What things cost in 1958
40 items · 1 observed in the public record · 39 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1958 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $1.00 | $11.56 |
| Average home sale price / each | $18,142 | $209,639 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.56 | $6.42 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.12 | $1.42 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.15 | $1.74 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.19 | $2.22 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.56 | $6.47 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $0.97 | $11.21 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.55 | $6.41 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.41 | $4.70 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.27 | $3.10 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.23 | $14.22 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.28 | $3.22 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.34 | $3.90 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.23 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.08 | $0.89 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.23 | $2.65 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.27 | $3.11 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.41 | $4.74 |
| Ham / lb | $0.74 | $8.51 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.67 | $7.80 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.26 | $3.01 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.22 | $2.59 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.17 | $2.02 |
| Median home sale price / each | $16,732 | $193,345 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.54 | $6.27 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.13 | $1.52 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.48 | $5.49 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.13 | $1.51 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.76 | $8.77 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.06 | $0.74 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.18 | $2.13 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.19 | $2.25 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.23 | $2.68 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.03 | $11.89 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.24 | $2.82 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.10 | $1.20 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.27 | $3.10 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.02 | $11.82 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.14 | $1.65 |