What things cost in 1970
41 items · 4 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1970 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $27,300 | $236,802 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $3.40 | $29.26 |
| Median home sale price / each | $24,400 | $211,648 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $1.60 | $13.77 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.69 | $5.91 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.15 | $1.30 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.19 | $1.60 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.24 | $2.04 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.69 | $5.95 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $1.20 | $10.31 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.68 | $5.89 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.50 | $4.32 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.33 | $2.85 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.52 | $13.08 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.33 | $2.87 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.42 | $3.59 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.02 | $0.20 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.09 | $0.82 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.27 | $2.36 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.32 | $2.76 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.51 | $4.36 |
| Ham / lb | $0.91 | $7.82 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.83 | $7.17 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.32 | $2.77 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.28 | $2.38 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.22 | $1.86 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.67 | $5.76 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.16 | $1.35 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.59 | $5.05 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.16 | $1.38 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $0.94 | $8.07 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.08 | $0.68 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.23 | $1.96 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.24 | $2.06 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.29 | $2.47 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.27 | $10.94 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.30 | $2.60 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.13 | $1.10 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.33 | $2.85 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.26 | $10.87 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.18 | $1.52 |