Run a Game: Mundane Items Table for 5th Edition

I've done this before, for Pathfinder, and now I'm doing it for 5th edition D&D. I've already written about what to use gold for in 5e D&D. Now let's talk about what form your gold comes in.

Handing the PCs 200gp as a treasure reward is OK, but it can be rather boring. It inspires players' imaginations far more to give them a lieutenant's purse containing 100sp, cartographer's tools, four books describing various ship captains' explorations of the Moonshae Isles with bookmarks in all the illustrations and maps, a broken quill pen, and a loaded hand crossbow. That second treasure hoard - though it's the same value - is also a potential plot hook!

This table is a distillation of all of the 5th edition Basic Rules equipment for players. It includes items worth a good amount of money, items that may be useful that the PCs that they wouldn't usually buy (like a magnifying glass), various animals and vehicles, and the more expensive weapons and armor.

Mundane Items of Interest	Gold Piece Cost
Leatherworker's Tools	5
Healer's Kit	5
Lantern, Bullseye	10
Lock and Key	10
Rations (1d6 weeks worth), 5sp/day	10
Shield	10
Cartographer's Tools	15
Forgery Kit	15
Cart	15
Smith's Tools	20
Sled	20
Military Saddle	20
Pigs, 2d6, 3gp/pig	20
Ginger, 20lb bag, 1gp/lb	20
Cinnamon, 10lb box, 2gp/lb	20
Vial of Acid	25
Climber's Kit	25
Spell Component Pouch	25
Flask of Holy Water	25
Hourglass	25
Jeweler's Tools	25
Disguise Kit	25
Dulcimer (instrument)	25
Navigator's Tools	25
Thieves' Tools	25
1d6 Mules, 8gp/mule	25
Scimitar	25
Rapier	25
Shortbow	25
Light Crossbow	25
Viol (instrument)	30
Bagpipes (instrument)	30
Lyre (instrument)	30
Pony	30
Cows, 1d6, 10gp/cow	30
Greataxe	30
Ring Mail	30
Lute (instrument)	35
Wagon	35
Canvass sailcloth, 400 sq yds, 1sp/yd	40
Studded Leather Armor	45
Alchemist's Fire	50
Vial of Antitoxin	50
Potion of Healing	50
Blank Spellbook	50
Alchemist's Supplies	50
Tinker's Tools	50
Poisoner's Kit	50
Rowboat or Canoe	50
Oxen, 1d6, 15gp/ox	50
Cotton Cloth, 100yd roll, 5sp/yd	50
Longbow	50
Heavy Crossbow	50
Greatsword	50
Chain Shirt	50
Scale Mail Armor	50
Draft Horse with pack saddle	55
Camel with pack saddle	55
Griffin (or other monster) saddle	60
Saffron, 5lb box	65
Hand Crossbow	75
Chain Mail	75
Books (1d6), 25gp/book	80
Riding Horse with saddle and tack	87
Magnifying Glass	100
Vial of Basic Poison	100
Carriage	100
Linen, 20yd bolt, 5gp/yd	100
Barding, Studded Leather	180
Elephant	200
Splint Mail	200
Chariot	250
Barding, Chain Mail	300
Breastplate	400
War Horse with military saddle	420
Half Plate	750
Spyglass	1,000
Plate Mail	1,500
Keelboat	3,000
Sailing Ship	10,000

A few notes:

Some items are listed in random quantity (such as 1d6 weeks worth of rations). The unit price for these items is in the item description, and the approximate value of the random quantity, rounded to a neat figure, is in the "Gold Piece Cost" column.
Arms and armor usually sell for half their cost. If the PCs want specific arms and armor, give them what they want. If the PCs already have the arms and armor they want, you could give them alternative weapons and armor. Otherwise, you can encourage the players to be creative with this loot. Give a crossbow to the village mayor to help defend the town. Arm the party's henchmen with random weapons you find. Et cetera.
You can use tools without being proficient in them. Even if nobody in the party is proficient in leatherworking tools, they might still welcome them, if only to modify, repair, and decorate their leather armor.
Gems, art objects, precious metals, and so forth are another issue. You can give out gems with particular gold piece values. There's probably such a thing as a 10gp diamond (small and flawed) and a 100,000gp diamond (huge, finely cut, and perfectly clear).
Feel free to use the Pathfinder version of this guide, too. There's no reason you can't import some of the items from there into 5th edition.

According to this Redditor, here's the value of a Hoard, based on an average roll. For hoards, you can add mundane items to hoards up through CR 10:

CR 0-4 is about 180gp

A vial of poison and three 25gp books on alchemy

CR 5-10 is about 690gp

Breastplate, a greatsword, and 180gp and 200sp

CR 11+ hoards are too valuable to fill up with mundane items. You'll need to add magic items. I recommend packing it with consumable restorative items (diamonds for revivify and raise dead spells, potions of greater healing, etc.).