What things cost in 2017
42 items · 39 observed in the public record · 3 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 2017 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $376,900 | $514,741 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $22.02 | $30.02 |
| Bacon / lb | $5.67 | $7.73 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.57 | $0.78 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $1.35 | $1.84 |
| Bread, white / lb | $1.34 | $1.83 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $4.80 | $6.54 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $3.22 | $4.39 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.44 | $1.96 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.50 | $2.04 |
| Coffee / lb | $4.55 | $6.20 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $2.52 | $3.44 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $1.33 | $1.81 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.14 | $0.19 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.51 | $0.70 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $2.28 | $3.11 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $2.37 | $3.23 |
| Ground beef / lb | $3.68 | $5.02 |
| Ham / lb | $3.92 | $5.34 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $4.63 | $6.31 |
| Lemons / lb | $2.02 | $2.75 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $2.18 | $2.97 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $1.38 | $1.88 |
| Median home sale price / each | $318,200 | $434,573 |
| Median household income / year | $61,140 | $84,080 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $3.21 | $4.38 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $7.25 | $9.88 |
| Natural gas / therm | $1.04 | $1.42 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $2.58 | $3.52 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $1.35 | $1.84 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $4.43 | $6.04 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.73 | $1.00 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.75 | $1.02 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $1.28 | $1.75 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $8.35 | $11.38 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.95 | $2.66 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.66 | $0.90 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.87 | $2.55 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $12.39 | $16.89 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $4.12 | $5.61 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $1.43 | $1.95 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $1.05 | $1.43 |