What things cost in 1985
42 items · 28 observed in the public record · 14 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1985 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $100,500 | $313,959 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $8.74 | $27.13 |
| Bacon / lb | $1.89 | $5.87 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.40 | $1.24 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.55 | $1.71 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $3.08 | $9.56 |
| 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 | $0.26 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.22 | $0.68 |
| 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 |
| Median household income / year | $23,620 | $74,767 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $3.35 | $10.40 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.65 | $2.01 |
| 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 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.47 | $1.46 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.74 | $2.30 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.77 | $2.39 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.35 | $1.09 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.62 | $1.92 |
| 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 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.21 | $0.64 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.62 | $1.94 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $3.30 | $10.25 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $3.28 | $10.19 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.46 | $1.42 |