Face cream (standard)
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥1,518 Tsu
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥1,826 Naha
The surveyed product specification changed in October 2025, so figures before that month are for a different product and are not comparable (¥749 → ¥1,525). Year-on-year change is withheld until 12 months of the new specification are available.
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 cream (standard) costs ¥1,692 per piece in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for face cream (standard) reads 110.8 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 10.2% year on year and up 10.2% over five years.
Face cream (standard) sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 320 monthly observations from January 2000 to August 2026. The series peaked at 110.8 in August 2026 and bottomed at 95.3 in October 2013; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level. Against ten years ago it is +13.3%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.9 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2016 | 97.8 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2017 | 97.0 | -0.8% | 12 |
| 2018 | 97.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2019 | 97.7 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +2.4% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.4 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2022 | 100.7 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2023 | 100.4 | -0.3% | 12 |
| 2024 | 99.8 | -0.6% | 12 |
| 2025 | 100.3 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2026 | 106.6 | +6.3% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥1,692 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥1,689 |
| 2026-06 | ¥1,689 |
| 2026-05 | ¥1,689 |
| 2026-04 | ¥1,673 |
| 2026-03 | ¥1,525 |
| 2026-02 | ¥1,525 |
| 2026-01 | ¥1,525 |
| 2025-12 | ¥1,525 |
| 2025-11 | ¥1,525 |
| 2025-10 | ¥1,525 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does face cream (standard) cost in Japan?
- ¥1,692 per piece, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest face cream (standard)?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Tsu was cheapest at ¥1,518 and Naha the most expensive at ¥1,826.
- How much have face cream (standard) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +10.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have face cream (standard) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +10.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 110.8.
- When were face cream (standard) prices in Japan at their highest?
- Right now. The latest month, August 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 110.8 — 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).