What things cost in 1992
42 items · 32 observed in the public record · 10 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1992 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $145,300 | $347,837 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $10.77 | $25.65 |
| Bacon / lb | $1.93 | $4.60 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.46 | $1.10 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.76 | $1.81 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $3.59 | $8.55 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.13 | $2.69 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.86 | $2.05 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.63 | $6.26 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.80 | $1.91 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.09 | $0.22 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.24 | $0.57 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.95 | $2.26 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.15 | $2.74 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.54 | $3.67 |
| Ham / lb | $2.62 | $6.24 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $2.60 | $6.19 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.99 | $2.36 |
| Median home sale price / each | $120,000 | $287,271 |
| Median household income / year | $30,640 | $74,093 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $4.25 | $10.12 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.58 | $1.39 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.93 | $4.60 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.57 | $1.36 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $2.91 | $6.93 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.29 | $0.69 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.52 | $1.24 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.86 | $2.05 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $4.33 | $10.31 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.05 | $2.50 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.42 | $1.00 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.75 | $1.79 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.63 | $1.51 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $2.35 | $5.60 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $2.33 | $5.55 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.23 | $2.94 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.94 | $2.25 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.73 | $1.75 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $2.28 | $5.42 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.82 | $1.94 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $4.30 | $10.24 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.60 | $1.43 |