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Where is Potatoes cheapest?
81 cities, cheapest first (2026-08).
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Per 1 kg. 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.
81 cities, lowest first (2026-08)
| City | Price | vs median | vs prev. month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 函館市 | 427 yen | -24.7% | -14.1% |
| 2 | 和歌山市 | 445 yen | -21.5% | +1.6% |
| 3 | 宇都宮市 | 446 yen | -21.3% | +19.6% |
| 4 | 日立市 | 465 yen | -18.0% | -7.4% |
| 5 | 福島市 | 478 yen | -15.7% | +7.9% |
| 6 | 小山市 | 479 yen | -15.5% | -0.4% |
| 7 | 高知市 | 479 yen | -15.5% | -12.6% |
| 8 | 山形市 | 484 yen | -14.6% | +1.5% |
| 9 | 水戸市 | 484 yen | -14.6% | -8.2% |
| 10 | 川口市 | 486 yen | -14.3% | +1.5% |
| 11 | 堺市 | 493 yen | -13.1% | -14.3% |
| 12 | 八戸市 | 497 yen | -12.3% | -1.0% |
| 13 | 盛岡市 | 500 yen | -11.8% | +0.4% |
| 14 | 柏市 | 501 yen | -11.6% | +2.9% |
| 15 | 仙台市 | 505 yen | -10.9% | +4.8% |
| 16 | 府中市 | 516 yen | -9.0% | +16.2% |
| 17 | 旭川市 | 517 yen | -8.8% | -3.0% |
| 18 | 大分市 | 518 yen | -8.6% | +12.6% |
| 19 | 高松市 | 520 yen | -8.3% | +4.8% |
| 20 | 長岡市 | 523 yen | -7.8% | +31.4% |
| 21 | 宇部市 | 529 yen | -6.7% | +7.3% |
| 22 | 豊橋市 | 534 yen | -5.8% | -2.4% |
| 23 | 佐賀市 | 534 yen | -5.8% | +38.7% |
| 24 | 浜松市 | 540 yen | -4.8% | +7.8% |
| 25 | 那覇市 | 540 yen | -4.8% | +11.6% |
| 26 | 千葉市 | 544 yen | -4.1% | +7.3% |
| 27 | 浦安市 | 547 yen | -3.5% | +1.1% |
| 28 | 東京都区部 | 547 yen | -3.5% | +1.5% |
| 29 | 青森市 | 548 yen | -3.4% | +1.9% |
| 30 | 神戸市 | 549 yen | -3.2% | +4.2% |
| 31 | 静岡市 | 551 yen | -2.8% | -3.5% |
| 32 | 横浜市 | 554 yen | -2.3% | +7.4% |
| 33 | 相模原市 | 554 yen | -2.3% | +7.6% |
| 34 | 富山市 | 554 yen | -2.3% | +5.5% |
| 35 | 枚方市 | 554 yen | -2.3% | +11.7% |
| 36 | 山口市 | 554 yen | -2.3% | -2.1% |
| 37 | 札幌市 | 555 yen | -2.1% | -4.5% |
| 38 | 松山市 | 558 yen | -1.6% | +1.1% |
| 39 | 今治市 | 559 yen | -1.4% | +9.6% |
| 40 | 東大阪市 | 560 yen | -1.2% | -6.8% |
| 41 | 郡山市 | 567 yen | +0.0% | +21.2% |
| 42 | 岐阜市 | 568 yen | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| 43 | 熊谷市 | 570 yen | +0.5% | +7.8% |
| 44 | 広島市 | 570 yen | +0.5% | +6.1% |
| 45 | 北九州市 | 573 yen | +1.1% | -3.4% |
| 46 | 川崎市 | 581 yen | +2.5% | +5.4% |
| 47 | 奈良市 | 582 yen | +2.6% | +15.2% |
| 48 | 八王子市 | 584 yen | +3.0% | +8.8% |
| 49 | 姫路市 | 585 yen | +3.2% | +5.6% |
| 50 | 富士市 | 587 yen | +3.5% | +3.0% |
| 51 | 鹿児島市 | 590 yen | +4.1% | +18.2% |
| 52 | 長崎市 | 594 yen | +4.8% | +16.2% |
| 53 | 長野市 | 595 yen | +4.9% | +25.5% |
| 54 | 松江市 | 599 yen | +5.6% | +24.3% |
| 55 | 新潟市 | 600 yen | +5.8% | +18.8% |
| 56 | 立川市 | 602 yen | +6.2% | +6.0% |
| 57 | 甲府市 | 602 yen | +6.2% | +9.9% |
| 58 | 京都市 | 603 yen | +6.3% | -2.1% |
| 59 | 名古屋市 | 604 yen | +6.5% | +12.7% |
| 60 | 大阪市 | 604 yen | +6.5% | -1.6% |
| 61 | さいたま市 | 606 yen | +6.9% | +6.7% |
| 62 | 藤沢市 | 609 yen | +7.4% | +2.0% |
| 63 | 津市 | 613 yen | +8.1% | +21.6% |
| 64 | 大津市 | 614 yen | +8.3% | +2.7% |
| 65 | 熊本市 | 617 yen | +8.8% | +7.7% |
| 66 | 西宮市 | 618 yen | +9.0% | +10.6% |
| 67 | 福岡市 | 618 yen | +9.0% | +2.7% |
| 68 | 松阪市 | 619 yen | +9.2% | +1.0% |
| 69 | 福井市 | 620 yen | +9.3% | +4.9% |
| 70 | 徳島市 | 623 yen | +9.9% | +10.3% |
| 71 | 鳥取市 | 627 yen | +10.6% | -0.5% |
| 72 | 秋田市 | 634 yen | +11.8% | -5.1% |
| 73 | 前橋市 | 637 yen | +12.3% | +15.6% |
| 74 | 所沢市 | 639 yen | +12.7% | +19.2% |
| 75 | 伊丹市 | 655 yen | +15.5% | +6.7% |
| 76 | 福山市 | 655 yen | +15.5% | +4.3% |
| 77 | 金沢市 | 657 yen | +15.9% | +17.3% |
| 78 | 佐世保市 | 661 yen | +16.6% | +18.9% |
| 79 | 松本市 | 664 yen | +17.1% | +36.3% |
| 80 | 岡山市 | 669 yen | +18.0% | +1.8% |
| 81 | 宮崎市 | 710 yen | +25.2% | +10.6% |
The same item as a hometown-tax (furusato nozei) gift: a comparison of じゃがいも listings on Rakuten, ranked by grams per 10,000 yen of donation (Japanese). Open the comparison
Monthly median across cities
| Month | Median | Cities | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01 | 318 yen | 81 | 函館市 223 | 水戸市 488 |
| 2020-02 | 320 yen | 81 | 府中市 196 | 水戸市 474 |
| 2020-03 | 324 yen | 81 | 旭川市 189 | 盛岡市 392 |
| 2020-04 | 374 yen | 81 | 旭川市 223 | 大分市 514 |
| 2020-05 | 393 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 278 | 高松市 500 |
| 2020-06 | 477 yen | 81 | 札幌市 292 | 八戸市 621 |
| 2020-07 | 576 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 302 | 鳥取市 746 |
| 2020-08 | 582 yen | 81 | 函館市 254 | 鳥取市 765 |
| 2020-09 | 370 yen | 81 | 長岡市 275 | 長崎市 588 |
| 2020-10 | 343 yen | 81 | 函館市 216 | 宇都宮市 516 |
| 2020-11 | 342 yen | 81 | 旭川市 241 | 盛岡市 478 |
| 2020-12 | 347 yen | 81 | 秋田市 242 | 那覇市 453 |
| 2021-01 | 363 yen | 81 | 旭川市 253 | 東大阪市 452 |
| 2021-02 | 422 yen | 81 | 旭川市 289 | 松江市 520 |
| 2021-03 | 449 yen | 81 | 水戸市 271 | 宇部市 605 |
| 2021-04 | 529 yen | 81 | 水戸市 278 | 宇部市 685 |
| 2021-05 | 546 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 273 | 福山市 730 |
| 2021-06 | 517 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 273 | 福山市 648 |
| 2021-07 | 405 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 277 | 八王子市 556 |
| 2021-08 | 378 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 267 | 前橋市 481 |
| 2021-09 | 416 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 265 | 那覇市 528 |
| 2021-10 | 411 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 269 | 那覇市 553 |
| 2021-11 | 411 yen | 81 | 函館市 261 | 那覇市 504 |
| 2021-12 | 431 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 295 | 相模原市 539 |
| 2022-01 | 445 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 295 | 那覇市 604 |
| 2022-02 | 467 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 307 | 宮崎市 611 |
| 2022-03 | 483 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 316 | 宮崎市 685 |
| 2022-04 | 507 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 334 | 鳥取市 637 |
| 2022-05 | 523 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 352 | 広島市 718 |
| 2022-06 | 411 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 278 | 長岡市 570 |
| 2022-07 | 378 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 235 | 山形市 485 |
| 2022-08 | 365 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 290 | 那覇市 500 |
| 2022-09 | 384 yen | 81 | 長岡市 272 | 福山市 485 |
| 2022-10 | 363 yen | 81 | 秋田市 252 | 那覇市 494 |
| 2022-11 | 360 yen | 81 | 秋田市 252 | 那覇市 439 |
| 2022-12 | 357 yen | 81 | 津市 254 | 金沢市 448 |
| 2023-01 | 356 yen | 81 | 秋田市 259 | 那覇市 462 |
| 2023-02 | 364 yen | 81 | 秋田市 263 | 宮崎市 566 |
| 2023-03 | 371 yen | 81 | 旭川市 240 | 那覇市 521 |
| 2023-04 | 435 yen | 81 | 旭川市 281 | 松江市 612 |
| 2023-05 | 467 yen | 81 | 旭川市 302 | 伊丹市 628 |
| 2023-06 | 416 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 315 | 西宮市 547 |
| 2023-07 | 403 yen | 81 | 津市 317 | 鳥取市 554 |
| 2023-08 | 423 yen | 81 | 宇都宮市 318 | 那覇市 675 |
| 2023-09 | 401 yen | 81 | 熊谷市 312 | 山口市 594 |
| 2023-10 | 385 yen | 81 | 函館市 318 | 那覇市 517 |
| 2023-11 | 385 yen | 81 | 津市 288 | 山口市 482 |
| 2023-12 | 375 yen | 81 | さいたま市 301 | 新潟市 499 |
| 2024-01 | 377 yen | 81 | 佐世保市 283 | 相模原市 479 |
| 2024-02 | 379 yen | 81 | 徳島市 308 | 那覇市 489 |
| 2024-03 | 384 yen | 81 | 函館市 274 | 松山市 529 |
| 2024-04 | 431 yen | 81 | 函館市 216 | 松阪市 578 |
| 2024-05 | 449 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 324 | 鳥取市 603 |
| 2024-06 | 549 yen | 81 | 函館市 319 | 宮崎市 698 |
| 2024-07 | 602 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 340 | 宮崎市 769 |
| 2024-08 | 591 yen | 81 | 水戸市 309 | 宮崎市 763 |
| 2024-09 | 526 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 345 | 鳥取市 669 |
| 2024-10 | 425 yen | 81 | 長岡市 280 | 浦安市 564 |
| 2024-11 | 390 yen | 81 | 長野市 285 | 今治市 524 |
| 2024-12 | 410 yen | 81 | 熊谷市 299 | 姫路市 519 |
| 2025-01 | 472 yen | 81 | 函館市 340 | 那覇市 598 |
| 2025-02 | 527 yen | 81 | 長岡市 333 | 宮崎市 691 |
| 2025-03 | 531 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 372 | 宇都宮市 815 |
| 2025-04 | 567 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 378 | 大分市 701 |
| 2025-05 | 645 yen | 81 | 水戸市 371 | 福山市 834 |
| 2025-06 | 539 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 379 | 鳥取市 673 |
| 2025-07 | 457 yen | 81 | 長野市 336 | 西宮市 584 |
| 2025-08 | 470 yen | 81 | 府中市 348 | 松阪市 611 |
| 2025-09 | 477 yen | 81 | 函館市 363 | 鳥取市 625 |
| 2025-10 | 470 yen | 81 | 旭川市 336 | 鳥取市 602 |
| 2025-11 | 513 yen | 81 | 旭川市 334 | 松江市 738 |
| 2025-12 | 561 yen | 81 | 福島市 434 | 金沢市 696 |
| 2026-01 | 595 yen | 81 | 函館市 426 | 豊橋市 714 |
| 2026-02 | 601 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 467 | 豊橋市 765 |
| 2026-03 | 617 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 489 | 松阪市 774 |
| 2026-04 | 634 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 495 | 今治市 833 |
| 2026-05 | 647 yen | 81 | 和歌山市 450 | 松江市 831 |
| 2026-06 | 512 yen | 81 | 佐賀市 351 | 鳥取市 690 |
| 2026-07 | 536 yen | 81 | 宇都宮市 373 | 秋田市 668 |
| 2026-08 | 567 yen | 81 | 函館市 427 | 宮崎市 710 |
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/1412/, table for 2026-08, retrieved 2026-09-25 02:14).
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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