The 1990s

A historical breakdown of purchasing power across the 1990s.

Decade Average House Price

$135,135

📊 Average Prices in the 1990s

Average prices across all years of the decade for every tracked item.

🛒 Food & Groceries

🥚 Eggs	per dozen	$0.97
🍞 Bread	per loaf	$0.80
🥛 Milk	per gallon	$2.65
🥩 Ground Beef	per lb	$1.48
🐔 Chicken	per lb	$0.94
🥓 Bacon	per lb	$2.24
☕ Coffee	per lb	$3.30
🍊 Oranges	per lb	$2.78
🍬 Sugar	per lb	$4.99

🏠 Housing & Utilities

⚡ Electricity	per KWH	$0.09
🏠 Monthly Rent	per month	$494

🚗 Transportation

⛽ Gas	per gallon	$1.15
🚗 New Car	per unit	$18,608

🏥 Healthcare

🏥 Doctor Visit

per visit

$34.94

🎓 Education

🎓 College Tuition

per year

$2,706

🎬 Entertainment

🎬 Movie Ticket

per ticket

$4.84

🏆 Decade Highlights

Items that saw the biggest labor multiplier change during the 1990s.

🥩

Ground Beef

per lb

-33% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 0.67x

🥚

Eggs

per dozen

-30% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 0.70x

🎓

College Tuition

per year

+29% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.29x

🏥

Doctor Visit

per visit

-27% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 0.73x

⛽

Gas

per gallon

-26% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 0.74x

⚡

Electricity

per KWH

-24% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 0.76x

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999