What things cost in 1972
37 items · 2 observed in the public record · 35 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1972 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $29,400 | $236,583 |
| Median home sale price / each | $26,800 | $215,661 |
| Bacon / lb | $0.73 | $5.84 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.16 | $1.29 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.20 | $1.58 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.25 | $2.01 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $0.73 | $5.88 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $0.73 | $5.83 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.53 | $4.27 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.35 | $2.82 |
| Coffee / lb | $1.61 | $12.93 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.33 | $2.68 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.44 | $3.54 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.03 | $0.21 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.27 | $2.20 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.32 | $2.58 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.54 | $4.31 |
| Ham / lb | $0.97 | $7.74 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $0.89 | $7.09 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.34 | $2.74 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.29 | $2.36 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.23 | $1.84 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $0.71 | $5.70 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.16 | $1.25 |
| Orange juice / 16 oz | $0.84 | $6.70 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.62 | $4.99 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.17 | $1.37 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $1.00 | $7.98 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.41 | $3.30 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.30 | $2.44 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.25 | $2.04 |
| Spaghetti & macaroni / lb | $0.75 | $6.00 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.35 | $10.81 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.14 | $1.09 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.08 | $0.68 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.34 | $10.75 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.19 | $1.50 |