Passport fee
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥8,900 Sapporo
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥8,900 Naha
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
Passport fee costs ¥8,900 per copy in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 44.0% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for passport fee reads 55.6 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 44.1% year on year and down 44.4% over five years.
Passport fee sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 320 monthly observations from January 2000 to August 2026. The series peaked at 100.0 in April 2006 and bottomed at 55.6 in July 2026; the latest reading is -44.4% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is -44.4%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2016 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2017 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2018 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 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 | 99.6 | -0.4% | 12 |
| 2026 | 88.5 | -11.1% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥8,900 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥8,900 |
| 2026-06 | ¥15,900 |
| 2026-05 | ¥15,900 |
| 2026-04 | ¥15,900 |
| 2026-03 | ¥15,900 |
| 2026-02 | ¥15,900 |
| 2026-01 | ¥15,900 |
| 2025-12 | ¥15,900 |
| 2025-11 | ¥15,900 |
| 2025-10 | ¥15,900 |
| 2025-09 | ¥15,900 |
| 2025-08 | ¥15,900 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does passport fee cost in Japan?
- ¥8,900 per copy, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest passport fee?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Sapporo was cheapest at ¥8,900 and Naha the most expensive at ¥8,900.
- How much have passport fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, -44.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have passport fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- -44.4% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 55.6.
- When were passport fee prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 100.0 in April 2006. The latest reading is -44.4% 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).