What things cost in 1968
37 items · 2 observed in the public record · 35 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1968 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $26,700 | $259,201 |
| Median home sale price / each | $24,900 | $241,727 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.62 | $5.98 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.14 | $1.32 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.17 | $1.62 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.21 | $2.06 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.63 | $6.02 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.62 | $5.96 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.45 | $4.37 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.30 | $2.89 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.38 | $13.23 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.32 | $3.09 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.38 | $3.63 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.24 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.26 | $2.54 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.31 | $2.98 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.46 | $4.41 |
| Ham / lb | $0.82 | $7.92 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.75 | $7.26 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.29 | $2.80 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.25 | $2.41 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.20 | $1.88 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.61 | $5.83 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.15 | $1.44 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.71 | $6.86 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.53 | $5.11 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.15 | $1.40 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.85 | $8.16 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.35 | $3.38 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.26 | $2.50 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.22 | $2.09 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.64 | $6.14 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.15 | $11.07 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.12 | $1.11 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.07 | $0.69 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.14 | $11.00 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.16 | $1.54 |