What Were Prices Like in the 60s?
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189833)
Boise, Idaho
May 1, 2026 1:45pm CST
I was born in 1951 and Eisenhower was president. I thought it would be fun to look back and see what prices were like in the 60s. Here's a list of a few things from that time:
Gas = 31 cents a gallon
Hamburger = 59cents a pound
Steak = averaging about 82 cents a pound
Icecream = $1.00 to $1.30
Automobile = between $2,500 and $3,000
A home = $11,900 in early 60s and $22,400 to $27,000 by 69.
Television = color was $400 - $500
Can you believe it?
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
2 May
They are all more than 10 x that now.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 May
Yeah, I can believe it because I was born in Feb 1952. My follks bought a house in Jan '65 for $8500. My mom sold it in '74 for $30,000. That house is now worth close to $1,000,000.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
2 May
Whoa! My mom bought a home at about that same time for $3,000 and made $50 payments.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
2 May
So do I. Machines where you could get a cold drink for 5 cents.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
3 May
@celticeagle We used to go to double feature matinees for $1.
@Ineeddentures (34535)
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2 May
A television was more expensive then than it is now
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@Ineeddentures (34535)
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2 May
@celticeagle
Yes it was
I paid more for a new TV in 1986
Than I can buy a new bigger one in 2026
A brand new 43 inch smart TV can be bought today for about £140
