What things cost in 2010
In 2010, a dozen eggs averaged $1.66, a gallon of whole milk averaged $3.26 and a pound of white bread averaged $1.37. Here are 48 everyday prices from that year beside September 2026’s, plus each one in today’s dollars.
Yearly averages of BLS monthly pricesToday: September 2026
One dollarConsumer Price Index, all urban consumers
2010$1.00Sep 2026$1.55
It takes $1.55 in September 2026 to buy what $1 bought on average in 2010: prices overall are 1.55 times as high.
- Items priced in 2010
- 48Of the 53 on this site
- Cheaper now, after inflation
- 21Today’s price is below the old one in today’s dollars
- Dearer now, after inflation
- 27Rose faster than prices overall
- Prices overall
- 1.55×CPI-U, 2010 average to Sep 2026
The same shopping bag, 2010 and now
One of each: a dozen eggs, a gallon of whole milk, a pound each of white bread, ground beef, whole chicken, bananas and coffee, and a gallon of regular gas.
2010$17.19Sep 2026$31.53
Up 83% in dollars of the day. In Sep 2026 dollars the 2010 bag cost $26.57, so after inflation it is up 19%.
- Eggs per dozen2010: $1.66Sep 2026: $2.27
- Whole milk per gallon2010: $3.26Sep 2026: $4.11
- White bread per lb2010: $1.37Sep 2026: $1.83
- Ground beef per lb2010: $2.37Sep 2026: $6.79
- Whole chicken per lb2010: $1.26Sep 2026: $2.06
- Bananas per lb2010: 58.0¢Sep 2026: 65.6¢
- Coffee per lb2010: $3.91Sep 2026: $9.33
- Regular gas per gallon2010: $2.79Sep 2026: $4.48
Cheapest now, compared with 2010
The five items whose price rose least against everything else since 2010. Negative means today’s price takes less of today’s money.
| Item | 2010 average | Sep 2026 | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bananasper lb | 58.0¢ | 65.6¢ | down 26.8% |
| Flour, white all-purposeper lb | 47.7¢ | 54.5¢ | down 26.1% |
| Tomatoes, field grownper lb | $1.69 | $1.99 | down 23.8% |
| Chicken legs, bone-inper lb | $1.46 | $1.74 | down 23.0% |
| Pork chopsper lb | $3.81 | $4.55 | down 22.8% |
Dearest now, compared with 2010
The five items whose price rose most against everything else since 2010.
| Item | 2010 average | Sep 2026 | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground beef, 100% beefper lb | $2.37 | $6.79 | up 85.8% |
| Sirloin steak, bonelessper lb | $5.83 | $14.11 | up 56.7% |
| Ground beef, lean and extra leanper lb | $3.50 | $8.46 | up 56.4% |
| Coffee, ground roastper lb | $3.91 | $9.33 | up 54.7% |
| Chuck roast, bonelessper lb | $3.85 | $9.19 | up 54.3% |
Dairy & eggs in 2010
5 items| Item | 2010 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, grade A largeper dozen | $1.66 | $2.56 | $2.27 | up 36.9% | down 11.4% |
| Milk, wholeper gallon | $3.26 | $5.03 | $4.11 | up 26.0% | down 18.4% |
| Cheddar cheeseper lb | $4.71 | $7.28 | $6.13 | up 30.2% | down 15.7% |
| American processed cheeseper lb | $3.91 | $6.04 | $4.74 | up 21.1% | down 21.6% |
| Ice creamper half gallon | $4.46 | $6.90 | $5.93 | up 32.8% | down 14.0% |
Meat in 2010
13 items| Item | 2010 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground beef, 100% beefper lb | $2.37 | $3.66 | $6.79 | up 187.1% | up 85.8% |
| Ground beef, lean and extra leanper lb | $3.50 | $5.41 | $8.46 | up 141.6% | up 56.4% |
| Ground chuckper lb | $2.91 | $4.49 | $6.48 | up 123.1% | up 44.4% |
| Chicken, wholeper lb | $1.26 | $1.95 | $2.06 | up 63.4% | up 5.8% |
| Chicken breast, bonelessper lb | $3.30 | $5.10 | $4.20 | up 27.2% | down 17.7% |
| Chicken legs, bone-inper lb | $1.46 | $2.26 | $1.74 | up 19.0% | down 23.0% |
| Bacon, slicedper lb | $4.11 | $6.34 | $6.76 | up 64.6% | up 6.5% |
| Pork chopsper lb | $3.81 | $5.89 | $4.55 | up 19.3% | down 22.8% |
| Ham, bonelessper lb | $3.39 | $5.24 | $5.45 | up 60.8% | up 4.1% |
| Sirloin steak, bonelessper lb | $5.83 | $9.00 | $14.11 | up 142.1% | up 56.7% |
| Round steak, bonelessper lb | $4.28 | $6.61 | $9.84 | up 129.9% | up 48.8% |
| Chuck roast, bonelessper lb | $3.85 | $5.95 | $9.19 | up 138.5% | up 54.3% |
| Beef for stew, bonelessper lb | $3.89 | $6.01 | $8.53 | up 119.3% | up 41.9% |
Produce in 2010
9 items| Item | 2010 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananasper lb | 58.0¢ | 89.6¢ | 65.6¢ | up 13.2% | down 26.8% |
| Oranges, navelper lb | $1.06 | $1.64 | $1.72 | up 62.3% | up 5.1% |
| Lemonsper lb | $1.63 | $2.53 | $2.13 | up 30.2% | down 15.7% |
| Grapefruitper lb | 92.7¢ | $1.43 | $1.62 | up 75.1% | up 13.4% |
| Strawberriesper 12 oz (dry pint) | $2.19 | $3.38 | $2.84 | up 29.9% | down 15.9% |
| Potatoes, whiteper lb | 57.7¢ | 89.1¢ | 98.9¢ | up 71.4% | up 10.9% |
| Tomatoes, field grownper lb | $1.69 | $2.62 | $1.99 | up 17.7% | down 23.8% |
| Lettuce, icebergper lb | 87.5¢ | $1.35 | $1.64 | up 87.0% | up 21.1% |
| Lettuce, romaineper lb | $1.79 | $2.77 | $3.31 | up 84.7% | up 19.5% |
Pantry in 2010
10 items| Item | 2010 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bread, whiteper lb | $1.37 | $2.12 | $1.83 | up 33.3% | down 13.8% |
| Bread, whole wheatper lb | $1.78 | $2.75 | $2.81May 2026 | up 57.9% | up 2.2% |
| Flour, white all-purposeper lb | 47.7¢ | 73.7¢ | 54.5¢ | up 14.3% | down 26.1% |
| Sugar, whiteper lb | 62.9¢ | 97.1¢ | $1.02 | up 62.1% | up 4.9% |
| Rice, white long grainper lb | 74.1¢ | $1.14 | $1.12 | up 50.9% | down 2.3% |
| Spaghetti and macaroniper lb | $1.14 | $1.76 | $1.38 | up 20.9% | down 21.8% |
| Coffee, ground roastper lb | $3.91 | $6.03 | $9.33 | up 138.9% | up 54.7% |
| Cookies, chocolate chipper lb | $3.25 | $5.02 | $5.15 | up 58.4% | up 2.5% |
| Potato chipsper 16 oz | $4.64 | $7.17 | $6.67 | up 43.7% | down 7.0% |
| Dried beansper lb | $1.33 | $2.05 | $1.67 | up 25.9% | down 18.5% |
Drinks in 2010
3 items| Item | 2010 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange juice, frozen concentrateper 16 oz | $2.47 | $3.81 | $4.82Jul 2026 | up 95.3% | up 26.4% |
| Beer (malt beverages)per 16 oz | $1.23 | $1.90 | $1.88 | up 52.1% | down 1.6% |
| Wine, red and white tableper liter | $9.65 | $14.91 | $13.77 | up 42.7% | down 7.7% |
Energy in 2010
8 items| Item | 2010 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline, regular unleadedper gallon | $2.79 | $4.31 | $4.48 | up 60.8% | up 4.1% |
| Gasoline, all typesper gallon | $2.84 | $4.38 | $4.63 | up 63.3% | up 5.7% |
| Gasoline, midgrade unleadedper gallon | $2.91 | $4.49 | $4.96 | up 70.4% | up 10.3% |
| Gasoline, premium unleadedper gallon | $3.05 | $4.71 | $5.43 | up 78.1% | up 15.3% |
| Diesel fuelper gallon | $3.02 | $4.66 | $6.33 | up 109.8% | up 35.8% |
| Electricityper kWh | 12.8¢ | 19.7¢ | 19.6¢ | up 53.5% | down 0.7% |
| Natural gas (piped utility gas)per therm | $1.10 | $1.70 | $1.70 | up 54.7% | up 0.1% |
| Heating oil (fuel oil #2)per gallon | $2.93 | $4.52 | $5.92 | up 102.4% | up 31.0% |
How we got these numbers
- 2010 prices are the average of the monthly U.S. city average prices BLS published for that year. An item needs at least nine published months to appear.
- In Sep 2026 dollars restates each month’s price with CPI-U (336.94 in Sep 2026) and then averages the year, so “after inflation” compares like with like.
- One dollar. CPI-U for Sep 2026 divided by the 2010 average of CPI-U (218.1).
- Two items stop early. Whole wheat bread and orange juice: “now” is BLS’s newest month for them, shown under the price.
- Not listed for 2010: reduced-fat milk, butter, yogurt, 2-liter soda, canned soda. BLS did not price them for enough months that year.
Sources
- Average price data: what it is and how it is collectedU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Average price data filesdownload.bls.gov, files updated Oct 14, 2026
- CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items (CUUR0000SA0)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, monthly
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