What things cost in 2001
42 items · 37 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 2001 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $211,200 | $398,704 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $14.54 | $27.28 |
| Bacon / lb | $3.25 | $6.10 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.51 | $0.96 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.69 | $1.29 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.99 | $1.86 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $3.97 | $7.45 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.30 | $2.44 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.11 | $2.08 |
| Coffee / lb | $3.16 | $5.93 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.49 | $2.80 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.92 | $1.73 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.10 | $0.18 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.31 | $0.58 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $1.32 | $2.48 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.65 | $3.10 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.70 | $3.19 |
| Ham / lb | $2.73 | $5.12 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $3.70 | $6.94 |
| Lemons / lb | $1.26 | $2.36 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.95 | $1.78 |
| Median home sale price / each | $179,000 | $337,916 |
| Median household income / year | $42,230 | $80,541 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $2.91 | $5.46 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $5.15 | $9.66 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.94 | $1.76 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.93 | $3.62 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.79 | $1.48 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $3.56 | $6.68 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.39 | $0.73 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.49 | $0.96 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.91 | $1.71 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $5.58 | $10.47 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.47 | $2.76 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.44 | $0.83 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.36 | $2.55 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $6.45 | $12.10 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $3.00 | $5.62 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $2.97 | $5.56 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.20 | $2.25 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $1.04 | $1.95 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.77 | $1.44 |