How much does hair styling product cost in Japan?

¥850 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest hair styling product?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Saga was cheapest at ¥721 and Oita the most expensive at ¥980.

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

As of September 2026, +9.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+20.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 119.6.

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

Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 119.6 — a record high since the series began.

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 styling product price in Japan

整髪料

Average retail price

¥850per piece+8.7% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: ヘアワックス，８０ｇ入り，「ギャツビームービングラバースパイキーエッジ」，「ギャツビームービングラバーワイルドシェイク」又は「ウーノハイブリッドハードｆ」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥721 Saga
Priciest surveyed city: ¥980 Oita

Price in your city:

¥877per piece+3.2% vs national average#37 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per piece
1	Saga	¥721
2	Miyazaki	¥739
3	Kagoshima	¥760
4	Maebashi	¥768
5	Kitakyushu	¥788
6	Nagasaki	¥796
7	Kumamoto	¥805
8	Kofu	¥810
9	Mito	¥811
10	Utsunomiya	¥811
11	Chiba	¥811
12	Yamaguchi	¥815
13	Naha	¥825
14	Sendai	¥831
15	Nagano	¥833
16	Wakayama	¥834
17	Toyama	¥838
18	Yamagata	¥840
19	Shizuoka	¥840
20	Okayama	¥840
21	Niigata	¥841
22	Otsu	¥842
23	Fukushima	¥848
24	Kyoto	¥848
25	Hamamatsu	¥851
26	Saitama	¥855
27	Kobe	¥856
28	Matsue	¥856
29	Tokushima	¥856
30	Kanazawa	¥859
31	Matsuyama	¥859
32	Fukui	¥861
33	Tsu	¥862
34	Nagoya	¥869
35	Kawasaki	¥870
36	Osaka	¥874
37	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥877
38	Morioka	¥877
39	Tottori	¥877
40	Hiroshima	¥877
41	Kochi	¥877
42	Sagamihara	¥877
43	Sakai	¥877
44	Takamatsu	¥878
45	Fukuoka	¥878
46	Nara	¥881
47	Gifu	¥886
48	Akita	¥909
49	Aomori	¥918
50	Sapporo	¥921
51	Yokohama	¥938
52	Oita	¥980

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 styling product costs ¥850 per piece in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 8.7% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for hair styling product reads 119.6 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 9.2% year on year and up 20.1% over five years.

Hair styling product sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 119.6 in September 2026 and bottomed at 66.0 in January 1970; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level. Against ten years ago it is +20.8%.

Latest CPI

119.6

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+9.2%

5y change %

+20.1%

Change since 1970-01

+81.2%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Hair styling product in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	98.8	+0.8%	12
2016	99.2	+0.4%	12
2017	98.4	-0.8%	12
2018	98.1	-0.3%	12
2019	98.6	+0.5%	12
2020	100.0	+1.4%	12
2021	99.6	-0.4%	12
2022	99.7	+0.1%	12
2023	99.4	-0.3%	12
2024	102.4	+3.0%	12
2025	109.4	+6.8%	12
2026	110.9	+1.4%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥850
2026-08	¥787
2026-07	¥782
2026-06	¥782
2026-05	¥783
2026-04	¥782
2026-03	¥782
2026-02	¥782
2026-01	¥782
2025-12	¥782
2025-11	¥784
2025-10	¥782
2025-09	¥782

Frequently asked questions

How much does hair styling product cost in Japan?: ¥850 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest hair styling product?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Saga was cheapest at ¥721 and Oita the most expensive at ¥980.
How much have hair styling product prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +9.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have hair styling product prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +20.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 119.6.
When were hair styling product prices in Japan at their highest?: Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 119.6 — a record high since the series began.
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).