What things cost in 1997
42 items · 37 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1997 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $177,200 | $369,390 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $12.46 | $25.96 |
| Bacon / lb | $2.69 | $5.60 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.49 | $1.02 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.71 | $1.48 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.87 | $1.81 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $3.14 | $6.54 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.24 | $2.58 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.99 | $2.06 |
| Coffee / lb | $4.43 | $9.23 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.19 | $2.48 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.95 | $1.98 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.10 | $0.21 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.31 | $0.65 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $1.00 | $2.08 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.21 | $2.52 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.41 | $2.94 |
| Ham / lb | $2.78 | $5.79 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $2.88 | $6.00 |
| Lemons / lb | $1.31 | $2.73 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.84 | $1.75 |
| Median home sale price / each | $145,800 | $303,934 |
| Median household income / year | $37,010 | $77,684 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $2.59 | $5.40 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $4.75 | $9.90 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.66 | $1.38 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.75 | $3.65 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.71 | $1.48 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $3.12 | $6.50 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.35 | $0.73 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.56 | $1.17 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.86 | $1.79 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $4.20 | $8.75 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.21 | $2.52 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.44 | $0.92 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.30 | $2.71 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $4.99 | $10.40 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $2.72 | $5.66 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $2.69 | $5.61 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.09 | $2.27 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.94 | $1.97 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.69 | $1.45 |