How much does pet food (cat) cost in Japan?

¥90.9 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 pet food (cat)?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Mito was cheapest at ¥80 and Tokushima the most expensive at ¥102.

How much have pet food (cat) prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, -1.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have pet food (cat) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+62.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 158.7.

When were pet food (cat) prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 166.2 in April 2025. The latest reading is -4.5% 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).

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Pet food (cat) price in Japan

ペットフード（キャットフード）

Average retail price

¥90.9per pack-0.9% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: キャットフード，総合栄養食，成猫用，ウェットタイプ，パウチ入り（６０ｇ入り），普通品

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥80 Mito
Priciest surveyed city: ¥102 Tokushima

Price in your city:

¥89per pack-2.1% vs national average#16 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per pack
1	Mito	¥80
2	Kagoshima	¥81
3	Naha	¥81
4	Saga	¥84
5	Miyazaki	¥84
6	Fukushima	¥85
7	Niigata	¥85
8	Oita	¥86
9	Sendai	¥88
10	Maebashi	¥88
11	Saitama	¥88
12	Fukui	¥88
13	Shizuoka	¥88
14	Matsue	¥88
15	Kumamoto	¥88
16	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥89
17	Yamagata	¥89
18	Toyama	¥89
19	Nagano	¥89
20	Gifu	¥89
21	Tottori	¥89
22	Nagasaki	¥89
23	Utsunomiya	¥90
24	Kochi	¥90
25	Chiba	¥91
26	Nagoya	¥91
27	Yokohama	¥92
28	Tsu	¥92
29	Morioka	¥93
30	Kanazawa	¥93
31	Nara	¥93
32	Wakayama	¥93
33	Matsuyama	¥93
34	Kyoto	¥94
35	Yamaguchi	¥94
36	Aomori	¥95
37	Osaka	¥95
38	Sapporo	¥96
39	Akita	¥96
40	Kofu	¥96
41	Okayama	¥96
42	Otsu	¥97
43	Fukuoka	¥97
44	Kobe	¥98
45	Takamatsu	¥99
46	Hiroshima	¥102
47	Tokushima	¥102

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

Pet food (cat) costs ¥90.9 per pack in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 0.9% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for pet food (cat) reads 158.7 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 1.4% year on year and up 62.9% over five years.

Pet food (cat) sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 381 monthly observations from January 1995 to September 2026. The series peaked at 166.2 in April 2025 and bottomed at 81.6 in June 2013; the latest reading is -4.5% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +57.4%.

Latest CPI

158.7

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-1.4%

5y change %

+62.9%

Change since 1995-01

+77.5%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Pet food (cat) in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	104.9	-1.9%	12
2016	100.0	-4.7%	12
2017	100.6	+0.6%	12
2018	99.4	-1.2%	12
2019	98.3	-1.1%	12
2020	100.0	+1.7%	12
2021	98.7	-1.3%	12
2022	97.7	-1.0%	12
2023	117.5	+20.3%	12
2024	124.5	+6.0%	12
2025	153.8	+23.5%	12
2026	158.6	+3.1%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥90.9
2026-08	¥90.4
2026-07	¥90.6
2026-06	¥91
2026-05	¥91.5
2026-04	¥91.6
2026-03	¥91.4
2026-02	¥90.2
2026-01	¥90.2
2025-12	¥91.7
2025-11	¥91.9
2025-10	¥91.2
2025-09	¥91.7

Frequently asked questions

How much does pet food (cat) cost in Japan?: ¥90.9 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 pet food (cat)?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Mito was cheapest at ¥80 and Tokushima the most expensive at ¥102.
How much have pet food (cat) prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -1.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have pet food (cat) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +62.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 158.7.
When were pet food (cat) prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 166.2 in April 2025. The latest reading is -4.5% 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).