What things cost in 2013
In 2013, a dozen eggs averaged $1.91, a gallon of whole milk averaged $3.46 and a pound of white bread averaged $1.41. 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
2013$1.00Sep 2026$1.45
It takes $1.45 in September 2026 to buy what $1 bought on average in 2013: prices overall are 1.45 times as high.
- Items priced in 2013
- 48Of the 53 on this site
- Cheaper now, after inflation
- 27Today’s price is below the old one in today’s dollars
- Dearer now, after inflation
- 21Rose faster than prices overall
- Prices overall
- 1.45×CPI-U, 2013 average to Sep 2026
The same shopping bag, 2013 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.
2013$21.25Sep 2026$31.53
Up 48% in dollars of the day. In Sep 2026 dollars the 2013 bag cost $30.74, so after inflation it is up 3%.
- Eggs per dozen2013: $1.91Sep 2026: $2.27
- Whole milk per gallon2013: $3.46Sep 2026: $4.11
- White bread per lb2013: $1.41Sep 2026: $1.83
- Ground beef per lb2013: $3.40Sep 2026: $6.79
- Whole chicken per lb2013: $1.50Sep 2026: $2.06
- Bananas per lb2013: 60.0¢Sep 2026: 65.6¢
- Coffee per lb2013: $5.45Sep 2026: $9.33
- Regular gas per gallon2013: $3.53Sep 2026: $4.48
Cheapest now, compared with 2013
The five items whose price rose least against everything else since 2013. Negative means today’s price takes less of today’s money.
| Item | 2013 average | Sep 2026 | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flour, white all-purposeper lb | 52.2¢ | 54.5¢ | down 27.7% |
| Spaghetti and macaroniper lb | $1.30 | $1.38 | down 27.1% |
| Chicken legs, bone-inper lb | $1.61 | $1.74 | down 25.4% |
| Bananasper lb | 60.0¢ | 65.6¢ | down 24.4% |
| Cheddar cheeseper lb | $5.56 | $6.13 | down 23.7% |
Dearest now, compared with 2013
The five items whose price rose most against everything else since 2013.
| Item | 2013 average | Sep 2026 | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirloin steak, bonelessper lb | $6.83 | $14.11 | up 42.8% |
| Round steak, bonelessper lb | $4.88 | $9.84 | up 39.4% |
| Ground beef, 100% beefper lb | $3.40 | $6.79 | up 38.1% |
| Chuck roast, bonelessper lb | $4.61 | $9.19 | up 37.8% |
| Lettuce, romaineper lb | $1.71 | $3.31 | up 33.7% |
Dairy & eggs in 2013
5 items| Item | 2013 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, grade A largeper dozen | $1.91 | $2.76 | $2.27 | up 19.0% | down 17.7% |
| Milk, wholeper gallon | $3.46 | $5.01 | $4.11 | up 18.6% | down 18.0% |
| Cheddar cheeseper lb | $5.56 | $8.04 | $6.13 | up 10.4% | down 23.7% |
| American processed cheeseper lb | $4.17 | $6.04 | $4.74 | up 13.5% | down 21.6% |
| Ice creamper half gallon | $4.99 | $7.23 | $5.93 | up 18.7% | down 17.9% |
Meat in 2013
13 items| Item | 2013 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground beef, 100% beefper lb | $3.40 | $4.92 | $6.79 | up 99.7% | up 38.1% |
| Ground beef, lean and extra leanper lb | $4.86 | $7.03 | $8.46 | up 74.1% | up 20.3% |
| Ground chuckper lb | $3.47 | $5.02 | $6.48 | up 86.8% | up 29.2% |
| Chicken, wholeper lb | $1.50 | $2.16 | $2.06 | up 38.0% | down 4.6% |
| Chicken breast, bonelessper lb | $3.45 | $4.99 | $4.20 | up 21.8% | down 15.8% |
| Chicken legs, bone-inper lb | $1.61 | $2.33 | $1.74 | up 7.9% | down 25.4% |
| Bacon, slicedper lb | $5.29 | $7.64 | $6.76 | up 27.8% | down 11.6% |
| Pork chopsper lb | $3.96 | $5.72 | $4.55 | up 15.0% | down 20.5% |
| Ham, bonelessper lb | $3.98 | $5.76 | $5.45 | up 36.9% | down 5.4% |
| Sirloin steak, bonelessper lb | $6.83 | $9.88 | $14.11 | up 106.5% | up 42.8% |
| Round steak, bonelessper lb | $4.88 | $7.06 | $9.84 | up 101.7% | up 39.4% |
| Chuck roast, bonelessper lb | $4.61 | $6.67 | $9.19 | up 99.3% | up 37.8% |
| Beef for stew, bonelessper lb | $4.57 | $6.62 | $8.53 | up 86.5% | up 29.0% |
Produce in 2013
9 items| Item | 2013 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananasper lb | 60.0¢ | 86.7¢ | 65.6¢ | up 9.4% | down 24.4% |
| Oranges, navelper lb | $1.15 | $1.66 | $1.72 | up 49.7% | up 3.6% |
| Lemonsper lb | $1.58 | $2.29 | $2.13 | up 34.5% | down 7.0% |
| Grapefruitper lb | $1.05 | $1.52 | $1.62 | up 54.9% | up 7.1% |
| Strawberriesper 12 oz (dry pint) · 11 of 12 months | $2.02 | $2.93 | $2.84 | up 40.3% | down 3.0% |
| Potatoes, whiteper lb | 66.8¢ | 96.5¢ | 98.9¢ | up 48.1% | up 2.5% |
| Tomatoes, field grownper lb · 11 of 12 months | $1.53 | $2.22 | $1.99 | up 30.0% | down 10.1% |
| Lettuce, icebergper lb · 11 of 12 months | $1.01 | $1.47 | $1.64 | up 61.2% | up 11.4% |
| Lettuce, romaineper lb | $1.71 | $2.48 | $3.31 | up 93.5% | up 33.7% |
Pantry in 2013
10 items| Item | 2013 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bread, whiteper lb | $1.41 | $2.03 | $1.83 | up 30.1% | down 10.1% |
| Bread, whole wheatper lb | $2.04 | $2.95 | $2.81May 2026 | up 37.8% | down 4.7% |
| Flour, white all-purposeper lb | 52.2¢ | 75.4¢ | 54.5¢ | up 4.5% | down 27.7% |
| Sugar, whiteper lb | 64.3¢ | 93.0¢ | $1.02 | up 58.4% | up 9.5% |
| Rice, white long grainper lb | 72.4¢ | $1.05 | $1.12 | up 54.5% | up 6.8% |
| Spaghetti and macaroniper lb | $1.30 | $1.89 | $1.38 | up 5.4% | down 27.1% |
| Coffee, ground roastper lb | $5.45 | $7.89 | $9.33 | up 71.1% | up 18.3% |
| Cookies, chocolate chipper lb | $3.64 | $5.26 | $5.15 | up 41.6% | down 2.1% |
| Potato chipsper 16 oz | $4.66 | $6.75 | $6.67 | up 42.9% | down 1.2% |
| Dried beansper lb | $1.42 | $2.05 | $1.67 | up 17.6% | down 18.7% |
Drinks in 2013
3 items| Item | 2013 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange juice, frozen concentrateper 16 oz | $2.51 | $3.64 | $4.82Jul 2026 | up 91.6% | up 32.5% |
| Beer (malt beverages)per 16 oz | $1.28 | $1.85 | $1.88 | up 46.4% | up 1.2% |
| Wine, red and white tableper liter | $10.72 | $15.50 | $13.77 | up 28.4% | down 11.2% |
Energy in 2013
8 items| Item | 2013 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline, regular unleadedper gallon | $3.53 | $5.10 | $4.48 | up 27.1% | down 12.1% |
| Gasoline, all typesper gallon | $3.58 | $5.18 | $4.63 | up 29.2% | down 10.7% |
| Gasoline, midgrade unleadedper gallon | $3.68 | $5.33 | $4.96 | up 34.6% | down 7.0% |
| Gasoline, premium unleadedper gallon | $3.84 | $5.56 | $5.43 | up 41.2% | down 2.4% |
| Diesel fuelper gallon | $3.92 | $5.68 | $6.33 | up 61.3% | up 11.5% |
| Electricityper kWh | 13.2¢ | 19.1¢ | 19.6¢ | up 48.3% | up 2.6% |
| Natural gas (piped utility gas)per therm | $1.01 | $1.46 | $1.70 | up 68.5% | up 16.5% |
| Heating oil (fuel oil #2)per gallon | $3.72 | $5.38 | $5.92 | up 59.2% | up 10.0% |
How we got these numbers
- 2013 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 2013 average of CPI-U (233.0).
- 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 2013: 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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