An inflation analysis on the grocery shop scene in Home Alone has gone viral for querying how much that same shopping trip cost today.
In the 1990 movie, Kevin McCallister managed to get away with spending just $20, despite walking home with bags of stuff.
Firstly the list of items included TV dinners, Wonder Bread, Mac & Cheese, cling wrap, a half-gallon of milk (1.89 litres), Tide detergent, a half-gallon of OJ, toy army soldiers, and Snuggle dryer sheets. In 1990, the total cost was $19.83 (with a $1 discount coupon).
TikTokker Geoffrey Lyons figured out the cost of the same items in today’s world, doing his best to find most of the same products online, with a few substitutions for the ones he couldn’t locate.
@sellitlikelyons Groceries in 1990 vs Today Breakdown ☠️ #fyp #homealone #rockwalltx #geoffreylyons #lyonsden #northtexas #dallastx #dallasrealestate #dfw #dfwrealtor ♬ original sound – Geoffrey Lyons
The total cost of those groceries in 2023 added up to a whopping $63.73. And when tax was added, the grand total soared to $68.99 – that’s 3.5 times more than what Kevin paid in 1990.
In Australian dollars, that’s $104.29.
