What things cost in 1975
41 items · 4 observed in the public record · 37 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1975 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Average home sale price / each | $42,600 | $268,929 |
| Average hourly earnings, private / hour | $4.72 | $29.41 |
| Median home sale price / each | $39,000 | $246,203 |
| Minimum wage, federal / hour | $2.10 | $13.08 |
| Bacon / lb | $1.05 | $6.56 |
| Bananas / lb | $0.23 | $1.45 |
| Beans, dried, any type / lb | $0.29 | $1.78 |
| Bread, white / lb | $0.36 | $2.26 |
| Butter, stick / lb | $1.06 | $6.61 |
| Cheddar cheese, natural / lb | $1.84 | $11.45 |
| Chicken breast, boneless / lb | $1.05 | $6.55 |
| Chicken legs, bone-in / lb | $0.77 | $4.80 |
| Chicken, whole / lb | $0.51 | $3.17 |
| Coffee / lb | $2.33 | $14.53 |
| Diesel, all types / gallon | $0.54 | $3.36 |
| Eggs, grade A large / dozen | $0.64 | $3.98 |
| Electricity / kwh | $0.04 | $0.24 |
| Flour, white / lb | $0.15 | $0.91 |
| Fuel oil #2 / gallon | $0.44 | $2.77 |
| Gasoline, regular / gallon | $0.52 | $3.24 |
| Ground beef / lb | $0.78 | $4.84 |
| Ham / lb | $1.40 | $8.69 |
| Ice cream / half gallon | $1.28 | $7.97 |
| Lemons / lb | $0.49 | $3.08 |
| Lettuce, romaine / lb | $0.43 | $2.65 |
| Malt beverages, all types / 16 oz | $0.33 | $2.06 |
| Milk, whole / gallon | $1.03 | $6.40 |
| Natural gas / therm | $0.25 | $1.59 |
| Orange juice, frozen concentrate / 16 oz | $0.90 | $5.61 |
| Oranges, navel / lb | $0.25 | $1.54 |
| Potato chips / 16 oz | $1.44 | $8.96 |
| Potatoes, white / lb | $0.12 | $0.76 |
| Rice, white / lb | $0.35 | $2.17 |
| Soft drinks, all / 2 liter | $0.37 | $2.29 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni / lb | $0.44 | $2.74 |
| Steak, sirloin, boneless / lb | $1.95 | $12.15 |
| Strawberries / 12 oz | $0.46 | $2.88 |
| Sugar, white / lb | $0.20 | $1.22 |
| Tomatoes / lb | $0.51 | $3.17 |
| Wine, red and white table / liter | $1.94 | $12.08 |
| Yogurt / 8 oz | $0.27 | $1.69 |