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Box lunch (matsunouchi): price by city in Japan
2026-07

Per per piece. Prices the Statistics Bureau of Japan surveys in 81 cities every month, ranked from lowest for 2026-07. Nothing is estimated. A city name opens every item surveyed in that city.

2026-09-17 20:02
🏷Lowest price for Box lunch (matsunouchi)589 yen101 yen below the median大阪, per per piece (2026-07)Open that city
Median (47 cities)690 yenvs prev. month +0.0%
Lowest589 yen大阪
Highest911 yen札幌
Unitper piece2026-07

47 cities, lowest first (2026-07)

CityPricevs medianvs prev. month
1大阪589 yen-14.6%+0.0%
2横浜592 yen-14.2%+0.0%
3和歌山600 yen-13.0%+0.0%
4佐賀613 yen-11.2%+0.0%
5盛岡623 yen-9.7%+0.0%
6青森627 yen-9.1%+0.0%
7東京都区部639 yen-7.4%+0.0%
8大津639 yen-7.4%+0.0%
9奈良639 yen-7.4%+0.0%
10神戸643 yen-6.8%+0.0%
11福島653 yen-5.4%+0.0%
12秋田663 yen-3.9%+0.0%
13宮崎663 yen-3.9%-2.1%
14熊本676 yen-2.0%+0.0%
15長崎680 yen-1.4%+0.0%
16前橋683 yen-1.0%+0.0%
17仙台690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
18山形690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
19宇都宮690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
20新潟690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
21富山690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
22金沢690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
23福井690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
24甲府690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
25長野690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
26岐阜690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
27静岡690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
28690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
29鳥取690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
30松江690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
31岡山690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
32広島690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
33山口690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
34福岡690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
35大分690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
36鹿児島690 yen+0.0%+0.0%
37水戸693 yen+0.4%+0.0%
38京都693 yen+0.4%+0.0%
39徳島693 yen+0.4%+0.0%
40高松693 yen+0.4%+0.0%
41さいたま700 yen+1.4%+0.0%
42千葉700 yen+1.4%+0.0%
43名古屋700 yen+1.4%+0.0%
44高知700 yen+1.4%+0.0%
45那覇700 yen+1.4%+0.0%
46松山713 yen+3.3%+0.0%
47札幌911 yen+32.0%+0.0%

Monthly median across cities

MonthMedianCitiesLowestHighest
2020-01530 yen47横浜 471山形 609
2020-02536 yen47横浜 471山形 609
2020-03545 yen47横浜 471札幌 637
2020-04563 yen47横浜 471札幌 637
2020-05563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2020-06563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2020-07563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2020-08563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2020-09563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2020-10563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2020-11563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2020-12563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2021-01563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2021-02563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2021-03563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2021-04563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 637
2021-05563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2021-06563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2021-07563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2021-08563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2021-09563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2021-10563 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2021-11577 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2021-12577 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2022-01577 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2022-02577 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2022-03577 yen47佐賀 497札幌 670
2022-04577 yen47静岡 530札幌 670
2022-05577 yen47静岡 530札幌 670
2022-06577 yen47静岡 530札幌 677
2022-07590 yen47静岡 530札幌 677
2022-08590 yen47佐賀 530札幌 677
2022-09590 yen47佐賀 530札幌 677
2022-10600 yen47さいたま 536札幌 690
2022-11600 yen47佐賀 540札幌 690
2022-12600 yen47和歌山 533札幌 690
2023-01610 yen47和歌山 533札幌 700
2023-02613 yen47和歌山 533札幌 700
2023-03613 yen47和歌山 533札幌 700
2023-04613 yen47和歌山 533札幌 700
2023-05613 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2023-06613 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2023-07613 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2023-08613 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2023-09613 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2023-10613 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2023-11623 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2023-12627 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2024-01627 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2024-02627 yen47和歌山 533札幌 733
2024-03623 yen47和歌山 533札幌 730
2024-04623 yen47和歌山 533札幌 730
2024-05623 yen47和歌山 533札幌 763
2024-06627 yen47和歌山 533札幌 763
2024-07627 yen47和歌山 533札幌 777
2024-08627 yen47和歌山 533札幌 777
2024-09637 yen47和歌山 533札幌 777
2024-10637 yen47和歌山 533札幌 777
2024-11640 yen47和歌山 533札幌 793
2024-12640 yen47和歌山 533札幌 829
2025-01670 yen47和歌山 533札幌 836
2025-02670 yen47和歌山 547札幌 836
2025-03670 yen47和歌山 547札幌 836
2025-04670 yen47佐賀 573札幌 836
2025-05670 yen47佐賀 573札幌 836
2025-06690 yen47佐賀 580札幌 843
2025-07690 yen47佐賀 580札幌 843
2025-08690 yen47佐賀 580札幌 893
2025-09690 yen47佐賀 580札幌 893
2025-10690 yen47佐賀 580札幌 893
2025-11690 yen47和歌山 567札幌 893
2025-12690 yen47和歌山 567札幌 911
2026-01690 yen47和歌山 567札幌 911
2026-02690 yen47和歌山 567札幌 911
2026-03690 yen47和歌山 583札幌 911
2026-04690 yen47和歌山 583札幌 911
2026-05690 yen47和歌山 583札幌 911
2026-06690 yen47大阪 589札幌 911
2026-07690 yen47大阪 589札幌 911

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/1791/, table for 2026-07, retrieved 2026-09-17 20:02).

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. JSON: /api/cost/item/1791.json · stat.go.jp

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Lowest: 大阪 589 yenBox lunch (matsunouchi), per per piece (2026-07)
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