What things cost in 1961
37 items · 0 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1961 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $18,914 | $211,959 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.54 | $6.10 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.12 | $1.34 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.15 | $1.65 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.19 | $2.10 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.55 | $6.14 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.54 | $6.08 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.40 | $4.46 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.26 | $2.94 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.20 | $13.49 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.29 | $3.21 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.33 | $3.70 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.25 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.24 | $2.64 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.28 | $3.09 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.40 | $4.50 |
| Ham / lb | $0.72 | $8.07 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.66 | $7.40 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.26 | $2.86 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.22 | $2.46 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.17 | $1.92 |
| Median home sale price / each | $17,444 | $195,485 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.53 | $5.95 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.13 | $1.49 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.62 | $7.00 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.47 | $5.21 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.13 | $1.43 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.74 | $8.32 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.31 | $3.45 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.23 | $2.54 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.19 | $2.13 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.56 | $6.26 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.01 | $11.28 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.10 | $1.14 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.06 | $0.70 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.00 | $11.22 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.14 | $1.57 |