What things cost in 1954
37 items · 0 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1954 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $16,936 | $210,250 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.52 | $6.50 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.12 | $1.43 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.14 | $1.76 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.18 | $2.24 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.53 | $6.54 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.52 | $6.48 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.38 | $4.75 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.25 | $3.14 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.16 | $14.38 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.26 | $3.24 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.32 | $3.94 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.25 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.21 | $2.67 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.25 | $3.12 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.39 | $4.79 |
| Ham / lb | $0.69 | $8.61 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.64 | $7.89 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.25 | $3.05 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.21 | $2.62 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.16 | $2.04 |
| Median home sale price / each | $15,620 | $193,909 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.51 | $6.34 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.12 | $1.51 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.60 | $7.46 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.45 | $5.56 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.12 | $1.52 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.71 | $8.87 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.30 | $3.67 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.22 | $2.71 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.18 | $2.27 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.54 | $6.68 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $0.97 | $12.03 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.10 | $1.21 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.06 | $0.75 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $0.96 | $11.96 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.13 | $1.67 |