2022	103.1	+0.7%	12
2023	103.1	0.0%	12
2024	102.4	-0.7%	12
2025	102.0	-0.4%	12
2026	104.6	+2.5%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-08	¥8,171
2026-07	¥8,612
2026-06	¥9,715
2026-05	¥9,853
2026-04	¥10,106
2026-03	¥9,846
2025-08	¥8,506
2025-07	¥9,010

Frequently asked questions

How much does dress (spring/summer) cost in Japan?: ¥8,171 per garment, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest dress (spring/summer)?: Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Mito was cheapest at ¥2,753 and Nagano the most expensive at ¥21,523.
How much have dress (spring/summer) prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +3.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have dress (spring/summer) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +2.4% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 105.3.
When were dress (spring/summer) prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 111.9 in March 2026. The latest reading is -5.9% 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).