What things cost in 2005
42 items · 37 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 2005 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $287,800 | $493,892 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $16.08 | $27.61 |
| Bacon / lb | $3.46 | $5.94 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.49 | $0.84 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.81 | $1.39 |
| Bread, white / lb | $1.09 | $1.87 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $4.44 | $7.62 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.36 | $2.34 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.08 | $1.85 |
| Coffee / lb | $3.42 | $5.87 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $2.28 | $3.91 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $1.14 | $1.96 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.10 | $0.18 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.34 | $0.58 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $2.06 | $3.54 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $2.13 | $3.66 |
| Ground beef / lb | $2.34 | $4.02 |
| Ham / lb | $3.05 | $5.24 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $3.62 | $6.22 |
| Lemons / lb | $1.46 | $2.51 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $1.09 | $1.87 |
| Median home sale price / each | $233,700 | $401,051 |
| Median household income / year | $46,330 | $81,133 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $3.12 | $5.36 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $5.15 | $8.84 |
| Natural gas / therm | $1.12 | $1.93 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $1.81 | $3.11 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $1.01 | $1.73 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $3.52 | $6.04 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.46 | $0.79 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.55 | $0.94 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.87 | $1.49 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $6.35 | $10.90 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.76 | $3.02 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.43 | $0.74 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.66 | $2.85 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $8.38 | $14.39 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $3.27 | $5.62 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $3.24 | $5.57 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.31 | $2.25 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $1.14 | $1.95 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.84 | $1.44 |