What things cost in 2026
42 items · 42 observed in the public record
| Item | In 2026 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $514,600 | $528,365 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $32.38 | $32.38 |
| Bacon / lb | $6.56 | $6.56 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.65 | $0.65 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $1.63 | $1.63 |
| Bread, white / lb | $1.81 | $1.81 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $3.82 | $3.82 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $5.96 | $5.96 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $4.18 | $4.18 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $1.69 | $1.69 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $2.04 | $2.04 |
| Coffee / lb | $9.46 | $9.46 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $5.06 | $5.06 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $2.14 | $2.14 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.54 | $0.54 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $4.71 | $4.71 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $4.05 | $4.05 |
| Ground beef / lb | $6.83 | $6.83 |
| Ham / lb | $5.51 | $5.51 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $5.95 | $5.95 |
| Lemons / lb | $2.11 | $2.11 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $4.02 | $4.02 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $1.88 | $1.88 |
| Median home sale price / each | $403,200 | $413,985 |
| Median household income / year | $83,730 | $90,662 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $4.32 | $4.32 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Natural gas / therm | $1.69 | $1.69 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $4.87 | $4.87 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $1.54 | $1.54 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $6.63 | $6.63 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.92 | $0.92 |
| Rice, white / lb | $1.09 | $1.09 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $2.20 | $2.20 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $1.37 | $1.37 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $14.45 | $14.45 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $2.52 | $2.52 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $1.02 | $1.02 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $2.15 | $2.15 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $1.59 | $1.59 |