What things cost in 1985
37 items · 22 observed in the public record · 15 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1985 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $100,500 | $313,959 |
| Bacon / lb | $1.89 | $5.87 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.40 | $1.24 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.55 | $1.71 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.07 | $3.32 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.76 | $2.36 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.61 | $8.10 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.72 | $2.23 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.09 | $0.28 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $1.06 | $3.29 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.21 | $3.76 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $2.28 | $7.08 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.91 | $2.82 |
| Median home sale price / each | $84,300 | $263,350 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.65 | $2.02 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.75 | $5.43 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.61 | $1.90 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $2.61 | $8.10 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.85 | $2.64 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.74 | $2.30 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $1.92 | $5.96 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.35 | $1.09 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.48 | $1.50 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $1.80 | $5.58 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $1.78 | $5.52 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.22 | $3.78 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.17 | $3.64 |
| Ham / lb | $2.36 | $7.34 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.72 | $2.24 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.56 | $1.74 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $1.74 | $5.40 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $2.05 | $6.36 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.62 | $1.94 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $3.30 | $10.25 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.21 | $0.64 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $3.28 | $10.19 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.46 | $1.42 |