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Prices in 2010 vs. today
“In today's money” adjusts the 2010 price for inflation (CPI-U, Sep 2026). If today's price is higher than that, the item really did get more expensive, not just the dollar.
| Item | 2010 | Today |
|---|---|---|
| 🏠 Median price of a house soldmedian sale price | $222,700 | $393,300 +77% |
| ⛽ Gallon of regular gasper gallon | $2.79 | $4.48 +61% |
| 🥛 Gallon of whole milkper gallon | $3.26 | $4.11 +26% |
| 🥚 Dozen large eggsper dozen | $1.66 | $2.27 +37% |
| 🍞 Loaf of white breadper pound | $1.37 | $1.83 +33% |
| ☕ Pound of ground coffeeper pound | $3.91 | $9.33 +139% |
| ✉️ First-class postage stampper letter | 44¢ | 82¢ +86% |
| 💡 Kilowatt-hour of home electricityper kWh, residential | 11.5¢ | 18.3¢ +59% |
| ⏱️ Federal minimum wageper hour | $7.25 | $7.25 +0% |
| 🧰 Average factory worker's hourly payper hour, manufacturing production workers | $18.61 | $30.21 +62% |
| 👪 Median family incomeper year | $60,200 | $110,500 +84% |
| 🍔 Pound of ground beefper pound | $2.37 | $6.79 +187% |
| 🥓 Pound of baconper pound | $4.11 | $6.76 +65% |
| 🍗 Pound of whole chickenper pound | $1.26 | $2.06 +63% |
| 🧀 Pound of cheddar cheeseper pound | $4.71 | $6.13 +30% |
| 🍌 Pound of bananasper pound | 58¢ | 66¢ +13% |
| 🍅 Pound of tomatoesper pound | $1.69 | $1.99 +18% |
| 🍬 Pound of white sugarper pound | 63¢ | $1.02 +62% |
| 🌾 Pound of flourper pound | 48¢ | 55¢ +14% |
2010 at a glance
Questions people ask about 2010
How much was a gallon of gas in 2010?
Regular gasoline averaged $2.79 a gallon in 2010 (U.S. city average, including taxes). That's about $4.31 in today's money. In Sep 2026 it averaged $4.48.
How much was a postage stamp in 2010?
A first-class stamp cost 44¢ in 2010. Today it costs 82¢.
How much did a house cost in 2010?
The median price of a house sold in the U.S. in 2010 was $222,700, about $344,116 adjusted for inflation. The latest median (Q3 2026) is $393,300.
What was the minimum wage in 2010?
The federal minimum wage was $7.25 an hour in 2010, worth about $11.20 an hour today. It has been $7.25 since July 2009.
How much was milk in 2010?
A gallon of whole milk averaged $3.26 in 2010. Today: $4.11.
How much were eggs in 2010?
A dozen large Grade A eggs averaged $1.66 in 2010. Today: $2.27.
What was the #1 song of 2010?
Billboard's top song of 2010 was “Tik Tok” by Kesha.
How much is $1 from 2010 worth today?
$1 in 2010 buys about as much as $1.55 did in Sep 2026, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau & HUD, Median Sales Price of Houses Sold; U.S. Energy Information Administration (regular gasoline, U.S. city average retail price incl. taxes; leaded until 1975, unleaded from 1976); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data (U.S. city average); U.S. Postal Service rate history (rate in effect July 1); U.S. Energy Information Administration (average residential price incl. taxes); U.S. Department of Labor (rate in effect July 1); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics; U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey; Billboard Year-End Hot 100. How we calculate these.
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