What things cost in 1951
37 items · 0 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1951 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $14,861 | $191,616 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.52 | $6.68 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.11 | $1.48 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.14 | $1.81 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.18 | $2.30 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.52 | $6.73 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.52 | $6.66 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.38 | $4.88 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.25 | $3.23 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.15 | $14.79 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.23 | $3.01 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.31 | $4.06 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.23 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.19 | $2.48 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.23 | $2.90 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.38 | $4.93 |
| Ham / lb | $0.69 | $8.85 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.63 | $8.11 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.24 | $3.13 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.21 | $2.70 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.16 | $2.10 |
| Median home sale price / each | $13,706 | $176,724 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.51 | $6.52 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.11 | $1.40 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.59 | $7.67 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.44 | $5.71 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.12 | $1.57 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.71 | $9.12 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.29 | $3.78 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.22 | $2.79 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.18 | $2.34 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.53 | $6.87 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $0.96 | $12.37 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.10 | $1.24 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.06 | $0.77 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $0.95 | $12.30 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.13 | $1.72 |