What things cost in 1982
41 items · 24 observed in the public record · 17 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1982 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $85,700 | $301,577 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $7.85 | $27.03 |
| Bacon / lb | $2.07 | $7.13 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.38 | $1.31 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.53 | $1.82 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.07 | $3.68 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.73 | $2.51 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.53 | $8.71 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.78 | $2.69 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.08 | $0.27 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.23 | $0.79 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $1.19 | $4.10 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $2.06 | $7.09 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.85 | $2.93 |
| Median home sale price / each | $69,600 | $244,922 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $3.35 | $11.53 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.57 | $1.95 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.48 | $5.10 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.45 | $1.58 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $2.38 | $8.19 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.50 | $1.72 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.78 | $2.69 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.34 | $1.17 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.87 | $3.00 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.46 | $1.59 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $1.72 | $5.91 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $2.97 | $10.23 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $1.70 | $5.85 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.24 | $4.27 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.20 | $4.12 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.26 | $4.33 |
| Ham / lb | $2.26 | $7.77 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.69 | $2.37 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.54 | $1.85 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $1.66 | $5.72 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.20 | $0.68 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.60 | $2.05 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.71 | $2.45 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $3.15 | $10.86 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $3.14 | $10.80 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.44 | $1.51 |