What things cost in 1987
42 items · 29 observed in the public record · 13 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1987 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $126,100 | $373,659 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $9.11 | $26.80 |
| Bacon / lb | $2.13 | $6.27 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.39 | $1.15 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.53 | $1.56 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $3.05 | $8.97 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.06 | $3.12 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.77 | $2.27 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.74 | $8.06 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.71 | $2.09 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.08 | $0.25 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.21 | $0.62 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.84 | $2.47 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.30 | $3.83 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $2.43 | $7.15 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.89 | $2.62 |
| Median home sale price / each | $103,400 | $306,394 |
| Median household income / year | $26,060 | $78,262 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $3.35 | $9.86 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.60 | $1.76 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.54 | $4.53 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.53 | $1.56 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $2.80 | $8.24 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.32 | $0.94 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.39 | $1.15 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.74 | $2.18 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.96 | $2.82 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.35 | $1.03 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.88 | $2.59 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.52 | $1.54 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $1.95 | $5.73 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $1.93 | $5.67 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.97 | $2.84 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.93 | $2.74 |
| Ham / lb | $2.56 | $7.53 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.78 | $2.30 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.61 | $1.79 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $1.88 | $5.54 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.68 | $1.99 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $3.58 | $10.52 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $3.56 | $10.46 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.50 | $1.46 |