How much does contact lenses cost in Japan?

¥10,899 per box, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest contact lenses?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kanazawa was cheapest at ¥8,474 and Saga the most expensive at ¥13,100.

How much have contact lenses prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +1.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have contact lenses prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+16.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 116.2.

When were contact lenses prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 124.5 in June 1991. The latest reading is -6.7% 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).

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Contact lenses price in Japan

コンタクトレンズ

Average retail price

¥10,899per box+1.3% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: ソフトレンズ，使い捨てレンズ，１日交換タイプ，近視用，箱入り（９０枚入り），「ワンデーアキュビューモイスト」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥8,474 Kanazawa
Priciest surveyed city: ¥13,100 Saga

Price in your city:

¥11,574per box+6.2% vs national average#31 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per box
1	Kanazawa	¥8,474
2	Naha	¥8,700
3	Takamatsu	¥8,840
4	Tottori	¥8,933
5	Tokushima	¥9,060
6	Yamaguchi	¥9,075
7	Toyama	¥9,313
8	Wakayama	¥9,412
9	Okayama	¥9,533
10	Maebashi	¥9,559
11	Kobe	¥9,591
12	Kochi	¥10,263
13	Yamagata	¥10,379
14	Oita	¥10,600
15	Yokohama	¥10,686
16	Otsu	¥10,723
17	Hiroshima	¥10,775
18	Nara	¥10,783
19	Niigata	¥10,823
20	Akita	¥10,867
21	Mito	¥10,909
22	Morioka	¥10,973
23	Matsuyama	¥11,029
24	Osaka	¥11,185
25	Gifu	¥11,277
26	Nagano	¥11,286
27	Fukuoka	¥11,289
28	Sapporo	¥11,311
29	Miyazaki	¥11,350
30	Sendai	¥11,508
31	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥11,574
32	Utsunomiya	¥11,576
33	Nagoya	¥11,581
34	Nagasaki	¥11,734
35	Kofu	¥11,740
36	Shizuoka	¥11,740
37	Fukui	¥11,792
38	Tsu	¥11,878
39	Saitama	¥11,880
40	Matsue	¥11,931
41	Chiba	¥11,945
42	Kyoto	¥11,971
43	Fukushima	¥12,048
44	Kumamoto	¥12,056
45	Kagoshima	¥12,167
46	Aomori	¥13,012
47	Saga	¥13,100

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

Contact lenses costs ¥10,899 per box in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 1.3% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for contact lenses reads 116.2 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.5% year on year and up 16.1% over five years.

Contact lenses sits in the medical care group of Japan's CPI basket, with 441 monthly observations from January 1990 to September 2026. The series peaked at 124.5 in June 1991 and bottomed at 86.8 in August 2013; the latest reading is -6.7% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +30.0%.

Latest CPI

116.2

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+1.5%

5y change %

+16.1%

Change since 1990-01

-6.5%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Contact lenses in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	89.3	+0.9%	12
2016	89.4	+0.1%	12
2017	89.7	+0.3%	12
2018	93.5	+4.2%	12
2019	97.2	+4.0%	12
2020	100.0	+2.9%	12
2021	100.2	+0.2%	12
2022	100.6	+0.4%	12
2023	106.5	+5.9%	12
2024	111.5	+4.7%	12
2025	114.0	+2.2%	12
2026	116.0	+1.8%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥10,899
2026-08	¥10,985
2026-07	¥10,898
2026-06	¥10,887
2026-05	¥10,863
2026-04	¥10,855
2026-03	¥10,842
2026-02	¥10,836
2026-01	¥10,829
2025-12	¥10,812
2025-11	¥10,837
2025-10	¥10,786
2025-09	¥10,754

Frequently asked questions

How much does contact lenses cost in Japan?: ¥10,899 per box, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest contact lenses?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kanazawa was cheapest at ¥8,474 and Saga the most expensive at ¥13,100.
How much have contact lenses prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +1.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have contact lenses prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +16.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 116.2.
When were contact lenses prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 124.5 in June 1991. The latest reading is -6.7% 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).