What things cost in 1960
37 items · 0 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1960 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $18,673 | $210,669 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.54 | $6.14 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.12 | $1.35 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.15 | $1.67 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.19 | $2.12 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.55 | $6.18 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.54 | $6.12 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.40 | $4.49 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.26 | $2.96 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.20 | $13.59 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.29 | $3.28 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.33 | $3.72 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.26 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.24 | $2.70 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.28 | $3.16 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.40 | $4.53 |
| Ham / lb | $0.72 | $8.13 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.66 | $7.45 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.26 | $2.88 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.22 | $2.48 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.17 | $1.93 |
| Median home sale price / each | $17,222 | $194,296 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.53 | $5.99 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.14 | $1.53 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.62 | $7.04 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.47 | $5.25 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.13 | $1.44 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.74 | $8.38 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.31 | $3.47 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.23 | $2.56 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.19 | $2.14 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.56 | $6.31 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.01 | $11.36 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.10 | $1.14 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.06 | $0.71 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.00 | $11.29 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.14 | $1.58 |