What things cost in 1959
37 items · 0 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1959 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $18,383 | $210,966 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.54 | $6.18 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.12 | $1.36 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.15 | $1.68 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.19 | $2.13 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.54 | $6.23 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.54 | $6.17 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.39 | $4.52 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.26 | $2.98 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.19 | $13.69 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.28 | $3.24 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.33 | $3.75 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.25 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.23 | $2.67 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.27 | $3.13 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.40 | $4.56 |
| Ham / lb | $0.71 | $8.19 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.65 | $7.51 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.25 | $2.90 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.22 | $2.50 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.17 | $1.95 |
| Median home sale price / each | $16,955 | $194,570 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.53 | $6.03 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.13 | $1.51 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.62 | $7.09 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.46 | $5.29 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.13 | $1.45 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.74 | $8.44 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.30 | $3.50 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.22 | $2.58 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.19 | $2.16 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.55 | $6.35 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.00 | $11.45 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.10 | $1.15 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.06 | $0.71 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $0.99 | $11.38 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.14 | $1.59 |