What things cost in 1991
42 items · 32 observed in the public record · 10 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1991 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $148,200 | $366,063 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $10.51 | $25.81 |
| Bacon / lb | $2.31 | $5.67 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.53 | $1.30 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.71 | $1.74 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $3.53 | $8.67 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.16 | $2.85 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.88 | $2.16 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.87 | $7.05 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.88 | $2.16 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.09 | $0.22 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.24 | $0.59 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.95 | $2.33 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.14 | $2.80 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.60 | $3.93 |
| Ham / lb | $2.82 | $6.92 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $2.59 | $6.36 |
| Lemons / lb | $1.30 | $3.19 |
| Median home sale price / each | $119,900 | $296,160 |
| Median household income / year | $30,130 | $74,755 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $4.25 | $10.44 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.59 | $1.44 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.85 | $4.54 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.93 | $2.30 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $3.06 | $7.51 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.39 | $0.96 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.51 | $1.25 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.88 | $2.16 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $4.41 | $10.83 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.92 | $2.26 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.43 | $1.06 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.67 | $4.10 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.64 | $1.57 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $2.37 | $5.83 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $2.35 | $5.77 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.20 | $2.96 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.95 | $2.34 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.74 | $1.82 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $2.30 | $5.65 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.82 | $2.02 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $4.34 | $10.65 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.61 | $1.49 |