What things cost in 1950
37 items · 0 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1950 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $14,330 | $201,076 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.46 | $6.50 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.10 | $1.43 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.13 | $1.76 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.16 | $2.24 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.47 | $6.55 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.46 | $6.48 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.34 | $4.75 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.22 | $3.14 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.03 | $14.39 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.23 | $3.16 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.28 | $3.95 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.25 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.19 | $2.60 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.22 | $3.04 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.34 | $4.80 |
| Ham / lb | $0.61 | $8.61 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.56 | $7.89 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.22 | $3.05 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.19 | $2.63 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.15 | $2.04 |
| Median home sale price / each | $13,217 | $185,449 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.45 | $6.34 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.10 | $1.47 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.53 | $7.46 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.40 | $5.56 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.11 | $1.52 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.63 | $8.88 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.26 | $3.68 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.19 | $2.71 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.16 | $2.27 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.48 | $6.68 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $0.86 | $12.03 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.09 | $1.21 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.05 | $0.75 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $0.85 | $11.96 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.12 | $1.67 |