What things cost in 1978
37 items · 2 observed in the public record · 35 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1978 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $61,600 | $321,932 |
| Median home sale price / each | $55,300 | $289,007 |
| Bacon / lb | $1.29 | $6.60 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.28 | $1.46 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.35 | $1.79 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.44 | $2.28 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $1.30 | $6.65 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $1.29 | $6.58 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.94 | $4.83 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.62 | $3.19 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.85 | $14.61 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.61 | $3.15 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.78 | $4.01 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.05 | $0.24 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.51 | $2.59 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.59 | $3.03 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.95 | $4.87 |
| Ham / lb | $1.71 | $8.74 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $1.56 | $8.01 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.60 | $3.10 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.52 | $2.67 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.41 | $2.08 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $1.26 | $6.44 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.29 | $1.47 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $1.48 | $7.57 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.10 | $5.64 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.30 | $1.55 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $1.76 | $9.01 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.73 | $3.73 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.54 | $2.76 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.45 | $2.31 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $1.32 | $6.78 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $2.39 | $12.22 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.24 | $1.23 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.15 | $0.76 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $2.37 | $12.15 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.33 | $1.70 |