What things cost in 2012
42 items · 39 observed in the public record · 3 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 2012 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $282,700 | $410,319 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $19.71 | $28.68 |
| Bacon / lb | $4.33 | $6.30 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.61 | $0.89 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $1.44 | $2.10 |
| Bread, white / lb | $1.40 | $2.04 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $5.48 | $7.97 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $3.20 | $4.66 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.61 | $2.34 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.39 | $2.02 |
| Coffee / lb | $5.58 | $8.12 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $3.78 | $5.50 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $1.67 | $2.43 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.14 | $0.20 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.52 | $0.76 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $3.51 | $5.11 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $3.57 | $5.20 |
| Ground beef / lb | $3.01 | $4.38 |
| Ham / lb | $3.74 | $5.44 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $4.90 | $7.13 |
| Lemons / lb | $1.63 | $2.37 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.42 | $2.07 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $1.28 | $1.86 |
| Median home sale price / each | $238,700 | $346,456 |
| Median household income / year | $51,020 | $75,169 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $3.40 | $4.95 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $7.25 | $10.55 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.93 | $1.35 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $2.64 | $3.84 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $1.03 | $1.50 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $5.26 | $7.65 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.68 | $0.99 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.68 | $0.99 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $1.33 | $1.94 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $6.82 | $9.92 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.71 | $2.49 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.68 | $0.99 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.49 | $2.17 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $12.19 | $17.74 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $4.00 | $5.82 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $1.39 | $2.02 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $1.02 | $1.49 |