How much does karaoke room fee cost in Japan?

¥933 per person, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest karaoke room fee?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nara was cheapest at ¥520 and Yokohama the most expensive at ¥1,371.

How much have karaoke room fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +3.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have karaoke room fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+20.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 121.2.

When were karaoke room fee prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 143.0 in August 2026. The latest reading is -15.2% 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).

Culture & recreation · code 9395

Karaoke room fee price in Japan

カラオケルーム使用料

Average retail price

¥933per person+2.9% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: ルーム料とカラオケ料込み（飲食代を除く），１人当たりの時間制，ビジター料金，平日（金曜日を除く），夜料金１時間の料金

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥520 Nara
Priciest surveyed city: ¥1,371 Yokohama

Price in your city:

¥1,194per person+27.9% vs national average#41 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per person
1	Nara	¥520
2	Okayama	¥533
3	Tottori	¥564
4	Saga	¥673
5	Mito	¥711
6	Yamaguchi	¥712
7	Akita	¥720
8	Morioka	¥725
9	Sapporo	¥744
10	Naha	¥760
11	Toyama	¥775
12	Kyoto	¥778
13	Tsu	¥790
14	Kanazawa	¥800
15	Kofu	¥800
16	Fukushima	¥820
17	Maebashi	¥822
18	Tokushima	¥827
19	Sendai	¥882
20	Kagoshima	¥883
21	Otsu	¥900
22	Nagoya	¥907
23	Fukui	¥937
24	Fukuoka	¥941
25	Takamatsu	¥960
26	Gifu	¥963
27	Kumamoto	¥963
28	Oita	¥967
29	Matsue	¥990
30	Saitama	¥991
31	Nagasaki	¥1,001
32	Miyazaki	¥1,007
33	Wakayama	¥1,020
34	Niigata	¥1,033
35	Hiroshima	¥1,050
36	Kobe	¥1,052
37	Shizuoka	¥1,080
38	Nagano	¥1,110
39	Kochi	¥1,137
40	Chiba	¥1,181
41	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥1,194
42	Matsuyama	¥1,215
43	Utsunomiya	¥1,240
44	Yamagata	¥1,254
45	Osaka	¥1,263
46	Aomori	¥1,297
47	Yokohama	¥1,371

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

Karaoke room fee costs ¥933 per person in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 2.9% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for karaoke room fee reads 121.2 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 3.2% year on year and up 20.8% over five years.

Karaoke room fee 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 143.0 in August 2026 and bottomed at 79.1 in November 2005; the latest reading is -15.2% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +38.4%.

Latest CPI

121.2

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+3.2%

5y change %

+20.8%

Change since 1995-01

+29.6%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Karaoke room fee in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	88.2	-0.1%	12
2016	88.9	+0.8%	12
2017	91.1	+2.5%	12
2018	94.1	+3.3%	12
2019	98.5	+4.7%	12
2020	100.0	+1.5%	12
2021	100.8	+0.8%	12
2022	103.2	+2.4%	12
2023	108.4	+5.0%	12
2024	116.5	+7.5%	12
2025	119.9	+2.9%	12
2026	122.9	+2.5%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥933
2026-08	¥1,108
2026-07	¥934
2026-06	¥935
2026-05	¥938
2026-04	¥935
2026-03	¥961
2026-02	¥926
2026-01	¥925
2025-12	¥1,065
2025-11	¥913
2025-10	¥916
2025-09	¥907

Frequently asked questions

How much does karaoke room fee cost in Japan?: ¥933 per person, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest karaoke room fee?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nara was cheapest at ¥520 and Yokohama the most expensive at ¥1,371.
How much have karaoke room fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +3.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have karaoke room fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +20.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 121.2.
When were karaoke room fee prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 143.0 in August 2026. The latest reading is -15.2% 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).