What things cost in 1986
42 items · 29 observed in the public record · 13 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1986 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $112,000 | $344,407 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $8.92 | $27.20 |
| Bacon / lb | $1.95 | $5.95 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.38 | $1.16 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.57 | $1.74 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $3.00 | $9.15 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.11 | $3.39 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.80 | $2.44 |
| Coffee / lb | $3.65 | $11.13 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.80 | $2.44 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.08 | $0.24 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.21 | $0.64 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.81 | $2.47 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.17 | $3.57 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $2.33 | $7.11 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.81 | $2.47 |
| Median home sale price / each | $92,100 | $283,213 |
| Median household income / year | $24,900 | $75,870 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $3.35 | $10.22 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.63 | $1.92 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.50 | $4.57 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.50 | $1.53 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $2.71 | $8.26 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.26 | $0.79 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.45 | $1.37 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.75 | $2.29 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.84 | $2.56 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.35 | $1.07 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.80 | $2.44 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.49 | $1.51 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $1.83 | $5.59 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $1.81 | $5.53 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.95 | $2.89 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.91 | $2.78 |
| Ham / lb | $2.41 | $7.35 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.73 | $2.24 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.57 | $1.75 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $1.77 | $5.41 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.64 | $1.94 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $3.37 | $10.27 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $3.35 | $10.21 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.47 | $1.43 |