What things cost in 1955
37 items · 0 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1955 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $17,177 | $214,842 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.51 | $6.37 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.11 | $1.41 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.14 | $1.73 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.18 | $2.20 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.51 | $6.42 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.51 | $6.36 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.37 | $4.66 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.25 | $3.08 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.13 | $14.11 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.26 | $3.31 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.31 | $3.87 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.26 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.22 | $2.72 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.26 | $3.19 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.38 | $4.70 |
| Ham / lb | $0.68 | $8.44 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.62 | $7.74 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.24 | $2.99 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.21 | $2.57 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.16 | $2.00 |
| Median home sale price / each | $15,842 | $198,145 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.50 | $6.22 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.12 | $1.54 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.58 | $7.31 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.44 | $5.45 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.12 | $1.49 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.70 | $8.70 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.29 | $3.60 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.21 | $2.66 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.18 | $2.23 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.52 | $6.55 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $0.94 | $11.80 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.09 | $1.19 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.06 | $0.74 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $0.94 | $11.73 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.13 | $1.64 |