What things cost in 1966
37 items · 2 observed in the public record · 35 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1966 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $23,200 | $239,866 |
| Median home sale price / each | $22,100 | $228,493 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.60 | $6.21 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.13 | $1.37 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.16 | $1.68 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.21 | $2.14 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.61 | $6.25 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.60 | $6.19 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.44 | $4.54 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.29 | $3.00 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.33 | $13.74 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.31 | $3.15 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.37 | $3.77 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.24 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.25 | $2.59 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.29 | $3.03 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.44 | $4.58 |
| Ham / lb | $0.80 | $8.22 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.73 | $7.54 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.28 | $2.91 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.24 | $2.51 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.19 | $1.95 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.59 | $6.05 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.14 | $1.47 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.69 | $7.12 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.52 | $5.31 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.14 | $1.46 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.82 | $8.48 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.34 | $3.51 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.25 | $2.59 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.21 | $2.17 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.62 | $6.38 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.11 | $11.49 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.11 | $1.16 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.07 | $0.72 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.11 | $11.42 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.15 | $1.60 |