Vaccination fee
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥3,050 Kochi
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥5,830 Kobe
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
Vaccination fee costs ¥4,291 per visit in Japan as of January 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for vaccination fee reads 102.3 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 0.5% year on year and up 1.7% over five years.
Vaccination fee sits in the medical care group of Japan's CPI basket, with 200 monthly observations from January 2010 to August 2026. The series peaked at 102.3 in October 2025 and bottomed at 80.8 in November 2012; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +5.7%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.3 | +6.2% | 12 |
| 2016 | 97.1 | +12.5% | 12 |
| 2017 | 97.6 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2018 | 97.7 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 98.3 | +0.6% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +1.7% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.8 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2022 | 101.3 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2023 | 101.6 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2024 | 101.9 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2025 | 101.9 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2026 | 102.3 | +0.4% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-01 | ¥4,291 |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | ¥4,301 |
| 2025-11 | ¥4,305 |
| 2025-10 | ¥4,269 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does vaccination fee cost in Japan?
- ¥4,291 per visit, as of January 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest vaccination fee?
- Among the surveyed cities in January 2026, Kochi was cheapest at ¥3,050 and Kobe the most expensive at ¥5,830.
- How much have vaccination fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +0.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have vaccination fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +1.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 102.3.
- When were vaccination fee prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 102.3 in October 2025. 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).