What things cost in 2016
42 items · 39 observed in the public record · 3 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 2016 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $357,900 | $499,544 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $21.52 | $29.82 |
| Bacon / lb | $5.37 | $7.44 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.57 | $0.79 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $1.41 | $1.95 |
| Bread, white / lb | $1.33 | $1.84 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $5.27 | $7.30 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $3.23 | $4.48 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.56 | $2.16 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.41 | $1.95 |
| Coffee / lb | $4.48 | $6.21 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $2.43 | $3.37 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $1.49 | $2.06 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.14 | $0.19 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.53 | $0.73 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $2.15 | $2.98 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $2.40 | $3.33 |
| Ground beef / lb | $3.73 | $5.17 |
| Ham / lb | $4.04 | $5.60 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $4.71 | $6.53 |
| Lemons / lb | $2.12 | $2.94 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $2.03 | $2.81 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $1.35 | $1.87 |
| Median home sale price / each | $306,000 | $427,104 |
| Median household income / year | $59,040 | $83,222 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $3.12 | $4.32 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $7.25 | $10.05 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.89 | $1.23 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $2.77 | $3.84 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $1.19 | $1.65 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $4.48 | $6.21 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.69 | $0.96 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.73 | $1.01 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $1.29 | $1.79 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $8.69 | $12.04 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.92 | $2.66 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.64 | $0.89 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.71 | $2.37 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $12.51 | $17.33 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $4.12 | $5.71 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $1.43 | $1.98 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $1.05 | $1.46 |