Girls' school uniform
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥22,563 Saga
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥54,303 Mito
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
Girls' school uniform costs ¥39,816 per garment in Japan as of March 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for girls' school uniform reads 113.2 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 1.0% year on year and up 9.0% over five years.
Girls' school uniform sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 500 monthly observations from January 1985 to August 2026. The series peaked at 113.2 in January 2026 and bottomed at 57.6 in January 1985; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +18.4%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.9 | +3.2% | 12 |
| 2016 | 95.6 | +6.3% | 12 |
| 2017 | 97.7 | +2.2% | 12 |
| 2018 | 97.6 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 98.1 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +1.9% | 12 |
| 2021 | 103.9 | +3.9% | 12 |
| 2022 | 108.2 | +4.1% | 12 |
| 2023 | 108.8 | +0.6% | 12 |
| 2024 | 111.2 | +2.2% | 12 |
| 2025 | 112.1 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2026 | 113.2 | +1.0% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-03 | ¥39,816 |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | ¥39,925 |
| 2026-01 | ¥39,837 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does girls' school uniform cost in Japan?
- ¥39,816 per garment, as of March 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest girls' school uniform?
- Among the surveyed cities in March 2026, Saga was cheapest at ¥22,563 and Mito the most expensive at ¥54,303.
- How much have girls' school uniform prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +1.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have girls' school uniform prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +9.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 113.2.
- When were girls' school uniform prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 113.2 in January 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).