What things cost in 1977
41 items · 4 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1977 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $54,300 | $302,227 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $5.42 | $29.82 |
| Median home sale price / each | $48,900 | $272,171 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $2.30 | $12.65 |
| Bacon / lb | $1.16 | $6.36 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.26 | $1.40 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.31 | $1.73 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.40 | $2.19 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $1.16 | $6.41 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $2.02 | $11.10 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $1.15 | $6.35 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.85 | $4.65 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.56 | $3.07 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.56 | $14.09 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.60 | $3.31 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.70 | $3.86 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.04 | $0.24 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.16 | $0.88 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.50 | $2.73 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.58 | $3.19 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.85 | $4.69 |
| Ham / lb | $1.53 | $8.43 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $1.40 | $7.72 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.54 | $2.98 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.47 | $2.57 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.36 | $2.00 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $1.13 | $6.21 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.28 | $1.56 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.99 | $5.44 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.27 | $1.49 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $1.58 | $8.69 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.13 | $0.74 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.38 | $2.11 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.40 | $2.22 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.48 | $2.66 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $2.14 | $11.78 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.51 | $2.80 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.22 | $1.19 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.56 | $3.07 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $2.13 | $11.71 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.30 | $1.64 |