What things cost in 2018
42 items · 42 observed in the public record
| Item | In 2018 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $378,400 | $504,368 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $22.66 | $30.03 |
| Bacon / lb | $5.25 | $6.96 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.57 | $0.76 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $1.36 | $1.80 |
| Bread, white / lb | $1.28 | $1.70 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $4.06 | $5.38 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $5.23 | $6.93 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $3.09 | $4.10 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.43 | $1.90 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $1.51 | $2.00 |
| Coffee / lb | $4.29 | $5.69 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $3.27 | $4.33 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $1.63 | $2.16 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.14 | $0.18 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.47 | $0.62 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $3.13 | $4.15 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $2.91 | $3.86 |
| Ground beef / lb | $3.73 | $4.94 |
| Ham / lb | $4.23 | $5.61 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $4.66 | $6.18 |
| Lemons / lb | $2.12 | $2.81 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $1.94 | $2.57 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $1.40 | $1.86 |
| Median home sale price / each | $315,600 | $420,662 |
| Median household income / year | $63,180 | $85,123 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $2.88 | $3.82 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $7.25 | $9.61 |
| Natural gas / therm | $1.04 | $1.38 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $2.47 | $3.27 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $1.41 | $1.87 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $4.44 | $5.88 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.74 | $0.98 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.69 | $0.91 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $1.48 | $1.96 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $1.20 | $1.59 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $8.51 | $11.28 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $1.94 | $2.57 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.63 | $0.83 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $1.71 | $2.27 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $12.38 | $16.41 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $1.06 | $1.40 |