How much does vitamin supplement (standard) cost in Japan?

¥6,157 per box, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest vitamin supplement (standard)?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nara was cheapest at ¥5,657 and Niigata the most expensive at ¥6,902.

How much have vitamin supplement (standard) prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +0.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have vitamin supplement (standard) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+1.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 100.9.

When were vitamin supplement (standard) prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 136.0 in August 1991. The latest reading is -25.8% 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).

Medical care · code 6022

Vitamin supplement (standard) price in Japan

ビタミン剤Ｂ

Average retail price

¥6,157per box+0.2% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 第３類医薬品，ビタミン主薬製剤，ビタミンＢ１・Ｂ６・Ｂ１２主薬製剤，錠剤，瓶入り（２７０錠入り），「アリナミンＥＸプラス」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥5,657 Nara
Priciest surveyed city: ¥6,902 Niigata

Price in your city:

¥6,238per box+1.3% vs national average#38 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per box
1	Nara	¥5,657
2	Chiba	¥5,781
3	Tsu	¥5,808
4	Matsue	¥5,815
5	Sagamihara	¥5,845
6	Gifu	¥5,881
7	Tottori	¥5,881
8	Oita	¥5,892
9	Kyoto	¥5,919
10	Osaka	¥5,925
11	Shizuoka	¥5,932
12	Nagoya	¥5,936
13	Fukushima	¥5,991
14	Maebashi	¥5,995
15	Takamatsu	¥5,998
16	Hiroshima	¥6,012
17	Utsunomiya	¥6,028
18	Fukui	¥6,032
19	Aomori	¥6,034
20	Kochi	¥6,071
21	Morioka	¥6,076
22	Matsuyama	¥6,077
23	Saga	¥6,095
24	Yokohama	¥6,117
25	Sendai	¥6,123
26	Otsu	¥6,138
27	Fukuoka	¥6,138
28	Kobe	¥6,159
29	Sapporo	¥6,174
30	Yamagata	¥6,180
31	Yamaguchi	¥6,182
32	Miyazaki	¥6,199
33	Tokushima	¥6,205
34	Naha	¥6,211
35	Kofu	¥6,212
36	Kitakyushu	¥6,226
37	Kagoshima	¥6,237
38	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥6,238
39	Hamamatsu	¥6,248
40	Sakai	¥6,252
41	Saitama	¥6,294
42	Mito	¥6,321
43	Kumamoto	¥6,327
44	Nagano	¥6,388
45	Kanazawa	¥6,401
46	Kawasaki	¥6,467
47	Akita	¥6,479
48	Wakayama	¥6,529
49	Toyama	¥6,541
50	Okayama	¥6,712
51	Nagasaki	¥6,828
52	Niigata	¥6,902

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

Vitamin supplement (standard) costs ¥6,157 per box in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 0.2% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for vitamin supplement (standard) reads 100.9 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 0.1% year on year and up 1.0% over five years.

Vitamin supplement (standard) sits in the medical care group of Japan's CPI basket, with 618 monthly observations from April 1975 to September 2026. The series peaked at 136.0 in August 1991 and bottomed at 97.3 in March 2014; the latest reading is -25.8% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +0.7%.

Latest CPI

100.9

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+0.1%

5y change %

+1.0%

Change since 1975-04

-12.0%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Vitamin supplement (standard) in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	100.1	+0.8%	12
2016	100.4	+0.3%	12
2017	99.0	-1.4%	12
2018	98.1	-0.9%	12
2019	98.5	+0.4%	12
2020	100.0	+1.5%	12
2021	100.3	+0.3%	12
2022	100.3	0.0%	12
2023	100.2	-0.1%	12
2024	101.0	+0.8%	12
2025	100.9	-0.1%	12
2026	100.7	-0.2%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥6,157
2026-08	¥6,153
2026-07	¥6,173
2026-06	¥6,156
2026-05	¥6,154
2026-04	¥6,146
2026-03	¥6,127
2026-02	¥6,126
2026-01	¥6,126
2025-12	¥6,150
2025-11	¥6,137
2025-10	¥6,153
2025-09	¥6,142

Frequently asked questions

How much does vitamin supplement (standard) cost in Japan?: ¥6,157 per box, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest vitamin supplement (standard)?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nara was cheapest at ¥5,657 and Niigata the most expensive at ¥6,902.
How much have vitamin supplement (standard) prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +0.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have vitamin supplement (standard) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +1.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 100.9.
When were vitamin supplement (standard) prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 136.0 in August 1991. The latest reading is -25.8% 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).