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Where is Watermelon cheapest?
81 cities, cheapest first (2026-08).
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Per 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 | 秋田市 | 397 yen | -25.9% | -10.0% |
| 2 | 盛岡市 | 404 yen | -24.6% | -8.4% |
| 3 | 山形市 | 417 yen | -22.2% | -9.3% |
| 4 | 富士市 | 422 yen | -21.3% | -3.4% |
| 5 | 川口市 | 446 yen | -16.8% | +0.2% |
| 6 | 長野市 | 449 yen | -16.2% | -11.3% |
| 7 | 松本市 | 455 yen | -15.1% | -7.1% |
| 8 | 大分市 | 455 yen | -15.1% | +2.7% |
| 9 | 静岡市 | 465 yen | -13.2% | +0.9% |
| 10 | 宇部市 | 478 yen | -10.8% | +1.3% |
| 11 | 那覇市 | 480 yen | -10.4% | +9.6% |
| 12 | 柏市 | 482 yen | -10.1% | -1.4% |
| 13 | 富山市 | 482 yen | -10.1% | +2.3% |
| 14 | 宇都宮市 | 484 yen | -9.7% | +1.0% |
| 15 | 藤沢市 | 488 yen | -9.0% | -5.1% |
| 16 | 川崎市 | 492 yen | -8.2% | -12.5% |
| 17 | 小山市 | 499 yen | -6.9% | -0.6% |
| 18 | 福山市 | 499 yen | -6.9% | +3.7% |
| 19 | 枚方市 | 501 yen | -6.5% | -9.1% |
| 20 | 長岡市 | 503 yen | -6.2% | -11.1% |
| 21 | 豊橋市 | 504 yen | -6.0% | +10.0% |
| 22 | 大阪市 | 505 yen | -5.8% | -2.9% |
| 23 | 福井市 | 508 yen | -5.2% | +0.4% |
| 24 | 津市 | 510 yen | -4.9% | -5.4% |
| 25 | 浜松市 | 514 yen | -4.1% | +11.0% |
| 26 | 堺市 | 515 yen | -3.9% | -6.9% |
| 27 | 東大阪市 | 517 yen | -3.5% | +11.7% |
| 28 | 神戸市 | 519 yen | -3.2% | -5.5% |
| 29 | 佐賀市 | 522 yen | -2.6% | +9.9% |
| 30 | 西宮市 | 524 yen | -2.2% | +3.4% |
| 31 | 姫路市 | 525 yen | -2.1% | -4.0% |
| 32 | 日立市 | 526 yen | -1.9% | +11.4% |
| 33 | 青森市 | 528 yen | -1.5% | -6.2% |
| 34 | 徳島市 | 528 yen | -1.5% | +2.9% |
| 35 | 八戸市 | 529 yen | -1.3% | -3.1% |
| 36 | 金沢市 | 533 yen | -0.6% | -2.7% |
| 37 | 東京都区部 | 534 yen | -0.4% | +0.2% |
| 38 | 広島市 | 534 yen | -0.4% | -8.7% |
| 39 | 奈良市 | 536 yen | +0.0% | +1.9% |
| 40 | 松江市 | 536 yen | +0.0% | +8.5% |
| 41 | 岡山市 | 536 yen | +0.0% | +8.1% |
| 42 | さいたま市 | 539 yen | +0.6% | -1.8% |
| 43 | 今治市 | 540 yen | +0.7% | -2.9% |
| 44 | 伊丹市 | 541 yen | +0.9% | +4.8% |
| 45 | 横浜市 | 550 yen | +2.6% | +4.4% |
| 46 | 旭川市 | 551 yen | +2.8% | -9.7% |
| 47 | 大津市 | 552 yen | +3.0% | -3.5% |
| 48 | 岐阜市 | 555 yen | +3.5% | +0.4% |
| 49 | 福島市 | 556 yen | +3.7% | +13.2% |
| 50 | 八王子市 | 556 yen | +3.7% | -0.7% |
| 51 | 福岡市 | 559 yen | +4.3% | +0.0% |
| 52 | 相模原市 | 562 yen | +4.9% | +2.4% |
| 53 | 函館市 | 563 yen | +5.0% | -6.8% |
| 54 | 名古屋市 | 564 yen | +5.2% | +6.2% |
| 55 | 郡山市 | 569 yen | +6.2% | -3.7% |
| 56 | 山口市 | 572 yen | +6.7% | +13.7% |
| 57 | 佐世保市 | 574 yen | +7.1% | +28.7% |
| 58 | 熊本市 | 574 yen | +7.1% | +12.8% |
| 59 | 新潟市 | 576 yen | +7.5% | +2.5% |
| 60 | 浦安市 | 577 yen | +7.6% | -3.7% |
| 61 | 北九州市 | 577 yen | +7.6% | +6.9% |
| 62 | 甲府市 | 578 yen | +7.8% | -9.4% |
| 63 | 前橋市 | 579 yen | +8.0% | +10.1% |
| 64 | 京都市 | 579 yen | +8.0% | -4.0% |
| 65 | 長崎市 | 582 yen | +8.6% | +9.2% |
| 66 | 鳥取市 | 586 yen | +9.3% | -1.3% |
| 67 | 千葉市 | 598 yen | +11.6% | +3.1% |
| 68 | 府中市 | 600 yen | +11.9% | +20.0% |
| 69 | 高松市 | 602 yen | +12.3% | +8.3% |
| 70 | 熊谷市 | 610 yen | +13.8% | +12.5% |
| 71 | 立川市 | 613 yen | +14.4% | +8.5% |
| 72 | 所沢市 | 619 yen | +15.5% | -4.5% |
| 73 | 仙台市 | 633 yen | +18.1% | +11.6% |
| 74 | 高知市 | 634 yen | +18.3% | +6.4% |
| 75 | 松阪市 | 641 yen | +19.6% | +1.6% |
| 76 | 松山市 | 643 yen | +20.0% | +6.6% |
| 77 | 宮崎市 | 667 yen | +24.4% | -4.2% |
| 78 | 鹿児島市 | 687 yen | +28.2% | +28.9% |
| 79 | 札幌市 | 752 yen | +40.3% | +3.9% |
| 80 | 水戸市 | 818 yen | +52.6% | +36.8% |
| 81 | 和歌山市 | 825 yen | +53.9% | -4.7% |
Monthly median across cities
| Month | Median | Cities | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05 | 482 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 356 | 和歌山市 701 |
| 2020-06 | 434 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 304 | 和歌山市 755 |
| 2020-07 | 404 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 302 | 和歌山市 718 |
| 2020-08 | 430 yen | 81 | 秋田市 304 | 和歌山市 686 |
| 2021-05 | 485 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 352 | 和歌山市 684 |
| 2021-06 | 438 yen | 81 | 佐世保市 331 | 前橋市 637 |
| 2021-07 | 426 yen | 81 | 長崎市 343 | 和歌山市 598 |
| 2021-08 | 411 yen | 81 | 佐世保市 325 | 前橋市 633 |
| 2022-05 | 515 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 398 | 和歌山市 756 |
| 2022-06 | 478 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 344 | 和歌山市 734 |
| 2022-07 | 451 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 325 | 和歌山市 714 |
| 2022-08 | 462 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 313 | 和歌山市 646 |
| 2023-05 | 573 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 378 | 福島市 719 |
| 2023-06 | 490 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 338 | 和歌山市 689 |
| 2023-07 | 461 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 323 | 和歌山市 659 |
| 2023-08 | 488 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 343 | 和歌山市 643 |
| 2024-05 | 682 yen | 80 | 盛岡市 474 | 日立市 816 |
| 2024-06 | 576 yen | 81 | 山口市 463 | 和歌山市 812 |
| 2024-07 | 504 yen | 81 | 山形市 397 | 和歌山市 815 |
| 2024-08 | 525 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 396 | 和歌山市 813 |
| 2025-05 | 684 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 473 | 和歌山市 914 |
| 2025-06 | 546 yen | 81 | 佐世保市 423 | 和歌山市 902 |
| 2025-07 | 532 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 374 | 和歌山市 859 |
| 2025-08 | 564 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 367 | 和歌山市 862 |
| 2026-05 | 668 yen | 80 | 盛岡市 489 | 水戸市 879 |
| 2026-06 | 582 yen | 81 | 盛岡市 460 | 和歌山市 850 |
| 2026-07 | 533 yen | 81 | 富士市 437 | 和歌山市 866 |
| 2026-08 | 536 yen | 81 | 秋田市 397 | 和歌山市 825 |
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/1561/, 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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