How much does hand soap cost in Japan?

¥634 per 1,000 mL, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest hand soap?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagano was cheapest at ¥551 and Tokushima the most expensive at ¥765.

How much have hand soap prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +1.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have hand soap prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+8.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 106.1.

When were hand soap prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 116.6 in May 1995. The latest reading is -9.0% 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).

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Hand soap price in Japan

手洗い用石けん

Average retail price

¥634per 1,000 mL-13.4% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 泡ハンドソープ，詰め替え用，プラスチックボトル入り（７７０～８４０ｍＬ入り），「キレイキレイ薬用泡ハンドソープ」又は「ビオレｕ泡ハンドソープ」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥551 Nagano
Priciest surveyed city: ¥765 Tokushima

Price in your city:

¥627per 1,000 mL-1.2% vs national average#23 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per 1,000 mL
1	Nagano	¥551
2	Fukushima	¥554
3	Miyazaki	¥557
4	Shizuoka	¥562
5	Utsunomiya	¥573
6	Kitakyushu	¥575
7	Sagamihara	¥577
8	Chiba	¥587
9	Toyama	¥587
10	Saga	¥591
11	Sakai	¥592
12	Oita	¥601
13	Nagasaki	¥603
14	Fukuoka	¥606
15	Kawasaki	¥606
16	Kobe	¥607
17	Kochi	¥607
18	Nagoya	¥610
19	Sendai	¥615
20	Kanazawa	¥616
21	Maebashi	¥619
22	Kyoto	¥623
23	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥627
24	Niigata	¥631
25	Gifu	¥632
26	Yokohama	¥633
27	Hamamatsu	¥633
28	Mito	¥635
29	Tsu	¥639
30	Yamaguchi	¥639
31	Kagoshima	¥640
32	Kumamoto	¥643
33	Saitama	¥645
34	Tottori	¥650
35	Takamatsu	¥654
36	Naha	¥656
37	Yamagata	¥660
38	Aomori	¥661
39	Hiroshima	¥661
40	Sapporo	¥662
41	Nara	¥667
42	Matsuyama	¥667
43	Otsu	¥668
44	Osaka	¥673
45	Morioka	¥676
46	Kofu	¥676
47	Akita	¥679
48	Matsue	¥679
49	Okayama	¥697
50	Fukui	¥716
51	Wakayama	¥726
52	Tokushima	¥765

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

Hand soap costs ¥634 per 1,000 mL in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 13.4% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for hand soap reads 106.1 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.2% year on year and up 8.8% over five years.

Hand soap sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 116.6 in May 1995 and bottomed at 54.0 in July 1972; the latest reading is -9.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +3.9%.

Latest CPI

106.1

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+1.2%

5y change %

+8.8%

Change since 1970-01

+95.8%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Hand soap in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	100.4	+0.4%	12
2016	101.1	+0.7%	12
2017	97.6	-3.5%	12
2018	95.8	-1.8%	12
2019	96.5	+0.7%	12
2020	100.0	+3.6%	12
2021	98.3	-1.7%	12
2022	97.4	-0.9%	12
2023	100.5	+3.2%	12
2024	103.1	+2.6%	12
2025	104.1	+1.0%	12
2026	105.0	+0.9%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥634
2026-08	¥631
2026-07	¥630
2026-06	¥632
2026-05	¥629
2026-04	¥625
2026-03	¥632
2026-02	¥633
2026-01	¥634
2025-12	¥633
2025-11	¥630
2025-10	¥630
2025-09	¥732

Frequently asked questions

How much does hand soap cost in Japan?: ¥634 per 1,000 mL, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest hand soap?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagano was cheapest at ¥551 and Tokushima the most expensive at ¥765.
How much have hand soap prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +1.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have hand soap prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +8.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 106.1.
When were hand soap prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 116.6 in May 1995. The latest reading is -9.0% 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).