How much did things cost in 1957 - USA?

Prices have risen considerably since 1957. This table gives you an idea of how prices have changed since 1957.

Many things were much cheaper: houses, cars, posting a letter and cigarettes.

These are some prices of items in 1957.

	1957 price	Inflation adjusted
Average house price	$14,261	$140,000
Gallon of gas	30c	$3
Chevrolet Deluxe car		$0
Ford Custom Fordor Sedan	$2,112	$21,000
Philco 16" television	$49.50	$490
Magnavox 21" console television	$159.50	$1,600
Magnavox color television	$449.50	$4,500
Zenith Royal 500D pocket transistor radio	$75	$740
General Electric pocket radio	$34.95	$350
20 cigarettes (average price) (2)	24c	$2.40
Posting a letter	3c	30c
Newspaper: The New York Times	5c	50c
Hamburger at McDonald's	15c	$1.50
Parker Jotter ballpoint pen	$2.95	$29
Flour (5lb)	55c	$5.50
Bread (per lb)	19c	$1.90
Road steak (lb)	94c	$9.30
Chuck roast (lb)	53c	$5.20
Pork chops (lb)	87c	$8.60
Bacon (lb)	74c	$7.30
Butter (lb)	74c	$7.30
Eggs (dozen)	57c	$5.60
Milk (½ gallon)	50c	$5
Oranges (dozen)	58c	$5.70
Potatoes (10lb)	57c	$5.60
Canned tomatoes (No. 303 can)	15c	$1.50
Navy beans (lb)	16c	$1.60
Coffee (lb)	$1.02	$10
Margarine (lb)	30c	$3
Sugar (5lb)	55c	$5.50

References

(1) Median new build house price

(2) 'Annual Report on Tobacco Statistics, 1959', published by the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, page 50