What things cost in 1969
37 items · 2 observed in the public record · 35 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1969 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $28,100 | $258,514 |
| Median home sale price / each | $25,900 | $238,274 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.65 | $5.97 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.14 | $1.32 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.18 | $1.62 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.23 | $2.06 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.66 | $6.01 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.65 | $5.95 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.48 | $4.36 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.32 | $2.88 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.45 | $13.21 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.34 | $3.07 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.40 | $3.62 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.03 | $0.24 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.28 | $2.53 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.32 | $2.96 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.48 | $4.40 |
| Ham / lb | $0.87 | $7.90 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.79 | $7.24 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.31 | $2.80 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.26 | $2.41 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.21 | $1.88 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.64 | $5.82 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.16 | $1.43 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.75 | $6.85 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.56 | $5.10 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.15 | $1.40 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.89 | $8.15 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.37 | $3.37 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.27 | $2.49 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.23 | $2.08 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.67 | $6.13 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.21 | $11.04 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.12 | $1.11 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.08 | $0.69 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.20 | $10.98 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.17 | $1.53 |