What things cost in 1980
41 items · 24 observed in the public record · 17 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1980 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $74,400 | $306,741 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $6.82 | $27.54 |
| Bacon / lb | $1.27 | $5.13 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.35 | $1.41 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.50 | $2.02 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.00 | $4.04 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.64 | $2.58 |
| Coffee / lb | $3.18 | $12.84 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.73 | $2.95 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.06 | $0.25 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.21 | $0.85 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $1.02 | $4.12 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $1.83 | $7.39 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.65 | $2.62 |
| Median home sale price / each | $64,000 | $263,863 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $3.10 | $12.52 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.41 | $1.65 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.19 | $4.81 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.36 | $1.47 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $2.02 | $8.16 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.52 | $2.10 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.66 | $2.67 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.43 | $1.74 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.75 | $3.03 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.41 | $1.64 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $1.51 | $6.08 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $2.61 | $10.53 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $1.49 | $6.02 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.19 | $4.81 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.15 | $4.63 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.10 | $4.45 |
| Ham / lb | $1.98 | $7.99 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.60 | $2.44 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.47 | $1.90 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $1.46 | $5.89 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.17 | $0.70 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.52 | $2.11 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.62 | $2.52 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $2.77 | $11.17 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $2.75 | $11.11 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.38 | $1.55 |