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Prices in 2021 vs. today
“In today's money” adjusts the 2021 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 | 2021 | Today |
|---|---|---|
| 🏠 Median price of a house soldmedian sale price | $383,000 | $393,300 +3% |
| ⛽ Gallon of regular gasper gallon | $3.05 | $4.48 +47% |
| 🥛 Gallon of whole milkper gallon | $3.54 | $4.11 +16% |
| 🥚 Dozen large eggsper dozen | $1.67 | $2.27 +36% |
| 🍞 Loaf of white breadper pound | $1.52 | $1.83 +20% |
| ☕ Pound of ground coffeeper pound | $4.71 | $9.33 +98% |
| ✉️ First-class postage stampper letter | 55¢ | 82¢ +49% |
| 💡 Kilowatt-hour of home electricityper kWh, residential | 13.7¢ | 18.3¢ +34% |
| ⏱️ Federal minimum wageper hour | $7.25 | $7.25 +0% |
| 🧰 Average factory worker's hourly payper hour, manufacturing production workers | $23.80 | $30.21 +27% |
| 👪 Median family incomeper year | $88,600 | $110,500 +25% |
| 🍔 Pound of ground beefper pound | $4.33 | $6.79 +57% |
| 🥓 Pound of baconper pound | $6.64 | $6.76 +2% |
| 🍗 Pound of whole chickenper pound | $1.53 | $2.06 +35% |
| 🧀 Pound of cheddar cheeseper pound | $5.44 | $6.13 +13% |
| 🍌 Pound of bananasper pound | 60¢ | 66¢ +9% |
| 🍅 Pound of tomatoesper pound | $1.85 | $1.99 +8% |
| 🍬 Pound of white sugarper pound | 68¢ | $1.02 +49% |
| 🌾 Pound of flourper pound | 40¢ | 55¢ +35% |
2021 at a glance
Questions people ask about 2021
How much was a gallon of gas in 2021?
Regular gasoline averaged $3.05 a gallon in 2021 (U.S. city average, including taxes). That's about $3.79 in today's money. In Sep 2026 it averaged $4.48.
How much was a postage stamp in 2021?
A first-class stamp cost 55¢ in 2021. Today it costs 82¢.
How much did a house cost in 2021?
The median price of a house sold in the U.S. in 2021 was $383,000, about $476,245 adjusted for inflation. The latest median (Q3 2026) is $393,300.
What was the minimum wage in 2021?
The federal minimum wage was $7.25 an hour in 2021, worth about $9.02 an hour today. It has been $7.25 since July 2009.
How much was milk in 2021?
A gallon of whole milk averaged $3.54 in 2021. Today: $4.11.
How much were eggs in 2021?
A dozen large Grade A eggs averaged $1.67 in 2021. Today: $2.27.
What was the #1 song of 2021?
Billboard's top song of 2021 was “Levitating” by Dua Lipa.
How much is $1 from 2021 worth today?
$1 in 2021 buys about as much as $1.24 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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