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Where is Melon 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 | 柏市 | 722 yen | -27.7% | +5.1% |
| 2 | 豊橋市 | 776 yen | -22.3% | +4.4% |
| 3 | 熊谷市 | 781 yen | -21.8% | +2.6% |
| 4 | 川口市 | 785 yen | -21.4% | +2.1% |
| 5 | 徳島市 | 817 yen | -18.2% | -5.4% |
| 6 | 山形市 | 825 yen | -17.4% | +2.6% |
| 7 | 旭川市 | 832 yen | -16.7% | +12.9% |
| 8 | 福山市 | 846 yen | -15.3% | -6.1% |
| 9 | 函館市 | 852 yen | -14.7% | -9.5% |
| 10 | さいたま市 | 859 yen | -14.0% | +10.6% |
| 11 | 名古屋市 | 865 yen | -13.4% | +11.8% |
| 12 | 秋田市 | 866 yen | -13.3% | -0.6% |
| 13 | 府中市 | 868 yen | -13.1% | +12.6% |
| 14 | 津市 | 877 yen | -12.2% | +11.6% |
| 15 | 金沢市 | 883 yen | -11.6% | +9.8% |
| 16 | 富士市 | 884 yen | -11.5% | +2.6% |
| 17 | 藤沢市 | 889 yen | -11.0% | +15.2% |
| 18 | 奈良市 | 890 yen | -10.9% | +2.1% |
| 19 | 所沢市 | 904 yen | -9.5% | +13.1% |
| 20 | 浦安市 | 923 yen | -7.6% | +24.7% |
| 21 | 岡山市 | 925 yen | -7.4% | +9.5% |
| 22 | 佐世保市 | 925 yen | -7.4% | +5.2% |
| 23 | 青森市 | 926 yen | -7.3% | +8.4% |
| 24 | 伊丹市 | 927 yen | -7.2% | -19.8% |
| 25 | 新潟市 | 929 yen | -7.0% | +1.3% |
| 26 | 松江市 | 930 yen | -6.9% | +0.1% |
| 27 | 浜松市 | 933 yen | -6.6% | +9.0% |
| 28 | 京都市 | 939 yen | -6.0% | -5.0% |
| 29 | 西宮市 | 948 yen | -5.1% | +3.0% |
| 30 | 立川市 | 951 yen | -4.8% | +6.7% |
| 31 | 横浜市 | 956 yen | -4.3% | +16.4% |
| 32 | 相模原市 | 970 yen | -2.9% | +16.9% |
| 33 | 長崎市 | 974 yen | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| 34 | 八戸市 | 975 yen | -2.4% | +28.5% |
| 35 | 宇部市 | 975 yen | -2.4% | +26.3% |
| 36 | 高松市 | 980 yen | -1.9% | +1.9% |
| 37 | 静岡市 | 984 yen | -1.5% | +11.8% |
| 38 | 枚方市 | 993 yen | -0.6% | +12.1% |
| 39 | 東京都区部 | 995 yen | -0.4% | +22.4% |
| 40 | 堺市 | 998 yen | -0.1% | +2.5% |
| 41 | 札幌市 | 999 yen | +0.0% | -1.5% |
| 42 | 東大阪市 | 999 yen | +0.0% | +4.2% |
| 43 | 長岡市 | 1,001 yen | +0.2% | +20.2% |
| 44 | 熊本市 | 1,004 yen | +0.5% | +9.2% |
| 45 | 宮崎市 | 1,008 yen | +0.9% | +14.4% |
| 46 | 川崎市 | 1,010 yen | +1.1% | +30.5% |
| 47 | 岐阜市 | 1,014 yen | +1.5% | +21.9% |
| 48 | 今治市 | 1,016 yen | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| 49 | 松本市 | 1,019 yen | +2.0% | +20.2% |
| 50 | 宇都宮市 | 1,020 yen | +2.1% | +19.9% |
| 51 | 大津市 | 1,023 yen | +2.4% | +12.5% |
| 52 | 仙台市 | 1,029 yen | +3.0% | +5.2% |
| 53 | 甲府市 | 1,033 yen | +3.4% | +15.0% |
| 54 | 姫路市 | 1,033 yen | +3.4% | +2.6% |
| 55 | 日立市 | 1,036 yen | +3.7% | +8.7% |
| 56 | 山口市 | 1,037 yen | +3.8% | +10.1% |
| 57 | 長野市 | 1,041 yen | +4.2% | +25.0% |
| 58 | 前橋市 | 1,043 yen | +4.4% | +16.3% |
| 59 | 富山市 | 1,043 yen | +4.4% | +24.2% |
| 60 | 松山市 | 1,047 yen | +4.8% | +4.8% |
| 61 | 神戸市 | 1,054 yen | +5.5% | +13.0% |
| 62 | 大阪市 | 1,058 yen | +5.9% | +7.7% |
| 63 | 広島市 | 1,058 yen | +5.9% | +8.2% |
| 64 | 鳥取市 | 1,063 yen | +6.4% | +13.8% |
| 65 | 和歌山市 | 1,065 yen | +6.6% | -1.8% |
| 66 | 福岡市 | 1,077 yen | +7.8% | +16.9% |
| 67 | 北九州市 | 1,084 yen | +8.5% | +21.0% |
| 68 | 大分市 | 1,098 yen | +9.9% | +18.8% |
| 69 | 盛岡市 | 1,105 yen | +10.6% | +1.2% |
| 70 | 八王子市 | 1,107 yen | +10.8% | +28.3% |
| 71 | 福島市 | 1,108 yen | +10.9% | +17.0% |
| 72 | 千葉市 | 1,123 yen | +12.4% | +14.0% |
| 73 | 佐賀市 | 1,124 yen | +12.5% | +23.2% |
| 74 | 小山市 | 1,125 yen | +12.6% | +29.5% |
| 75 | 松阪市 | 1,158 yen | +15.9% | +22.8% |
| 76 | 福井市 | 1,180 yen | +18.1% | +30.5% |
| 77 | 那覇市 | 1,200 yen | +20.1% | -0.9% |
| 78 | 水戸市 | 1,201 yen | +20.2% | +13.3% |
| 79 | 郡山市 | 1,202 yen | +20.3% | +29.1% |
| 80 | 鹿児島市 | 1,205 yen | +20.6% | +66.4% |
| 81 | 高知市 | 1,227 yen | +22.8% | +19.9% |
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Monthly median across cities
| Month | Median | Cities | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05 | 826 yen | 81 | 岐阜市 677 | 那覇市 1,188 |
| 2020-06 | 715 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 510 | 和歌山市 1,120 |
| 2020-07 | 702 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 512 | 和歌山市 1,146 |
| 2020-08 | 722 yen | 81 | 徳島市 488 | 和歌山市 1,102 |
| 2021-05 | 848 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 619 | 和歌山市 1,242 |
| 2021-06 | 719 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 484 | 和歌山市 1,155 |
| 2021-07 | 725 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 544 | 和歌山市 1,135 |
| 2021-08 | 731 yen | 81 | 横須賀 580 | 和歌山市 1,062 |
| 2022-05 | 956 yen | 81 | 岐阜市 750 | 金沢市 1,197 |
| 2022-06 | 822 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 571 | 高知市 1,014 |
| 2022-07 | 763 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 605 | 松江市 983 |
| 2022-08 | 820 yen | 81 | 佐倉 627 | 宮崎市 1,232 |
| 2023-05 | 988 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 789 | 高知市 1,352 |
| 2023-06 | 816 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 552 | 盛岡市 1,072 |
| 2023-07 | 794 yen | 81 | 鹿児島市 555 | 水戸市 1,001 |
| 2023-08 | 839 yen | 81 | 佐倉 628 | 佐賀市 1,096 |
| 2024-05 | 1,134 yen | 81 | 福山市 860 | 山口市 1,432 |
| 2024-06 | 962 yen | 81 | 佐倉 705 | 伊丹市 1,228 |
| 2024-07 | 822 yen | 81 | 佐倉 595 | 和歌山市 1,159 |
| 2024-08 | 905 yen | 81 | 熊谷市 696 | 那覇市 1,288 |
| 2025-05 | 1,141 yen | 81 | 福山市 839 | 北九州市 1,434 |
| 2025-06 | 932 yen | 81 | 宇部市 690 | 伊丹市 1,169 |
| 2025-07 | 883 yen | 81 | 熊谷市 696 | 伊丹市 1,166 |
| 2025-08 | 898 yen | 81 | 藤沢市 667 | 水戸市 1,208 |
| 2026-05 | 1,082 yen | 81 | 宇部市 845 | 伊丹市 1,339 |
| 2026-06 | 938 yen | 81 | 宇部市 717 | 和歌山市 1,181 |
| 2026-07 | 891 yen | 81 | 柏市 687 | 那覇市 1,211 |
| 2026-08 | 999 yen | 81 | 柏市 722 | 高知市 1,227 |
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/1563/, 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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