New House - |
$14,175.00 |
Average Income - |
$6,899.00 per year |
New Car - |
$2,653.00 |
Average Rent - |
$120.00 per month |
Harvard Tuition - |
$1,760.00 per year |
Movie Ticket - |
$1.25 each |
Gasoline - |
$.32 per gallon |
United States Postage Stamp - |
$.05 each |
Granulated Sugar - |
$.55 for 5 pounds |
Vitamin D Milk - |
$1.11 per gallon |
Ground Coffee - |
$.90 per pound |
Bacon - |
$.72 per pound |
Eggs - |
$.36 per dozen |
Fresh Ground Hamburger - |
$.45 per pound |
Fresh Baked Bread - |
$.22 per loaf |
Cost of Living in 1966
Many things have changed quite a bit since we were at OHS...
However, based on these 1966 covers from Life magazine,
many things in the world haven’t changed much at all ...
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