What things cost in 1915
37 items · 0 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1915 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $10,133 | $335,027 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.19 | $6.22 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.04 | $1.37 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.05 | $1.51 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.06 | $2.15 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.17 | $5.53 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.17 | $5.57 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.14 | $4.55 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.09 | $3.01 |
| Coffee / lb | $0.42 | $13.78 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.08 | $2.52 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.11 | $3.78 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.01 | $0.25 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.08 | $2.63 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.09 | $3.02 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.13 | $4.23 |
| Ham / lb | $0.23 | $7.69 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.23 | $7.56 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.09 | $2.92 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.07 | $2.26 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.05 | $1.75 |
| Median home sale price / each | $9,345 | $308,988 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.16 | $5.43 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.04 | $1.49 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.20 | $6.55 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.16 | $5.32 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.04 | $1.46 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.26 | $8.50 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.11 | $3.52 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.07 | $2.39 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.06 | $1.92 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.19 | $6.39 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $0.32 | $10.62 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.04 | $1.16 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.02 | $0.64 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $0.31 | $10.25 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.04 | $1.41 |