What things cost in 2002
42 items · 37 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 2002 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $227,600 | $422,733 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $14.93 | $27.71 |
| Bacon / lb | $3.19 | $5.92 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.51 | $0.95 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.73 | $1.36 |
| Bread, white / lb | $1.01 | $1.87 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $4.31 | $8.00 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.31 | $2.43 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.07 | $1.99 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.94 | $5.46 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $1.29 | $2.39 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.98 | $1.82 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.10 | $0.18 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.33 | $0.61 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $1.14 | $2.12 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $1.38 | $2.56 |
| Ground beef / lb | $1.72 | $3.19 |
| Ham / lb | $2.89 | $5.36 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $3.75 | $6.96 |
| Lemons / lb | $1.39 | $2.58 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $1.00 | $1.86 |
| Median home sale price / each | $187,200 | $347,696 |
| Median household income / year | $42,410 | $79,971 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $2.77 | $5.14 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $5.15 | $9.56 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.77 | $1.43 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.89 | $3.51 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.85 | $1.58 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $3.43 | $6.37 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.52 | $0.97 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.47 | $0.87 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.94 | $1.74 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $5.43 | $10.08 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.55 | $2.88 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.43 | $0.80 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.30 | $2.41 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $6.13 | $11.38 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $3.02 | $5.61 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $3.00 | $5.56 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.21 | $2.25 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $1.05 | $1.95 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.77 | $1.43 |