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Where is Spices cheapest?
47 cities, cheapest first (2026-09).
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Per 1 box, 43 g. Prices the Statistics Bureau of Japan surveys in 81 cities every month. Nothing is estimated. A city name opens every item surveyed in that city.
Median (47 cities)174 yenvs prev. month +1.2%
Lowest153 yen長野市
Highest193 yen熊本市
Unit1 box, 43 g2026-09
47 cities, lowest first (2026-09)
| City | Price | vs median | vs prev. month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 長野市 | 153 yen | -12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2 | 青森市 | 156 yen | -10.3% | +0.0% |
| 3 | 盛岡市 | 157 yen | -9.8% | +0.0% |
| 4 | 宇都宮市 | 160 yen | -8.0% | -11.6% |
| 5 | 徳島市 | 160 yen | -8.0% | -2.4% |
| 6 | 神戸市 | 161 yen | -7.5% | +0.0% |
| 7 | 水戸市 | 163 yen | -6.3% | -8.4% |
| 8 | さいたま市 | 163 yen | -6.3% | +5.2% |
| 9 | 佐賀市 | 164 yen | -5.7% | +0.0% |
| 10 | 福岡市 | 165 yen | -5.2% | +0.0% |
| 11 | 前橋市 | 167 yen | -4.0% | -1.8% |
| 12 | 岡山市 | 167 yen | -4.0% | +0.0% |
| 13 | 松山市 | 167 yen | -4.0% | +0.0% |
| 14 | 鹿児島市 | 167 yen | -4.0% | +0.0% |
| 15 | 秋田市 | 168 yen | -3.4% | +0.0% |
| 16 | 千葉市 | 168 yen | -3.4% | -8.7% |
| 17 | 京都市 | 169 yen | -2.9% | -0.6% |
| 18 | 甲府市 | 171 yen | -1.7% | +0.0% |
| 19 | 静岡市 | 171 yen | -1.7% | +0.0% |
| 20 | 大阪市 | 172 yen | -1.1% | +0.0% |
| 21 | 仙台市 | 173 yen | -0.6% | +1.8% |
| 22 | 横浜市 | 173 yen | -0.6% | +0.0% |
| 23 | 新潟市 | 174 yen | +0.0% | +4.8% |
| 24 | 岐阜市 | 174 yen | +0.0% | +1.8% |
| 25 | 奈良市 | 174 yen | +0.0% | +2.4% |
| 26 | 那覇市 | 174 yen | +0.0% | +2.4% |
| 27 | 和歌山市 | 175 yen | +0.6% | +4.2% |
| 28 | 宮崎市 | 175 yen | +0.6% | +9.4% |
| 29 | 鳥取市 | 177 yen | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| 30 | 福井市 | 178 yen | +2.3% | +0.0% |
| 31 | 大津市 | 178 yen | +2.3% | -5.8% |
| 32 | 松江市 | 179 yen | +2.9% | +0.0% |
| 33 | 山口市 | 181 yen | +4.0% | +0.0% |
| 34 | 高松市 | 181 yen | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| 35 | 金沢市 | 182 yen | +4.6% | +0.0% |
| 36 | 広島市 | 184 yen | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 37 | 山形市 | 185 yen | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 38 | 福島市 | 185 yen | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 39 | 名古屋市 | 185 yen | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 40 | 高知市 | 185 yen | +6.3% | +2.2% |
| 41 | 富山市 | 186 yen | +6.9% | +0.0% |
| 42 | 大分市 | 186 yen | +6.9% | +0.0% |
| 43 | 札幌市 | 187 yen | +7.5% | +0.0% |
| 44 | 長崎市 | 189 yen | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 45 | 東京都区部 | 192 yen | +10.3% | +1.6% |
| 46 | 津市 | 192 yen | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| 47 | 熊本市 | 193 yen | +10.9% | +0.0% |
Monthly median across cities
| Month | Median | Cities | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 177 yen | 47 | 青森市 156 | 福井市 222 |
| 2025-02 | 177 yen | 47 | 大分市 153 | 東京都区部 198 |
| 2025-03 | 177 yen | 47 | 大分市 153 | 東京都区部 196 |
| 2025-04 | 177 yen | 47 | 高知市 153 | 東京都区部 196 |
| 2025-05 | 178 yen | 47 | 青森市 156 | 東京都区部 196 |
| 2025-06 | 178 yen | 47 | 佐賀市 154 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2025-07 | 177 yen | 47 | 鹿児島市 152 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2025-08 | 177 yen | 47 | 青森市 146 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2025-09 | 177 yen | 47 | 青森市 156 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2025-10 | 178 yen | 47 | 青森市 156 | 東京都区部 194 |
| 2025-11 | 178 yen | 47 | 長野市 150 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2025-12 | 174 yen | 47 | 長野市 150 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2026-01 | 176 yen | 47 | 佐賀市 154 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2026-02 | 177 yen | 47 | 長野市 153 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2026-03 | 178 yen | 47 | 長野市 153 | 東京都区部 195 |
| 2026-04 | 174 yen | 47 | 長野市 153 | 福井市 196 |
| 2026-05 | 172 yen | 47 | 山形市 149 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2026-06 | 174 yen | 47 | 長野市 153 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2026-07 | 171 yen | 47 | 長野市 153 | 福井市 196 |
| 2026-08 | 172 yen | 47 | 長野市 153 | 熊本市 193 |
| 2026-09 | 174 yen | 47 | 長野市 153 | 熊本市 193 |
To cite: Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Retail Price Survey (Trend): retail prices of major items by city. Via kurashigram (https://kurashigram.com/en/cost/item/1660/, table for 2026-09, retrieved 2026-10-25 14:15).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Retail Price Survey (Trend): retail prices of major items by city. “vs median” is the difference from the median of cities with a value that month; “vs prev. month” compares the same city with its previous surveyed month. Machine-readable: this item as a data file · stat.go.jp
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