Up to date Dec. 16, 2025, 10:15 a.m. ET
When you’re rewatching “Dwelling Alone” this vacation season, one explicit scene might stand out to you. Fictional 8-year-old Kevin McCallister makes a visit to the grocery retailer to select up some meals and family requirements. He leaves with fairly the haul and spends a modest $19.83.
The 1990 movie follows the antics of Kevin, performed by Macaulay Culkin, as he’s unintentionally left behind by his dad and mom as they jet off to Paris for Christmas.
As with earlier vacation seasons, viral TikTok movies spotlight the inflation groceries have seen over time. This TikTok publish estimates that Culkin would spend near $56 on the identical haul.
We calculated the whole value of products utilizing costs from Schnucks grocery, a retailer close by the McCallister’s Chicago suburb residence. Right here is how a lot Kevin’s groceries would value in 2025:
- Half a gallon of milk: $1.44
- Half a gallon of OJ: $5.69 ( $4.69 with $1 coupon, in fact)
- Butternut massive white bread: $2.89 (Marvel Bread not obtainable)
- TV dinner: $2.99 (Stouffer’s roast turkey frozen meal)
- Frozen mac and cheese: $2.99
- Tide liquid detergent: $12.99
- Saran wrap (Cling and Seal): $4.29
- Dryer sheets: $8.19 (Downy model)
- Rest room paper: $6.49
- Toy troopers (not obtainable, so Amazon value listed): $5.99
Kevin would have spent a $53.95 plus tax in 2025, or $52.95 together with his dollar-off coupon. That is a value enhance of 167% over the previous 35 years.
A portion of this story was initially printed in 2024.
Contributing: Sara Chernikoff and Javier Zarracina
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