How much do groceries cost in Tokyo?
We have current prices for 7 food products in Tokyo, read on 8 November 2026.
| Product | Unit | Local price | About US$ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 L | 235 JPY | 1.49 $ |
| Eggs | 10 pieces | 322 JPY | 2.03 $ |
| Rice | 1 kg | 579 JPY | 3.66 $ |
| Pasta | 500 g | 192 JPY | 1.21 $ |
| Yogurt | 1 kg | 413 JPY | 2.61 $ |
| Drinking water | 1.5 L | 87 JPY | 0.55 $ |
| Potatoes | 1 kg | 446 JPY | 2.82 $ |
US dollar figures use European Central Bank reference rates (1 US dollar ≈ 158 JPY).
How we collected the prices
- Prices were read one by one from the public online pages of chain stores.
- Each row is for one reference unit of that type of product; where we have several prices we use the median.
- We leave out promotional, members-only and out-of-stock prices; in-store prices and neighbourhoods can differ.
- Details are on the Data & methodology page.
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