What things cost in 1965
41 items · 4 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1965 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $21,000 | $223,344 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $2.63 | $27.79 |
| Median home sale price / each | $19,800 | $210,581 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $1.25 | $13.21 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.58 | $6.17 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.13 | $1.36 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.16 | $1.67 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.20 | $2.13 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.59 | $6.21 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $1.02 | $10.76 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.58 | $6.15 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.43 | $4.51 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.28 | $2.98 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.29 | $13.65 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.30 | $3.20 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.35 | $3.74 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.23 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.08 | $0.85 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.25 | $2.63 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.29 | $3.09 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.43 | $4.55 |
| Ham / lb | $0.77 | $8.17 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.71 | $7.48 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.27 | $2.89 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.24 | $2.49 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.18 | $1.94 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.57 | $6.01 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.14 | $1.51 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.50 | $5.27 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.14 | $1.45 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.80 | $8.42 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.07 | $0.71 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.19 | $2.04 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.20 | $2.15 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.24 | $2.57 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.08 | $11.41 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.26 | $2.71 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.11 | $1.15 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.28 | $2.98 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.07 | $11.35 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.15 | $1.59 |