What things cost in 2008
42 items · 39 observed in the public record · 3 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 2008 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $304,200 | $472,893 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $18.04 | $27.53 |
| Bacon / lb | $3.66 | $5.59 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.63 | $0.96 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $1.21 | $1.85 |
| Bread, white / lb | $1.37 | $2.09 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $4.54 | $6.93 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $3.40 | $5.19 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.41 | $2.15 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.18 | $1.80 |
| Coffee / lb | $3.69 | $5.87 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $4.69 | $7.16 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $1.92 | $2.93 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.13 | $0.20 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.53 | $0.81 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $4.59 | $7.01 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $4.04 | $6.17 |
| Ground beef / lb | $2.27 | $3.46 |
| Ham / lb | $3.17 | $4.84 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $4.07 | $6.21 |
| Lemons / lb | $2.16 | $3.30 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.59 | $2.43 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $1.15 | $1.76 |
| Median home sale price / each | $235,300 | $365,784 |
| Median household income / year | $50,300 | $79,580 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $3.77 | $5.75 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $5.85 | $8.93 |
| Natural gas / therm | $1.58 | $2.41 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $2.53 | $3.86 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $1.14 | $1.74 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $4.06 | $6.20 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.60 | $0.92 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.75 | $1.14 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $1.12 | $1.71 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $5.93 | $9.05 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.91 | $2.92 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.53 | $0.81 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.81 | $2.76 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $10.93 | $16.68 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $3.68 | $5.62 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $1.28 | $1.95 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.94 | $1.44 |