What things cost in 2009
42 items · 39 observed in the public record · 3 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 2009 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $273,400 | $428,168 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $18.56 | $28.74 |
| Bacon / lb | $3.62 | $5.60 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.62 | $0.96 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $1.44 | $2.23 |
| Bread, white / lb | $1.39 | $2.15 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $4.72 | $7.31 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $3.40 | $5.26 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.57 | $2.43 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.28 | $1.98 |
| Coffee / lb | $3.69 | $5.87 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $2.57 | $3.98 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $1.53 | $2.37 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.13 | $0.20 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.52 | $0.81 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $2.45 | $3.79 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $2.67 | $4.13 |
| Ground beef / lb | $2.23 | $3.45 |
| Ham / lb | $3.43 | $5.31 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $4.25 | $6.58 |
| Lemons / lb | $1.45 | $2.25 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.64 | $2.54 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $1.20 | $1.86 |
| Median home sale price / each | $220,900 | $345,948 |
| Median household income / year | $49,780 | $78,734 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $3.01 | $4.66 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $6.55 | $10.14 |
| Natural gas / therm | $1.06 | $1.64 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $2.61 | $4.04 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $1.06 | $1.64 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $4.56 | $7.06 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.63 | $0.98 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.77 | $1.19 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $1.18 | $1.83 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $6.18 | $9.57 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.70 | $2.63 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.56 | $0.87 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.60 | $2.48 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $11.79 | $18.25 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $3.71 | $5.75 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $1.29 | $1.99 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.95 | $1.47 |