A Look Back At What Things Used to Cost
A fun look at the prices of goods and services -- car, gas, milk, bread, and the cost of a home -- from 100 years ago to more recent times.
What did things cost over the decades, compared to today?
1914
Car: $500
House: $3,500
Milk: $.32
Bread: $.06
Gas: $.12
1939
Car: $750
House: $4,000
Milk: $.23
Bread: $.09
Gas: $.10
1964
Car: $3,500
House: $20,000
Milk: $.49
Bread: $.22
Gas: $.30
1989
Car: $12,000
House: $100,000
Milk: $2.30
Bread: $.61
Gas: $1.12
2018:
Car: $35,285*
House: $222,800 (median price, according to Zillow)
Milk: $3.50
Bread: $2.50
Gas: $2.90
*2018 data according to Kelly Blue Book/PRN Newswire.
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Prices have gone way up over the past years. Everything is a lot more expensive now than it was then.
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Prices have gone way up over the last 100 years. Everything that was cheaper in 1913 is a lot higher today than back then.