How much is a gallon of milk in 1970?

1970: $1.32 per gallon.
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How much was groceries in 1970?

In 1970, a pound of bacon cost 95 cents, a dozen eggs cost 60 cents, bread was priced at 24 cents, 10 pounds of potatoes was 90 cents, coffee was 91 cents and a gallon of orange juice cost 86 cents. And while breakfast in 1970 may have cost you $4.46, lunch for one cost only a buck.
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How much was eggs in 1970?

1970: 60 cents

At the dawn of the '70s, a dozen eggs cost 60 cents. Orville Redenbacher's popcorn and Hamburger Helper were the primary culinary innovations of the year.
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What things cost in the 1970's?

Fresh Meat and Vegetables
  • Apples 59 cents for 4 pounds California 1970.
  • Bananas 12 cents per pound California 1970.
  • Boneless Hams $2.29 per pound Nebraska 1976.
  • cantaloupe 89 cents for 3 California 1970.
  • Celery 38 cents Ohio 1971.
  • Cranberries 29 cents per pound Ohio 1971.
  • Fresh Beef Liver 49 Cents per pound California 1970.
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What did a house cost in 1970?

If you were purchasing a home in 1970, you would be working with an average price of $17,000. Comparing that to now, the median cost of a home is $199,000.
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How much was a car in 1970?

In 1970 the average new car cost around 3,542 dollars, and a gallon of gas went for 36. cents. During the 70s many Super cars were designed from a variety of motor companies.
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How much was a gallon of gasoline in 1970?

For the average American, drivers went from paying $0.36 per gallon at the pump in 1970 (which is equal to about $1.72 per gallon in today's dollars) to $1.19 per gallon in 1980 (which is equivalent to about $2.95 per gallon).
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How much was a hamburger in 1970?

In 1970, your burger cost an average of $0.18.

In inflated August 2018 prices, that $0.18 average burger cost would equal $1.20.
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How much was a can of soda in 1970?

To buy one can of Coke in 1970 only cost $0.10! And this was costlier than the nickel it had cost for almost 70 years!
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What did a loaf of bread cost in 1920?

A loaf of bread in the '20s would cost around $0.12, which is about $1.55 nowadays. A dozen eggs would cost the equivalent of $6.08 today, which is much higher than what we pay currently!
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How much did milk cost in 1966?

1966: 42 cents

The cost of milk was 42 cents per gallon that year.
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How much was a dozen eggs in 1940?

Eggs cost 33 cents per dozen in 1940.
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How much did a movie ticket cost in 1970?

Observe that in constant dollars, movie-ticket prices more than doubled between 1935 (when they cost a quarter; that's $2.93 in 1999 dollars) and 1970 (when they cost $1.55; $6.68 in 1999 dollars). Prices for movie tickets peaked, in constant dollars, during the 1970s.
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How much was a McDonald's Big Mac in 1970?

1970s: 65 cents

A vintage McDonald's menu from the 1970s lists Big Macs for just 65 cents each. It's an especially good deal when you think about the fact that an order of fries cost 46 cents, almost as much as the sandwich.
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How much was a Whopper in 1970?

Originally selling for 37 cents, the Whopper was born out of the desire to offer customers a bigger burger than competitors.
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How much was a White Castle burger in 1970?

In 1970, your burger cost an average of $0.18.
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When did cigarettes cost 50 cents a pack?

In 1999, California became a high profile testing ground for these potentially conflicting effects when it implemented a $0.50/pack voter approved cigarette tax increase, which was associated with a corresponding retail price increase that made the price of cigarettes significantly higher in California than in the ...
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How much was a pack of cigarettes in 1950?

At a time when cigarettes were still considered safe, they were cheap and widely popular — costing just 25 cents a pack on average in the 1950s.
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When was gas most expensive?

On Thursday, March 10, the national average cost-per-gallon was $4.331 for regular gasoline -- the highest ever. In Michigan, the cost peaked at $4.261 per gallon of regular gas on March 10.
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What was the cost of a gallon of milk in 1980?

In 1980 you could purchase a gallon of milk for $1.12.
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