What things cost in 1999
42 items · 37 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1999 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $191,800 | $385,391 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $13.47 | $27.07 |
| Bacon / lb | $2.50 | $5.02 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.50 | $1.00 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.71 | $1.43 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.89 | $1.79 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $3.67 | $7.37 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.28 | $2.57 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.04 | $2.09 |
| Coffee / lb | $3.42 | $6.87 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.07 | $2.15 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.95 | $1.91 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.09 | $0.18 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.30 | $0.60 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.85 | $1.71 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.11 | $2.23 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.45 | $2.91 |
| Ham / lb | $2.87 | $5.77 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $3.31 | $6.65 |
| Lemons / lb | $1.18 | $2.37 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.85 | $1.71 |
| Median home sale price / each | $158,700 | $318,882 |
| Median household income / year | $40,700 | $82,726 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $2.70 | $5.43 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $5.15 | $10.35 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.67 | $1.34 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.76 | $3.54 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.94 | $1.89 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $3.24 | $6.51 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.39 | $0.78 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.55 | $1.11 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.88 | $1.77 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $4.42 | $8.88 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.49 | $2.99 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.43 | $0.86 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.30 | $2.61 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $5.09 | $10.23 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $2.83 | $5.68 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $2.80 | $5.63 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.13 | $2.28 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.98 | $1.97 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.72 | $1.45 |