How much do things really cost?
Cold hard truths about money and the price of things
Inflation in the United States is up 5.26% so far this year, and more than 30% in the last decade.
This means you can buy less with your money today than you could in the past, and that your savings are not worth what you think they are.
More about inflation
Foods & Beverages
The price of products in this category are crucial, as many of them have a direct impact on what foods families can put on their tables
Milk
$4.09
per gallon
1y
15%
3y
35%
5y
27%
10y
17%
Orange juice
$2.89
per 16 ounces
1y
4.71%
3y
24%
5y
16%
10y
15%
Honey
$2.41
per pound
1y
19%
3y
11%
5y
14%
10y
54%
Eggs
$3.45
per dozen
1y
21%
3y
128%
5y
98%
10y
81%
Chocolate chip cookies
$5.23
per pound
1y
15%
3y
41%
5y
49%
10y
44%
Kellogg's Corn Flakes
$4.19
per 18 ounces
1y
26%
3y
26%
5y
-
10y
6.68%
Flour
$2.73
per 5 pounds
1y
11%
3y
21%
5y
18%
10y
4.6%
Coca-cola
$2.69
per 2 liters
1y
15%
3y
64%
5y
113%
10y
50%
Hellmann's mayonnaise
$7.64
per 32 ounces
1y
-
3y
-
5y
-
10y
-
Heinz Ketchup
$3.19
per 14 ounces
1y
1.85%
3y
-
5y
-
10y
222%
Breyers Original Vainlla Ice Cream
$5.29
per gallon
1y
2.58%
3y
7.52%
5y
12%
10y
5.8%
Ground beef
$4.79
per pound
1y
0.42%
3y
16%
5y
29%
10y
41%
Apple products
Some of the most iconic technology gadgets ever produced
An iPhone
$799
per unit
1y
-
3y
14%
5y
20%
10y
23%
An Apple Watch
$399
per unit
1y
-
3y
-
5y
11%
10y
-
An iMac
$1,299
per unit
1y
-
3y
18%
5y
18%
10y
-
A MacBook Air
$1,099
per unit
1y
8.34%
3y
10%
5y
8.34%
10y
-
A Mac mini
$599
per unit
1y
14%
3y
14%
5y
25%
10y
-
AirPods
$169
per unit
1y
-
3y
6.29%
5y
6.29%
10y
-
Tesla Cars
The future of transportation is here, but can everyone afford it?
A Tesla model S
$100,217
per unit
1y
10%
3y
63%
5y
112%
10y
275%
A Tesla model 3
$45,858
per unit
1y
0.07%
3y
25%
5y
33%
10y
-
A Tesla model X
$101,661
per unit
1y
1.26%
3y
43%
5y
80%
10y
-
A Tesla model Y
$57,402
per unit
1y
4.33%
3y
22%
5y
-
10y
-
Press & Magazines
Access to news and culture is key to the development and evolution of a society's identity
TIME magazine
$5.99
per unit
1y
-
3y
-
5y
-
10y
-
VOGUE magazine
$7.99
per unit
1y
-
3y
-
5y
33%
10y
60%
Forbes magazine
$10
per unit
1y
-
3y
0.1%
5y
25%
10y
43%
Energy
Our entire economy is powered by some energy source, so the changes in price on any of them can have ripple effect across all other categories
Gasoline
$4.90
per gallon
1y
63%
3y
88%
5y
102%
10y
35%
Electricity
$0.16
per Kw/h
1y
-
3y
14%
5y
14%
10y
23%
Utility gas
$1.58
per therm
1y
26%
3y
52%
5y
55%
10y
63%
Trading Metals
Investors view precious metals as a store of value that's not dependend on any particular currency or government
Gold
$1,251
per troy ounce
1y
7.77%
3y
11%
5y
20%
10y
107%
Silver
$23.42
per ounce
1y
6.17%
3y
14%
5y
50%
10y
0.21%
Palladium
$503
per troy ounce
1y
76%
3y
77%
5y
43%
10y
30%
Rhodium
$3,225
per troy ounce
1y
79%
3y
72%
5y
47%
10y
201%