Foundation (standard) price in Japan
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥1,430 Sapporo
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥1,430 Naha
See all 47 cities, cheapest first
| # | City | Price (JPY) · per piece |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo (23 wards) | ¥1,430 |
| 2 | Sapporo | ¥1,430 |
| 3 | Aomori | ¥1,430 |
| 4 | Morioka | ¥1,430 |
| 5 | Sendai | ¥1,430 |
| 6 | Akita | ¥1,430 |
| 7 | Yamagata | ¥1,430 |
| 8 | Fukushima | ¥1,430 |
| 9 | Mito | ¥1,430 |
| 10 | Utsunomiya | ¥1,430 |
| 11 | Maebashi | ¥1,430 |
| 12 | Saitama | ¥1,430 |
| 13 | Chiba | ¥1,430 |
| 14 | Yokohama | ¥1,430 |
| 15 | Niigata | ¥1,430 |
| 16 | Toyama | ¥1,430 |
| 17 | Kanazawa | ¥1,430 |
| 18 | Fukui | ¥1,430 |
| 19 | Kofu | ¥1,430 |
| 20 | Nagano | ¥1,430 |
| 21 | Gifu | ¥1,430 |
| 22 | Shizuoka | ¥1,430 |
| 23 | Nagoya | ¥1,430 |
| 24 | Tsu | ¥1,430 |
| 25 | Otsu | ¥1,430 |
| 26 | Kyoto | ¥1,430 |
| 27 | Osaka | ¥1,430 |
| 28 | Kobe | ¥1,430 |
| 29 | Nara | ¥1,430 |
| 30 | Wakayama | ¥1,430 |
| 31 | Tottori | ¥1,430 |
| 32 | Matsue | ¥1,430 |
| 33 | Okayama | ¥1,430 |
| 34 | Hiroshima | ¥1,430 |
| 35 | Yamaguchi | ¥1,430 |
| 36 | Tokushima | ¥1,430 |
| 37 | Takamatsu | ¥1,430 |
| 38 | Matsuyama | ¥1,430 |
| 39 | Kochi | ¥1,430 |
| 40 | Fukuoka | ¥1,430 |
| 41 | Saga | ¥1,430 |
| 42 | Nagasaki | ¥1,430 |
| 43 | Kumamoto | ¥1,430 |
| 44 | Oita | ¥1,430 |
| 45 | Miyazaki | ¥1,430 |
| 46 | Kagoshima | ¥1,430 |
| 47 | Naha | ¥1,430 |
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
Foundation (standard) costs ¥1,430 per piece in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, flat from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for foundation (standard) reads 100.0 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, flat year on year and flat over five years.
Foundation (standard) sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 321 monthly observations from January 2000 to September 2026. The series peaked at 124.6 in July 2000 and bottomed at 97.7 in November 2017; the latest reading is -19.7% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is -18.6%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 122.9 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2016 | 118.9 | -3.3% | 12 |
| 2017 | 98.3 | -17.3% | 12 |
| 2018 | 97.8 | -0.5% | 12 |
| 2019 | 98.5 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +1.5% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2022 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2023 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2024 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2025 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2026 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 9 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-09 | ¥1,430 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | ¥1,430 |
| 2026-07 | ¥1,430 |
| 2026-06 | ¥1,430 |
| 2026-05 | ¥1,430 |
| 2026-04 | ¥1,430 |
| 2026-03 | ¥1,430 |
| 2026-02 | ¥1,430 |
| 2026-01 | ¥1,430 |
| 2025-12 | ¥1,430 |
| 2025-11 | ¥1,430 |
| 2025-10 | ¥1,430 |
| 2025-09 | ¥1,430 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does foundation (standard) cost in Japan?
- ¥1,430 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest foundation (standard)?
- Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Sapporo was cheapest at ¥1,430 and Naha the most expensive at ¥1,430.
- How much have foundation (standard) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of September 2026, 0.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have foundation (standard) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- 0.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 100.0.
- When were foundation (standard) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 124.6 in July 2000. The latest reading is -19.7% 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).