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Where is Box lunch (katsudon) cheapest?
47 cities, cheapest first (2026-08).
Details
Per piece. 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.
47 cities, lowest first (2026-08)
| City | Price | vs median | vs prev. month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 長野市 | 379 yen | -39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2 | 京都市 | 448 yen | -28.7% | +0.0% |
| 3 | 奈良市 | 465 yen | -26.0% | +0.0% |
| 4 | 鳥取市 | 465 yen | -26.0% | +0.0% |
| 5 | 松江市 | 477 yen | -24.0% | +10.9% |
| 6 | 福井市 | 495 yen | -21.2% | +0.0% |
| 7 | 津市 | 495 yen | -21.2% | -5.4% |
| 8 | 仙台市 | 507 yen | -19.3% | +0.0% |
| 9 | 名古屋市 | 520 yen | -17.2% | -2.8% |
| 10 | 東京都区部 | 533 yen | -15.1% | -0.4% |
| 11 | 岡山市 | 537 yen | -14.5% | +0.0% |
| 12 | 横浜市 | 538 yen | -14.3% | +0.0% |
| 13 | 和歌山市 | 538 yen | -14.3% | +0.0% |
| 14 | 大阪市 | 551 yen | -12.3% | -1.6% |
| 15 | 岐阜市 | 575 yen | -8.4% | +0.0% |
| 16 | 広島市 | 599 yen | -4.6% | +0.0% |
| 17 | さいたま市 | 605 yen | -3.7% | +0.0% |
| 18 | 秋田市 | 611 yen | -2.7% | +0.0% |
| 19 | 青森市 | 613 yen | -2.4% | +0.0% |
| 20 | 神戸市 | 616 yen | -1.9% | +0.0% |
| 21 | 熊本市 | 618 yen | -1.6% | +0.0% |
| 22 | 福岡市 | 622 yen | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| 23 | 長崎市 | 623 yen | -0.8% | +0.0% |
| 24 | 新潟市 | 628 yen | +0.0% | +3.0% |
| 25 | 佐賀市 | 630 yen | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| 26 | 宮崎市 | 637 yen | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| 27 | 札幌市 | 645 yen | +2.7% | +0.0% |
| 28 | 那覇市 | 645 yen | +2.7% | +0.0% |
| 29 | 山形市 | 650 yen | +3.5% | +0.0% |
| 30 | 甲府市 | 650 yen | +3.5% | +0.0% |
| 31 | 山口市 | 650 yen | +3.5% | +0.0% |
| 32 | 大分市 | 650 yen | +3.5% | +0.0% |
| 33 | 鹿児島市 | 650 yen | +3.5% | +0.0% |
| 34 | 盛岡市 | 657 yen | +4.6% | +0.0% |
| 35 | 宇都宮市 | 657 yen | +4.6% | +0.0% |
| 36 | 富山市 | 657 yen | +4.6% | +0.0% |
| 37 | 大津市 | 660 yen | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 38 | 金沢市 | 663 yen | +5.6% | +0.0% |
| 39 | 福島市 | 673 yen | +7.2% | +0.0% |
| 40 | 千葉市 | 690 yen | +9.9% | +0.0% |
| 41 | 水戸市 | 700 yen | +11.5% | +0.0% |
| 42 | 前橋市 | 700 yen | +11.5% | +0.0% |
| 43 | 松山市 | 708 yen | +12.7% | +0.0% |
| 44 | 高松市 | 710 yen | +13.1% | +0.0% |
| 45 | 静岡市 | 735 yen | +17.0% | +0.0% |
| 46 | 徳島市 | 770 yen | +22.6% | +0.0% |
| 47 | 高知市 | 770 yen | +22.6% | +0.0% |
Monthly median across cities
| Month | Median | Cities | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 580 yen | 47 | 奈良市 393 | 高知市 720 |
| 2025-02 | 580 yen | 47 | 奈良市 393 | 高知市 720 |
| 2025-03 | 580 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 720 |
| 2025-04 | 580 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 720 |
| 2025-05 | 580 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 720 |
| 2025-06 | 606 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 737 |
| 2025-07 | 606 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 737 |
| 2025-08 | 606 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 737 |
| 2025-09 | 606 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 737 |
| 2025-10 | 606 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 737 |
| 2025-11 | 614 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 737 |
| 2025-12 | 618 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 770 |
| 2026-01 | 618 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 770 |
| 2026-02 | 618 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 高知市 770 |
| 2026-03 | 623 yen | 47 | 奈良市 429 | 徳島市 770 |
| 2026-04 | 623 yen | 47 | 長野市 379 | 徳島市 770 |
| 2026-05 | 623 yen | 47 | 長野市 379 | 徳島市 770 |
| 2026-06 | 626 yen | 47 | 長野市 379 | 徳島市 770 |
| 2026-07 | 623 yen | 47 | 長野市 379 | 徳島市 770 |
| 2026-08 | 628 yen | 47 | 長野市 379 | 徳島市 770 |
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/1862/, 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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