How much does face wash cost in Japan?

¥427 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest face wash?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Oita was cheapest at ¥321 and Kofu the most expensive at ¥507.

How much have face wash prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +16.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have face wash prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+13.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 110.8.

When were face wash prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 111.0 in February 2010. The latest reading is -0.2% 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).

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Face wash price in Japan

洗顔料

Average retail price

¥427per unit+15.1% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 洗顔フォーム，チューブ入り（１３０ｇ入り），「ビオレスキンケア洗顔料」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥321 Oita
Priciest surveyed city: ¥507 Kofu

Price in your city:

¥448per unit+4.9% vs national average#36 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Oita	¥321
2	Fukui	¥350
3	Utsunomiya	¥364
4	Gifu	¥375
5	Nagoya	¥375
6	Saga	¥382
7	Chiba	¥383
8	Fukushima	¥386
9	Morioka	¥389
10	Sapporo	¥404
11	Akita	¥405
12	Shizuoka	¥409
13	Osaka	¥410
14	Wakayama	¥412
15	Matsue	¥412
16	Yamagata	¥415
17	Maebashi	¥416
18	Yokohama	¥417
19	Nara	¥418
20	Toyama	¥419
21	Kagoshima	¥423
22	Miyazaki	¥426
23	Sendai	¥427
24	Fukuoka	¥432
25	Niigata	¥433
26	Tsu	¥433
27	Kobe	¥436
28	Naha	¥437
29	Tokushima	¥438
30	Kyoto	¥441
31	Mito	¥442
32	Otsu	¥442
33	Kochi	¥444
34	Saitama	¥445
35	Kanazawa	¥445
36	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥448
37	Okayama	¥449
38	Matsuyama	¥455
39	Tottori	¥456
40	Kumamoto	¥460
41	Takamatsu	¥467
42	Hiroshima	¥468
43	Nagano	¥477
44	Aomori	¥481
45	Yamaguchi	¥489
46	Nagasaki	¥503
47	Kofu	¥507

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

Face wash costs ¥427 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 15.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for face wash reads 110.8 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 16.1% year on year and up 13.8% over five years.

Face wash sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 201 monthly observations from January 2010 to September 2026. The series peaked at 111.0 in February 2010 and bottomed at 95.4 in September 2025; the latest reading is -0.2% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +9.1%.

Latest CPI

110.8

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+16.1%

5y change %

+13.8%

Change since 2010-01

+0.3%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Face wash in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	102.8	-0.8%	12
2016	102.3	-0.5%	12
2017	100.3	-2.0%	12
2018	99.9	-0.4%	12
2019	98.8	-1.1%	12
2020	100.0	+1.2%	12
2021	99.4	-0.6%	12
2022	97.8	-1.6%	12
2023	98.5	+0.7%	12
2024	99.2	+0.7%	12
2025	97.4	-1.8%	12
2026	101.5	+4.2%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥427
2026-08	¥423
2026-07	¥389
2026-06	¥384
2026-05	¥380
2026-04	¥379
2026-03	¥379
2026-02	¥371
2026-01	¥365
2025-12	¥372
2025-11	¥372
2025-10	¥372
2025-09	¥371

Frequently asked questions

How much does face wash cost in Japan?: ¥427 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest face wash?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Oita was cheapest at ¥321 and Kofu the most expensive at ¥507.
How much have face wash prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +16.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have face wash prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +13.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 110.8.
When were face wash prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 111.0 in February 2010. The latest reading is -0.2% 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).