How much does hair coloring product cost in Japan?

¥686 per box, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest hair coloring product?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagano was cheapest at ¥548 and Toyama the most expensive at ¥850.

How much have hair coloring product prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +4.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have hair coloring product prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+9.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 105.6.

When were hair coloring product prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 131.8 in March 2001. The latest reading is -19.9% 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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Hair coloring product price in Japan

ヘアカラーリング剤

Average retail price

¥686per box+6.2% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: ヘアカラー，白髪用，早染めタイプ，クリーム，箱入り（１剤４０ｇ・２剤４０ｇ入り），「ビゲン香りのヘアカラークリーム」又は「ブローネ香りと艶カラークリーム」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥548 Nagano
Priciest surveyed city: ¥850 Toyama

Price in your city:

¥652per box-4.9% vs national average#18 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per box
1	Nagano	¥548
2	Utsunomiya	¥575
3	Shizuoka	¥602
4	Yokohama	¥603
5	Fukui	¥603
6	Kobe	¥613
7	Gifu	¥615
8	Mito	¥623
9	Nagoya	¥627
10	Tokushima	¥628
11	Yamagata	¥630
12	Chiba	¥630
13	Niigata	¥630
14	Oita	¥630
15	Kanazawa	¥631
16	Nagasaki	¥647
17	Tsu	¥650
18	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥652
19	Kyoto	¥657
20	Kagoshima	¥657
21	Matsue	¥658
22	Yamaguchi	¥663
23	Maebashi	¥665
24	Saga	¥665
25	Sapporo	¥685
26	Osaka	¥695
27	Hiroshima	¥696
28	Okayama	¥698
29	Sendai	¥707
30	Matsuyama	¥708
31	Fukushima	¥712
32	Tottori	¥712
33	Kochi	¥713
34	Aomori	¥727
35	Nara	¥735
36	Wakayama	¥740
37	Kumamoto	¥746
38	Miyazaki	¥747
39	Naha	¥758
40	Takamatsu	¥767
41	Akita	¥768
42	Otsu	¥769
43	Fukuoka	¥779
44	Saitama	¥789
45	Morioka	¥795
46	Kofu	¥822
47	Toyama	¥850

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

Hair coloring product costs ¥686 per box in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 6.2% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for hair coloring product reads 105.6 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 4.7% year on year and up 9.1% over five years.

Hair coloring product sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 321 monthly observations from January 2000 to September 2026. The series peaked at 131.8 in March 2001 and bottomed at 94.7 in May 2013; the latest reading is -19.9% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +2.7%.

Latest CPI

105.6

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+4.7%

5y change %

+9.1%

Change since 2000-01

-17.3%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Hair coloring product in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	101.8	+0.6%	12
2016	101.2	-0.6%	12
2017	100.6	-0.6%	12
2018	99.4	-1.2%	12
2019	100.3	+0.9%	12
2020	100.0	-0.3%	12
2021	97.2	-2.8%	12
2022	99.8	+2.7%	12
2023	99.4	-0.4%	12
2024	101.4	+2.0%	12
2025	100.7	-0.7%	12
2026	101.2	+0.5%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥686
2026-08	¥685
2026-07	¥646
2026-06	¥631
2026-05	¥643
2026-04	¥636
2026-03	¥636
2026-02	¥642
2026-01	¥647
2025-12	¥643
2025-11	¥649
2025-10	¥641
2025-09	¥646

Frequently asked questions

How much does hair coloring product cost in Japan?: ¥686 per box, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest hair coloring product?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagano was cheapest at ¥548 and Toyama the most expensive at ¥850.
How much have hair coloring product prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +4.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have hair coloring product prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +9.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 105.6.
When were hair coloring product prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 131.8 in March 2001. The latest reading is -19.9% 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).