How much does face mask cost in Japan?

¥393 per pack, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest face mask?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Matsuyama was cheapest at ¥283 and Miyazaki the most expensive at ¥491.

How much have face mask prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, -7.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have face mask prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+9.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 103.3.

When were face mask prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 112.9 in January 2025. The latest reading is -8.5% 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 6102

Face mask price in Japan

マスク

Average retail price

¥393per pack-8.4% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 大人用，不織布製，プリーツ型，袋入り（７枚入り）

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥283 Matsuyama
Priciest surveyed city: ¥491 Miyazaki

Price in your city:

¥413per pack+5.1% vs national average#33 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per pack
1	Matsuyama	¥283
2	Kagoshima	¥301
3	Oita	¥308
4	Maebashi	¥331
5	Tottori	¥338
6	Fukuoka	¥352
7	Yamagata	¥356
8	Wakayama	¥357
9	Hiroshima	¥358
10	Fukui	¥364
11	Shizuoka	¥364
12	Saga	¥369
13	Naha	¥374
14	Otsu	¥376
15	Tokushima	¥376
16	Takamatsu	¥376
17	Saitama	¥378
18	Utsunomiya	¥382
19	Fukushima	¥383
20	Nagano	¥384
21	Niigata	¥385
22	Nagoya	¥388
23	Sendai	¥390
24	Aomori	¥393
25	Chiba	¥396
26	Osaka	¥397
27	Matsue	¥400
28	Kochi	¥400
29	Kumamoto	¥404
30	Kobe	¥406
31	Toyama	¥408
32	Yokohama	¥410
33	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥413
34	Okayama	¥415
35	Morioka	¥419
36	Kofu	¥419
37	Mito	¥420
38	Akita	¥423
39	Sapporo	¥428
40	Nara	¥430
41	Yamaguchi	¥431
42	Nagasaki	¥443
43	Tsu	¥453
44	Gifu	¥456
45	Kyoto	¥467
46	Kanazawa	¥475
47	Miyazaki	¥491

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

Face mask costs ¥393 per pack in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 8.4% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for face mask reads 103.3 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 7.9% year on year and up 9.0% over five years.

Face mask sits in the medical care group of Japan's CPI basket, with 141 monthly observations from January 2015 to September 2026. The series peaked at 112.9 in January 2025 and bottomed at 91.1 in January 2021; the latest reading is -8.5% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is -3.2%.

Latest CPI

103.3

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-7.9%

5y change %

+9.0%

Change since 2015-01

+8.7%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Face mask in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	97.6	—	12
2016	105.5	+8.1%	12
2017	104.0	-1.4%	12
2018	101.8	-2.1%	12
2019	99.5	-2.3%	12
2020	100.0	+0.5%	12
2021	94.5	-5.5%	12
2022	93.9	-0.6%	12
2023	105.1	+11.9%	12
2024	110.1	+4.8%	12
2025	112.2	+1.9%	12
2026	103.2	-8.0%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥393
2026-08	¥389
2026-07	¥390
2026-06	¥388
2026-05	¥387
2026-04	¥388
2026-03	¥389
2026-02	¥387
2026-01	¥397
2025-12	¥427
2025-11	¥428
2025-10	¥432
2025-09	¥429

Frequently asked questions

How much does face mask cost in Japan?: ¥393 per pack, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest face mask?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Matsuyama was cheapest at ¥283 and Miyazaki the most expensive at ¥491.
How much have face mask prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -7.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have face mask prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +9.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 103.3.
When were face mask prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 112.9 in January 2025. The latest reading is -8.5% 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).