Clothing rental
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥10,450 Yamaguchi
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥38,500 Matsue
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
Clothing rental costs ¥20,957 per visit in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities, up 2.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for clothing rental reads 115.8 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 1.9% year on year and up 15.7% over five years.
Clothing rental sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 320 monthly observations from January 2000 to August 2026. The series peaked at 115.8 in July 2026 and bottomed at 80.4 in August 2001; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +20.5%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 95.6 | +1.2% | 12 |
| 2016 | 96.1 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2017 | 96.4 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2018 | 96.8 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2019 | 98.0 | +1.2% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +2.0% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.1 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2022 | 101.5 | +1.4% | 12 |
| 2023 | 103.9 | +2.4% | 12 |
| 2024 | 107.7 | +3.7% | 12 |
| 2025 | 113.2 | +5.1% | 12 |
| 2026 | 115.5 | +2.0% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥20,957 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥20,879 |
| 2026-06 | ¥20,862 |
| 2026-05 | ¥20,862 |
| 2026-04 | ¥20,843 |
| 2026-03 | ¥20,932 |
| 2026-02 | ¥20,932 |
| 2026-01 | ¥20,896 |
| 2025-12 | ¥20,604 |
| 2025-11 | ¥20,604 |
| 2025-10 | ¥20,595 |
| 2025-09 | ¥20,526 |
| 2025-08 | ¥20,526 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does clothing rental cost in Japan?
- ¥20,957 per visit, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest clothing rental?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Yamaguchi was cheapest at ¥10,450 and Matsue the most expensive at ¥38,500.
- How much have clothing rental prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +1.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have clothing rental prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +15.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 115.8.
- When were clothing rental prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 115.8 in July 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).