What things cost in 1998
42 items · 37 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1998 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $178,800 | $367,450 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $12.99 | $26.61 |
| Bacon / lb | $2.46 | $5.04 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.51 | $1.04 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.70 | $1.43 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.86 | $1.76 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $3.43 | $7.03 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.28 | $2.62 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.02 | $2.09 |
| Coffee / lb | $3.79 | $7.76 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.04 | $2.13 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.93 | $1.91 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.09 | $0.19 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.31 | $0.64 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.87 | $1.78 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.07 | $2.19 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.39 | $2.85 |
| Ham / lb | $2.82 | $5.78 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $3.05 | $6.25 |
| Lemons / lb | $1.06 | $2.17 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.83 | $1.70 |
| Median home sale price / each | $149,500 | $307,236 |
| Median household income / year | $38,890 | $80,368 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $2.62 | $5.37 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $5.15 | $10.55 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.67 | $1.38 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.63 | $3.34 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.67 | $1.37 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $3.15 | $6.45 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.39 | $0.80 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.54 | $1.11 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.90 | $1.84 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $4.40 | $9.01 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.41 | $2.89 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.43 | $0.88 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.39 | $2.85 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $4.81 | $9.85 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $2.77 | $5.68 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $2.75 | $5.63 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.11 | $2.28 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.96 | $1.97 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.71 | $1.45 |