What things cost in 1983
37 items · 20 observed in the public record · 17 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1983 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $89,100 | $301,776 |
| Bacon / lb | $1.91 | $6.41 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.45 | $1.51 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.54 | $1.81 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.02 | $3.42 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.70 | $2.35 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.47 | $8.29 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.83 | $2.79 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.08 | $0.27 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $1.09 | $3.66 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $2.14 | $7.18 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.69 | $2.32 |
| Median home sale price / each | $74,900 | $253,682 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.66 | $2.22 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.34 | $4.50 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.40 | $1.34 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $2.47 | $8.29 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.95 | $3.19 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $1.82 | $6.11 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.36 | $1.21 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.46 | $1.55 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $1.72 | $5.77 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $1.70 | $5.71 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.22 | $4.10 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.18 | $3.95 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.26 | $4.22 |
| Ham / lb | $2.26 | $7.58 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.69 | $2.31 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.54 | $1.80 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $1.66 | $5.58 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $1.96 | $6.57 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.71 | $2.39 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.60 | $2.00 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $3.16 | $10.60 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.20 | $0.66 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $3.14 | $10.54 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.44 | $1.47 |