According to monthly surveys conducted during the fiscal year 2022 in Japan, the average price paid per meal when dining out for dinner at French and Italian restaurants amounted to approximately 4.8 thousand Japanese yen. Italian and French restaurants were, on average, the most expensive restaurants, followed by Japanese-style restaurants.
Average expenditure per meal when dining out for dinner at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of restaurant
(in 1,000 Japanese yen)
fiscal year 2016 to 2022; the fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Number of respondents
9,178 respondents
Age group
20-69 years
Special properties
survey respondents were residents of metropolitan areas*
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*Respondents were residents of one of the following metropolitan areas:
Capital area, including parts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture; within a 90-minute train ride to the central area.
Kansai area: Osaka, and parts of Hyogo Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture; within an 80-minute train ride to the central area.
Tokai area: parts of Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture; within a 60-minute train ride to the central area.
Annual average respondents during the year based on monthly surveys. Weighted figures.
Japanese style restaurants include, for example sushi restaurants, Ryotei (luxury traditional Japanese restaurants), Kappo, and restaurants serving regional food.
The Sukiyaki and Shabu-shabu restaurant segment also includes specialty restaurants such as Hot pot and Oden restaurants.
The Ramen, Soba and Udon restaurant segment also includes restaurants that serve past and pizza.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.66 U.S. dollars or 0.63 euros as of November 2023. Values have been rounded.
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Hot Pepper. (September 27, 2023). Average expenditure per meal when dining out for dinner at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of restaurant (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422465/japan-average-expenses-per-dinner-restaurants-in-central-areas/
Hot Pepper. "Average expenditure per meal when dining out for dinner at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of restaurant (in 1,000 Japanese yen)." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422465/japan-average-expenses-per-dinner-restaurants-in-central-areas/
Hot Pepper. (2023). Average expenditure per meal when dining out for dinner at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of restaurant (in 1,000 Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422465/japan-average-expenses-per-dinner-restaurants-in-central-areas/
Hot Pepper. "Average Expenditure per Meal When Dining out for Dinner at Restaurants in Metropolitan Areas in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by Type of Restaurant (in 1,000 Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422465/japan-average-expenses-per-dinner-restaurants-in-central-areas/
Hot Pepper, Average expenditure per meal when dining out for dinner at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of restaurant (in 1,000 Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422465/japan-average-expenses-per-dinner-restaurants-in-central-areas/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Average expenditure per meal when dining out for dinner at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of restaurant (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph], Hot Pepper, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422465/japan-average-expenses-per-dinner-restaurants-in-central-areas/