Car navigation
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥84,900 Kagoshima
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥118,950 Saitama
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
Car navigation costs ¥107,108 per unit in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 16.0% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for car navigation reads 123.2 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 12.8% year on year and up 20.8% over five years.
Car navigation sits in the transport & communication group of Japan's CPI basket, with 260 monthly observations from January 2005 to August 2026. The series peaked at 249.2 in January 2005 and bottomed at 92.7 in November 2022; the latest reading is -50.6% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +14.6%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 113.1 | +1.1% | 12 |
| 2016 | 110.4 | -2.4% | 12 |
| 2017 | 111.0 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2018 | 110.5 | -0.5% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.5 | -9.0% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -0.5% | 12 |
| 2021 | 101.4 | +1.4% | 12 |
| 2022 | 96.0 | -5.3% | 12 |
| 2023 | 103.6 | +7.9% | 12 |
| 2024 | 98.7 | -4.7% | 12 |
| 2025 | 106.5 | +7.9% | 12 |
| 2026 | 114.0 | +7.0% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥107,108 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥105,465 |
| 2026-06 | ¥102,170 |
| 2026-05 | ¥93,117 |
| 2026-04 | ¥92,106 |
| 2026-03 | ¥91,870 |
| 2026-02 | ¥91,670 |
| 2026-01 | ¥91,189 |
| 2025-12 | ¥91,202 |
| 2025-11 | ¥93,015 |
| 2025-10 | ¥93,305 |
| 2025-09 | ¥92,562 |
| 2025-08 | ¥92,309 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does car navigation cost in Japan?
- ¥107,108 per unit, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest car navigation?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Kagoshima was cheapest at ¥84,900 and Saitama the most expensive at ¥118,950.
- How much have car navigation prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +12.8% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have car navigation prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +20.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 123.2.
- When were car navigation prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 249.2 in January 2005. The latest reading is -50.6% 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).